Tumwebaze Khamutima

Overview

Tumwebaze Khamutima is founder and executive director of the Young Farmers Champions Network an umbrella organization of youth in agriculture in Uganda that was formed to address youth challenges in agriculture such as limited access to land finance markets and information. After finishing his studies in 2012 he joined his parents back in his village Nyeibingo Kebisoni Rukungiri district where he established a coffee nursery bed as his first business. His passion for agriculture and belief in teamwork knowledge and idea sharing for the good of his community made him mobilize fellow young farmers into a coalition in 2014 and now the Young Farmers Champions Network (YOFCHAN) as a solution to youth challenges in agriculture. He holds a bachelor s degree in social sciences from Makerere University. He is also a member of the technical working group on the youth in agriculture employment strategy being developed by Uganda s Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries.