Our story

We are Suluma, a family that farms.

Rooted in Budadiri, on the fertile slopes of Mt Elgon, and reaching into Kampala, we grow food and raise livestock the way our land rewards: patiently, and in balance.

A group of Suluma farmers working together across a green field
A Suluma farmer standing among maize she has grown

From one hillside plot to a farm that feeds beyond it.

Suluma began the way most good farms do: a family, a piece of land in Bulumolo, and the belief that if you treat the soil well it will keep its side of the bargain. The volcanic ground around Budadiri is generous, and Mt Elgon gives us two rains a year to work with.

Over time the farm grew from crops alone into a true mixed enterprise, cattle and goats alongside the banana groves, and an office in Luzira, Kampala to move what we grow closer to the people who eat it.

What we stand for

Four things we refuse to compromise on.

Care for the soil

We feed the land before it feeds us: compost, rotation, cover crops and manure from our own animals. Healthy soil is the whole business.

Honest produce

What we send to market is what we would put on our own table. Graded properly, stored well, and never rushed for a quick sale.

Good work, fairly shared

A farm is its people. We work with our neighbours in Sironko and share the seasons, and the harvest, with the community around us.

Built to last

We plant trees, protect water and think in decades, not seasons. The farm should be richer for the family that runs it next.

Twohomes: the Sironko farm and the Kampala office
Mixedcrops and livestock on one integrated farm
Rain-fedtwo seasons a year on Mt Elgon slopes
Familyowned, run and rooted in Budadiri

We grow more than crops.

Every season the farm creates work, keeps skills alive and puts food into local markets. When Suluma does well, the hillside around it does a little better too.

See how we work the land
A young Suluma farmer planting seedlings and smiling

Come and see what we grow.

Buyers, partners and neighbours are always welcome. Reach out and let's start a conversation.