Company Profile - FIT UGANDA LIMITED

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FIT UGANDA LTD
Promoting Innovation in Business Services
|Market Information | Profile & Content Management | E-Based Info Dissemination| Market & Financial
Linkages | Agribusiness Value Chain Development | Youth & Women Empowerment| ICT 4 Development|
Thematic based Training |Trade & Payment System |
Established 1997| Private Limited by Shares
Launched: InfotradeTM 2008
ISO Certified 9001: 2008
FIT Uganda Limited is an ISO certified 9000:2008 and Uganda’s leading business development consulting
company. It has over time built a reputation in the agribusiness sector specially value chain, farm enterprise
solutions, business information, content management and e-based platform dissemination. The company
covers some of the cross-cutting themes in agribusiness such market information, youth and women
empowerment, ICT for agriculture aimed at enhancing access to and utilization of market, production and
transaction data.
Vision: To dominate the business sector through management of profiles, content and provision of information
for trade using innovative solutions that leverage technology.
Mission: FIT Uganda aims at offering profit driven, quality professional services by highly competent and
motivated staff for the growth of commercial business sector.
Quality policy: FIT Uganda aims to become the leading business development service provider in Uganda by
undertaking duties as a virtue of quality, delivered professionally, efficiently and effectively with compliance
to prevailing requirements to meet customer needs and exceeding their expectations.
Approach to Work and Services
We also collaborate with public and private sector actors in social responsive strategies to facilitate sustainable
development in AGRIBUSINESS through access to market programs, using value chain programs, training
of trainers, short professional up scaling training, enterprise promotion, and feasibility assessment:
BUSINESS INFORMATION through a network of ICT data enabled collection, analysis, storage and
dissemination portal for agribusiness and business: CLIENT PROFILE MANAGEMENT and use of Mobile
Apps, Websites, SMS, IVR and Call Centre, Radio and TVs as an avenue for communication reaching out to
learning communities.
In addition we support WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT through job creation, training, placement
and visioning and enterprise development. As well as promoting service in the HEALTH sector through the
use of ICT based solutions, referencing, enterprise training and growth. All the programs are blended with
tailored THEME BASED TRAINING Packages.
Key product and Services:
A. Business Information: The activity took shape in 2008 when it was branded as INFOTRADE TM. It
refers to the services of client profiling, data collection, data analysis, packaging and dissemination of
production information, Market information and Transaction information within selected value
chains. The dissemination uses ICT application or channels to widen its reach and audience of the
users. It is now a fully-fledged service as indicated below:
Infotrade: AGMIS-The Agricultural Market Information System –This is an on-
line (web-based) platform that aggregates market price Information from 35 major districts in
Uganda for 46 Agricultural products, trends and price movements of the same. Price data is
collected three times a week, analyzed and disseminated via integrated media channels
website, voice – mobile/ text SMS, IVR, Call Center, email and other like notice boards.(See
www.infotradeuganda.com)

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Uses a FARMISTM application: (Farmer Record Management System) which is
aimed at reaching out to multiple farmer needs, private value chains, and government data
collection and monitoring. It is an e-enabled on both mobile and online system that collects
seasonal production data from commercial farmers, creating a track record of farm records,
business monitoring and continuous analysis.
It allows member organizations to have their individual farmers profiled with baseline bio
data, farm records production, pick up on physical record on address, location points, finger
prints, and next of kin details, ownership of land, land usage and choice of business crops. (See.
www. Farmis.co.ug)
Trade & Payment System: FIT has developed infoXTM
application that is featured on both online and mobile to support
rural financial trade and ecosystem market trading. It is to offer
online virtual markets for registered users, allow for commodity
trading, linkage to financial, storage, transport and marketing
facilities within selected chains.
B. Agribusiness Value Chain Development Consultancy: FIT Uganda has over 18 years of experience in
developing sustainable and people based solutions in business development targeting the SMEs. It
focuses on the use of enabling technologies and utilization of local resources to promote growth in
communities. Our service include:Value chain analysis, subsector selection, profiling, baseline
studies, monitoring and evaluation, client tracking and progress benchmarking. As well as Market
and Financial linkages
C. Theme Based Training: In the areas of Farming as a Business (FaaB) (TOT),Value Chain Management
and Development, Interpretation of Market Information for Bankers/Insurers, Interpretation of
Market information systems (MIS) (MI Sourcing, Interpretation, Dissemination and Management,
Membership Development, Recruitment And Retention For Cooperatives And Associations
(MDRACA).
D. E-Based Info Dissemination (SMS, MobileApp, Website, Radio, IVR, TVs): Working in sustainable
Business Partnerships: FIT has deployed the radio packages that work with SMS feedback loops,
mobile and interactive broadcast to rely information to listeners. We partner with media channels to
disseminate information through cost effective methods, interesting and sustainable matter allowing
private sponsors to support continuity and innovation in local Media Houses. Case in point is radio
Nekorera Gyangye program on CBS FM 88.8 which has been operational for 11 years, and is fully
sponsored. Other Radios (Luo FM, Mighty Fire FM, POL FM and Mega FM) that will be jointly
marketing agribusiness program to corporate sponsors for sustainability with command of 7,900,000
listeners.
E. Sector Reference handbooks & Reports:
a. Annual Market Analysis Report: this provides comprehensive market data on a selection of
commodities that are heavily traded in the 6 regions of Uganda. It provides price patterns,
commodity profiles, and time series analysis and price forecasts. It is a must own booklet for
anyone in the agricultural sector
b. Agricultural production Report (PAR): In the progress of developing the first production
analysis report for the regions covered by FARMIS in Uganda.
c. Published the first Agricultural Production Analysis Report for Meru County with a record of
7500 farmers profiled.

