Gulu Agricultural Development

Who is Gulu Agricultural Development

GADC's business has, thus far, been based on developing agricultural value chains in the post-war areas of Northern Uganda where a significant number of aspiring farmers remained in IDP camps for decades. This idle time contributed to losses in agricultural capital and knowledge. Therefore, a significant portion of GADC's extension work has been devoted to training and re-training farmers on good agricultural practices and farming as a business. Since 2009, the company has worked with Danida, Mercy Corps, UNDP, and GIZ to help build this capacity in distinct geographic areas and value chains throughout this region. However, GADC realized through the company's extensive history in the cotton sector, that the company would not survive processing cotton alone. Similarly, effectively supporting the grower base requires advocating for diversification. Thus, GADC began trading in sesame, chilies, sunflower and maize. The Gulu Agricultural Development Company (GADC) was established in Uganda in the aftermath of the LRA-instigated war which devastated the Northern region for nearly 20 years. Under the direction of owner Bruce Robertson and with a small capital injection, the company revived and took over the COO-ROM ginnery in Gulu to establish agricultural buying and processing operations which have grown organically ever since. The company has expanded to include a second ginnery in Kitgum and is currently active in the cotton, sesame, oil milling and maize milling businesses, while also participating in the chili and sunflower markets.Read More

Headquarters:

Uganda

Phone Number:

+44 800 333700

Website:

www.gadc.co.ug

Employees:

26

Revenue:

$5 Million

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