Empowering farmers to lead their own change.
A smallholder-farmer-centered organization working across Sironko, Mbale and Bulambuli in eastern Uganda.
Rooted in the need for rural resilience.
FEMBI Agri Support (FAS) is a smallholder-farmer-centered idea, born out of the need to support local innovation, resilience, lucrative agribusiness and environmental protection in rural Sironko district.
Founded in 2023, the organization acquired community-based organization (CBO) status in 2025 after registering with Sironko district. It was established to support smallholder farmers through inclusive projects focused on productivity, climate adaptation, environmental protection and agribusiness development — helping farmers start, operate and sustain profitable enterprises amidst a changing climate.
Our Vision
To create innovative and resilient rural smallholder farmer communities through inclusive and lucrative agriculture value chains.
Our Mission
To empower local farmers for enhanced productivity, profitability, food security and resilience through sustainable agricultural practices — while fostering rural community development and environmental responsibility.
Our core values.
Mindset Change
Stimulating a shift toward farming as a business through farmer-centered models.
Integrity
Acting honestly, transparently and taking responsibility for what we do.
Innovation
Promoting new ideas for efficient resource use, growth and environmental protection.
Learning
Documenting and scaling best practices across our areas of operation.
Inclusivity
Interventions that include women, girls, youth and marginalized groups.
Accountability
Owning our actions, decisions, performance and impact.
Reliability
Consistently meeting commitments and being dependable.
Partnership
Building lasting relationships across public and private sectors.
Our objectives.
Seven commitments that shape every programme and partnership.
Promote mindset change toward farming as a business within rural farming communities.
Promote sustainable, eco-friendly and climate-smart practices for productivity, food security and environmental protection.
Enhance smallholder farmers' resilience to natural disasters and emergencies, reducing vulnerability and ensuring prompt crisis response.
Strengthen agri-enterprise development and market access within the community.
Promote learning and innovation, enabling farmers to become protagonists in their community.
Promote social inclusion of youth, women and marginalized groups in agribusiness.
Support advocacy and policy engagement for smallholder agribusiness development.
Three districts, one highland community.
FEMBI operates across the Mount Elgon sub-region of eastern Uganda.
Our primary target group is smallholder farmers engaged in the production and marketing of agricultural products.
Where we're headed.
Growing demand is pushing FEMBI toward a bigger, more durable footprint.
A national NGO
Transform FEMBI into a national organization to meet growing demand for its services across a wider geography.
The FEMBI Agri-Center
An onsite hub for experiential, practical learning — doubling as an incubation center, coordination site and volunteer base.
A farmer-led community bank
A microfinance institution enabling savings and loans for financially constrained farmers.
An online platform
A digital space to connect partners and beneficiaries and coordinate implementation.
A robust MEAL system
Strong monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning to measure and scale impact.