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Recognitions and Awards:
 Uganda Communication Overall Winner of the Rural E- Service Award and Overall
winner of the communication innovation Award 2012.
 Gold Award of the International Quality Summit Award – New York 2015
Private Sector Strategic Arrangements:
 Banks: Post Bank Uganda and FINCA Uganda for Rural Financial Inclusion
 MNO: MTN Uganda for enabling rural mobile agent with extended farmers support services
 Cooperatives : A number of farmer Association and cooperatives for market and financial linkages
 Payment Gateways: Interswitch for termination of payment and linkages with financial organs.
 Content Management: Microsoft Africa for application development, software enhancement and
adaptation of new technologies and cloud storage services.
Strategic Development Partners since 2012
 ABi Trust: Public support of the Agricultural Market Information generation, verification and
dissemination partners.
 MercyCorp: In Partnership with the AgriFIN program to promote financial inclusion and literacy
within the Northern Region.
 Goal Uganda: Promoting Service and Membership profiling and provision of market information.
 Ford Foundation : Financial Linkage to via Cooperative and Membership association
Memberships
 Agriprofocus Network- FIT Uganda head the Market Information Innovation Communities and
coordinates the Content development in Annual Market Information Symposiums that take place in
the second week of month of September.
 ICT4Ag Online Forum hosted by CTA as a service providers and motivation and discussant member
Associate and Affiliated Companies
 FIT Ghana: PO Box GP.18458, Accra, Ghana| C133/7 Akpakpa Street,|Accra New Town Road, Near
former Great Asantewaa Hotel Kokomlemle | Tel:233-21-222 323/233-20-816 7904 |
www.fitghana.com
 FIT Resources Kenya| 61477-00200, Nairobi, Kenya| Phone: +254 20 2715900; Fax: 254 20
2713473| Email:info@fitresources.org |www.fitresources.org
 License with Sokopepe: AAYMCA Building, State House Cresent | Off state house avenue | PO Box
10098-00100 Nairobi, Kenya| Tel:+254 020 2427693 | Email: info@sokopepe.co.ke|
www.sokopepe.co.ke
 Partnerships : ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT HUB LTD (SEYCHELLES) |Investment Partners/
shareholders| Trident Chambers, Room 104 Capital city| Building Victoria Mahe-Republic of
Seychelles
Contact Details
Robert Kintu, Principal Consultant, robert @fituganda.com
Enoth Mbeine, Senior Consultant; enoth@fituganda.com
Head office :
FIT Uganda Ltd | Plot 175/176 Block , Kyadondo II Road, Kagugube Close,
Regional Office :
FIT Gulu office | Lira-Gulu Road | 2nd Floor Uchumi Building Opposite UMEME
P. O. Box 24060 Kampala, Uganda
Tel. +256414532393 | Fax. +256414532391 | Mob. +256776 851166, +25675 460 354 |
Twitter : @ fituganda Facebook: fituganda
Emails: info@fituganda.com|
Websites: www.fituganda.com | www.infotradeuganda.com|www.farmis.ug |www. farmis.ke
VAT No. 1000031780 (1998) | ISO 9001: 2008: IND14.9202 /U/Q