COMPANY PROFILE

MUKUSU MOTORS AND Mukusu Motors & Properties Ltd (Mukusu) is a PROPERTIES LTD, is a limited woman-driven organisation which commenced liability company duly business on 2/1/2012 with a major focus on incorporated on 29/12/2011 selling used motor vehicles. In 2014 the company according to the company laws invested in providing farm mechanisation of the Republic of with equipment. company registration number142282.The registered Mukusu piloted farm mechanisation hire services office is at Green Park, Mufumya in 2016 in district for smallholder farmers road, Bakuli, , Uganda with support from Connect Connect To Grow Program implemented by IMC Worldwide Ltd.

COMMERCIAL DRIVER Mukusu sees a large market potential in hiring and sale of mini-tractors to help improve the quality, quantity of productivity of smallholder farmers in Uganda. Mukusu recognizes the need to create a market demand for mini-tractors and implements for the entire crop production value chain. Mukusu has set up a multi-stage scale up that involves working with partners to lease the tractors to farmers, and eventually create the market to sell to farmers/groups. PURPOSE

Vision: The partner of Goal: Transform Mission: To provide low cost agricultural equipment and Ownership: choice for flourishing smallholder commercial vehicles to agri- 2 Ugandan small holder agriculture agriculture from entrepreneurs through flexible shareholders by providing sustainable subsistence to financing options to increase farm mechanization sustained profit solutions and commercial enterprises. food security and fight poverty. vehicles in Uganda.

Core values: Mukusu staff pay high respect to the under listed values in all their operations and interactions with all stakeholders. 1. Integrity 4. Team work 2. Professionalism 5. Service excellence 3. Accountability 6. Transparency

TEAM

Full time staff by category Qualifications Nos. Female Male Youth Executive Director ACCA (Chartered Accountant) 1 1 Administrative Assistant BSC Procurement & Logistics 2 2 2 Service Technicians/Sales BSC Agricultural, Irrigation & 4 3 1 3 Executives Mechanical Engineering Support staff Diploma & O- Level 22 11 11 21 Achievements to date

 3-Pilot Business Models Completed:  The Commission Agent Mechanisation (work with cooperative societies).  Agric Machinery Entrepreneur- Individual Farmer. (Pay cash and access hire service with an operator)  Hire Purchase Model (50% down payment and pay balance in 12 months)  Collective Hiring Centre established.  Vulnerable farmers hire machinery & skilled operators.  Trained > 2400 smallholder farmers & 600 farmer groups in agric-mechanisation in Gulu, Abim &Bugiri districts.  Trained 14 youth of Busowa Traders & Farmers’ Cooperative Society Ltd in to operate tractors.

Achievements to date

Figure 1 Youth skilling in Bugiri Achievements to date

 Captain tractor 4WD DI 250 was tested by the Ministry of Agriculture in different ecological zones in Uganda.  Sensitized and demonstrated tractors in different operations in different parts of the country.  Developed training manuals for tractor operators in partnership with Busitema University.  Trained own staff in India to service and repair tractors locally.

demonstration to farmers in Gulu

Mukusu staff learning to service and repair tractors at Rajkot factory in India

Sensitization of farmers in Bugiri Sensitization of farmers in Abim Achievements to date

 Appointed Sole dealer in Uganda by  Business development support from; Captain Tractors Pvt. Ltd for mini-  Brilliant Entrepreneur project tractors and VST Tillers and Tractors Ltd  Egbert Hoving for the walking tractors.  IFDC CATALIST project  Partnership with – Buyinja  Bid Network Foundation SACCO, QUEST Digital Finance Ltd (Akello  IMC Worldwide Ltd (Connect To Grow project) Banker) and SMALL.  Captain Tractors Pvt. Ltd  Developed crop calendar for Abim  Ministry of Agriculture district  Bugiri District Local Government  GOAL Uganda.  Private Sector Foundation Uganda.

DUTCH CONSULTANT EGBERT IN THE FIELD AT BUSOWA, BUGIRI WITH MUKUSU’S OPERATOR

DFID TEAM FROM INDIA VISIT MUKUSU OFFICE IN BUGIRI DISTRICT Product Portfolio

 CHC as one-stop-shops for famers.  Hire tractors and farm equipment.  Sell tractors, farm equipment and commercial vehicles.  Provide buyer-driven supply chain services.  Farmer training on agric- mechanisation with a major focus on youth.  Financial inclusion services (agent banking and mobile money services).

Mukusu envisions the CHCs being a one-stop-shop for famers to support them in improving the quality and quantity of yields and to sell value added crops by partnering with various agricultural value chain actors including insurance providers, TA providers and other farmer cooperatives.

Product range in two categories

 Big horse power > 60hp Massey Ferguson 4wd brand – UK build and Captain big tractors >60hp 4WD India made.  Captain mini tractors < 30hp 4wd- India build  Implements matching with tractor capacity from land preparation to post harvest handling for crops , ground nuts, beans, soya beans, sorghum, and .

Target Market Mukusu is initially targeting farmers and farmer institutions cooperative societies in Northern and Eastern Uganda to hire agricultural equipment. While in other , Mukusu targets to sell agricultural equipment and commercial vehicles to SACCOS and progressive farmers.

During the pilot period we worked with 235 small-holder farmers owning 600 acres. These paid user fees to Mukusu but limited to first ploughing due to lack of crop finance.

The evaluation process of the pilot project by the Dutch Consultant Egbert revealed that farmers who adopted mechanised ploughing;  Saved 61 hours per acre which was converted to farm expansion and livestock farming.  Registered a 50% increase in yields.  Potential to save 300 man hours per acre if all farm activities are mechanised.

Social economic benefit  We work with vulnerable farmers who are hardly targeted by our competitors. They only benefit from the government mechanization incentive (import tax exemption on agricultural machinery) when they hire tractors from Mukusu.

EXHIBITION STALL OF MUKUSU AT NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW 2018 WITH PSFU SUPPORT

A FEW OF THE CERTIFICATES ISSUED TO MUKUSU STAFF BY THE MANUFACTURER TO BE ABLE TO OFFER

RELIABLE AFTER SALES SUPPORT

FIELD ACTIVITY IN BUGIRI DISTRICT

Catherine in Mukusu overall (Engineer) with Ms Fauza's family

Catherine tilling in Bugiri

Margaret Naggujja in the field (tilling)

Mukusu’ tractor operator fixing shaft in the field.

Joy (Engineer) in red shoes take photo after sensitizing farmer group on mechanization in .

Machinery transported to the field for demonstration activity in Gulu

Contact: Kampala Office. Contact: Bugiri Office Naggujja Margaret Levi Bwambale Executive Director Administrative Assistant M:+256772501651,0701501651 M:+256751606099,0776122020 Email: [email protected] Email:[email protected] [email protected] Address: Address: Tororo- Malaba High Way Mufumya road, Bakuli Next to Gapco Petrol Station P. O. Box 71502 Kampala, Uganda Bugiri Town