The Diplomatic Institute hosted Uganda’s Minister of State for Gender, Labour, and Social Development, Hon. Esther Davinia Anyakun, and her delegation this week for a professional seminar focused on agriculture, labor, exports, and business relations with Israel.
During the seminar, the minister sought Israel’s support in improving Uganda’s agricultural practices, export readiness, crop selection, water technologies, and advancing a labor agreement to facilitate Ugandan workers joining Israel’s agricultural workforce.
The delegation participated in extensive training, including:
Enhancing Uganda’s global competitiveness based on World Economic Forum guidelines.
Modern agro-marketing techniques.
Dignity farming practices.
Exporting value-added Ugandan products to high-standard markets like the EU.
Developing an agriculture-focused innovation ecosystem.
Establishing leadership and logistics centers.
Promoting skilled Ugandan labor for Israel’s workforce.
Leveraging the Ugandan diaspora by fostering local community leaders worldwide.
Key meetings included discussions with Israeli serial entrepreneur Dr. Ron Adany, founder of Crafts of Africa, who presented his e-commerce initiative and its impact on African markets. The delegation also met with Kan-Tor-Acco Law Firm’s Zvi Kan-Tor and Amit Acco, experts in global labor mobility, to explore pathways for importing Ugandan labor under Israel’s expanded foreign worker quota.
The seminar aimed to strengthen Uganda-Israel ties and promote economic growth through collaborative initiatives in agriculture, labor, and innovation.
