Acumen backs Omia to expand support for smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda
Omia Agribusiness Development provides smallholder farmers with access to farm inputs, practical training, and reliable market channels.
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Acumen has invested in Omia Agribusiness Development, a company that provides smallholder farmers with access to farm inputs, practical training, and reliable market channels in Northern Uganda.
Acumen’s investment, structured as an impact-linked convertible note, will support working capital for high-margin opportunities and enable the company to expand into new districts, deepen engagement with farmer groups, and strengthen its operational and financial systems.
“Omia represents a powerful example of how inclusive business models can unlock both commercial value and meaningful impact,” said Brian Ondeng, investment manager at Acumen East Africa. “They are skilled at serving displaced and underserved farmers with dignity and practical solutions, proving that even the hardest-to-reach markets can become engines of growth and resilience.”
This is Acumen’s third investment under its Forcibly Displaced People (FDP) Lens Investing programme in East Africa. It is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
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