Shalom Organic Farm

Bid Network profiles the Shalom Organic Farm founded by Joy Lwanga:

“I needed to sell my eggs so I moved from one supermarket to the next. I got the deal with Shoprite by approaching the buyer on my own. He took interest in my goods and gave me a chance to try it out. By then, there were no organic local eggs being sold in supermarkets. The most difficult thing was to get bar codes and special trays to pack my eggs. I got help from family and also Shoprite guided me through the procedures”...In two years her production has increased from 0 to 3900 eggs per week. “The demand is so high that faced with capacity constraints I convinced other villagers to breed local eggs as well and trained them. With the additional eggs from my out growers, I now manage to supply Shoprite with over 3000 eggs per week...[continue reading]