Prossy Eyabu

In Uganda’s heartland, where climate change and soil degradation have disrupted traditional farming cycles, Prossy Among Eyabu is planting the seeds of a new approach to agriculture—one that begins and ends with the farmer.
As the Founder and Team Lead of Boresha Mavuno Agritech, Prossy is redefining how technology, sustainability, and inclusion intersect in Africa’s agrifood systems. Her work is rooted in the conviction that smallholder farmers—especially women and youth—must be more than beneficiaries of agricultural projects; they must be co-creators of solutions and leaders in the continent’s fight for food security.
Through Boresha Mavuno Agritech, Prossy has developed a hybrid digital platform that integrates climate-smart advisories, regenerative agriculture guidance, and data to support access to green finance. What sets it apart is its farmer-first design.
The platform combines on-the-ground extension services with user-friendly digital tools, enabling even resource-constrained farmers to access tailored, soil-informed recommendations. These cover areas such as soil health management, climate-resilient production, and landscape restoration.
By improving data on farm performance, resilience, and risk, Boresha Mavuno also prepares farmers for participation in green finance schemes—an emerging bridge between agriculture and sustainability-focused investment.
“Digital innovation means little if farmers can’t understand or use it,” Prossy explains. “That’s why we build tools with farmers, not for them.”
Under the Boresha Mavuno Farmer-First Initiative, Prossy has engaged over 700 farmers across Uganda in co-developing practical, locally grounded climate solutions. The process includes co-design workshops, participatory on-farm trials, and continuous feedback loops, which ensure that digital advisories are responsive to real conditions—rather than top-down technical assumptions.
This participatory model draws from indigenous knowledge systems to complement science-based recommendations, validating what communities already know about regenerative farming. In doing so, Boresha Mavuno bridges the gap between traditional wisdom and modern innovation.
“Farmers hold generations of knowledge,” Prossy says. “Our role is not to replace it—but to help them refine and amplify it through data and technology.”
Prossy’s work is also deeply personal. As a young Ugandan woman leading in agritech, she understands the systemic barriers women and youth face in accessing financing, technology, and decision-making roles in agriculture. Through Boresha Mavuno, she is actively reversing this dynamic—training young people and championing inclusive participation in climate adaptation efforts.
Her advocacy extends to policy spaces, where she contributes to ongoing regional discussions on how digital agriculture, climate services, and green financing can more equitably serve smallholders. Her areas of interest span circular economy models, waste-to-value innovations, and farmer data empowerment—all aligned with her vision of regenerative, inclusive food systems.
Looking ahead, Prossy envisions Boresha Mavuno Agritech as a blueprint for farmer-centered innovation across East Africa—one that shifts power dynamics in agriculture and accelerates Africa’s transition toward sustainability and resilience.
Her ultimate goal is simple but profound: to create an ecosystem where farmers co-own digital platforms, access usable data, earn from regenerative value chains, and build resilience to climate shocks on their own terms.
“Africa’s food future will be defined by how well we place farmers at the center of innovation,” she says. “They are not just participants—they are the true innovators.”
Through Boresha Mavuno Agritech, Prossy Among Eyabu is proving that Africa’s climate resilience will not be built in boardrooms—but in fields, by empowered farmers who see technology not as a disruption, but as a tool for regeneration and hope.