Joy Mary Lwanga I am an entrepreneur, Managing Director/Founder of Shalom Organic Farm Limited. The farm is located at Janda B, Kabulanaka, Zirobwe sub county, Luwero district. We pack our products at Magere, Luteete in Wakiso district. I hold a diploma in Administration.
Shalom Organic Farm (SOF) employs five full time employees of which three are women and three part time workers. I partner with six women poultry out growers to market our pasture fed chickens eggs to 10 supermarkets in Kampala city and Entebbe town.
2013 SOF was recognised as VV Grow Fellow and earned a grant.
2022 after going through a competition SOF was one of the finalists, we got WOMED Award 2022.
2023 SOF we won a grant of NSSF Innovation Challenge.
Shalom Organic Farm Ltd specializes in rearing layers and indigenous chickens, as well as raising Dorper and local sheep. In addition to livestock, we cultivate a variety of fruit trees. This combination of poultry, sheep farming, and fruit cultivation fosters a diverse agricultural practice that contributes to food sustainability and enhances livelihoods. Our products include eggs from both layers and local chickens. Farmgate sale of lemons, oranges, jack fruits & sour soup.
Products:
Honey, traditional bee hives, goats, and goat manure.
Future Plans:
To produce egg and eggshell powder.
To sell mutton meat.
To produce biogas slurry for manure.
Pasture growing for both birds and animals.
Open the farm for agrotourism and training.