In an era where digital technologies are reshaping industries and societies worldwide, empowering smallholder farmers with digital skills has become imperative for fostering agricultural development and enhancing livelihoods. Recognizing this necessity, The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC), through UCUSAF, granted Eight Tech Consults the opportunity to conduct digital skilling for smallholder farmers under a program aimed at enhancing ICT adoption, service delivery, content, and digital skills.

• Objectives of the Program 

We understand that; the general objective of the grant is to contribute to the capacity building of farmers especially smallholder in the underserved regions with transversal digital skills that will enable them to harness the power of digital innovations to improve their efficiency and productivity of their practices/ farming enterprises. 

The specific objectives are to: 

1. Mobilize and create awareness amongst farmers on the use and the potential of ICTs in farming, business, social life, citizen participation and continuous learning for their social economic transformation. 
2. Develop, adopt appropriate curriculum and capacity building approaches that are adaptable to the local context and cognizant of the different farming categories in the delivery of digital transversal skills for farmers. 
3. Build capacity of farmers in digital transversal skills aligned with social responsibility and relevant ICT entrepreneurship skills. 

• Scope of the Program

The Digital Skills program is specifically focused on the following districts: Bududa, Bulambuli, Manafwa, Mbale, Namisindwa, Sironko, Bushenyi, Ntungamo, Mitoma, Kiruhura, Ibanda, Isingiro, Alebtong, Tororo, Butaleja, Budaka, Kibuku, Pallisa, Nakapiripirit, Amudat, Napak, Moroto, Abim, Nabilatuk, Kalenga, Kaabong, Kotido. The program aims to engage 120 farmers from each district, totaling 3,000 farmers.