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Bruce Robertson

Founder and CEOGulu Agricultural Development Corp

Biography

• Education: Hilton College, University of Natal (MSc. Agricultural Economics); Cambridge University (M.Phil. Economics and Politics of Development
• Founder and CEO: Gulu Agricultural Development Company Ltd
o Largest company in northern Uganda, operates three cotton ginneries, three sesame processing operations and an oil mill
o Largest producer of certified organic cotton in Africa and of certified organic sesame in East Africa
o Trains 85,000 farmers per year in agronomic and financial literacy skills
o Buys cotton and organic sesame from 120,000 farmers across northern Uganda
• Chairman, Uganda Ginners and Cotton Exporters Association (UGCEA)
o Comprises 26 cotton ginners in Uganda
o Works in a Public / Private partnership with the parastatal Cotton Development Organisation to provide 300,000 farmers across Uganda with seeds and cotton inputs
• McNulty Prize Laureate, 2017 for the TRAIL project, training 60,000 farmers across northern Uganda
• Moderator for the Aspen Institute
• Fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network