3RD EDITION • VIABLE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES 2019/20 UGANDA - Reference Map S U D A N 0 50 100 150 200 km KOBOKO KAA BONG Moyo YUMBE Kaabong MOYO KITGUM Koboko Yumbe Kitgum Adjumani Page Arua ADJUMA NI Kotido ARUA Kibali PADER Gulu Pader KOT IDO GULU Town Okok MOROT O Moroto Nebbi NEBBI Acuwa APAC Oker D E M O C R A T I C Lira Apac LIRA Amuria R E P U B L I C Victoria Nile O F T H E C O N G O AMURIA U G A N D A Katakwi Nakapiripirit MASINDI Lake Lake Kwania Kaberamaido KATAKWI Albert Masindi Soroti NAKAPIRIPIRIT Bunia Amolatar Lake Shari Hoima Kyoga Kumi NAKASONGOLA Kapchorwa HOIMA KUMI 14 Nakasongola Sironko 13 KAMULI Pallisa Bukwa 12 KIBOGA NAKASEKE Kayunga Nkusi PALLISA Lugo KALIRO Mbale BUNDIBUGYO Victoria NileKamuli Kibaale Kiboga Kaliro Butaleja 10 11 Luweero 7 Manafwa KIBAA LE IGANGA 8 Bundibugyo Nakaseke 6 TORORO Fort Portal Iganga Kyenjojo Tororo Mubende JINJA KABAROLE KYENJOJO MIT YA NA Wakiso Jinja MUBENDE Bugiri Nzola Semliki Mukono Mayuge 9 Busia Kakamega Kasese Kamwenge Masaka Mityana MUKONO KAMPALA MAY UGE Katonga MPIGI Mpigi K E N Y A KASESE WAKISO BUGIRI Sembabule Ibanda Kisumu KIRUHURA MASAKA Lake Kalangala Winam Gulf Edward BUSHENYI Kiruhura Masaka Bushenyi KALANGALA Lake 4 Mbarara Victora Rakai 2 Rukungiri Kanungu ISINGIRO RAKAI Ntungamo Kasese 5 1 Kabale U N I T E D Kisoro 3 R E P U B L I C O F RWA N D A T A N Z A N I A Legend Elevation (meters) 5,000 and above National capital 4,000 - 5,000 First administrative level capital 3,000 - 4,000 Populated place 2,500 - 3,000 2,000 - 2,500 International boundary 1,500 - 2,000 First administrative level boundary 1,000 - 1,500 800 - 1,000 Districts 600 - 800 400 - 600 1. Kisoro, 2. Kanungu. 3. Kabale, 4. Rukungiri, 5. Ntungamo, 200 - 400 6. Luweero, 7. Kuyunga, 8. Butajela, 9. Busia, 10. Mbale, 0 - 200 11. Manafwa, 12. Sironko, 13. Kapchorwa, 14. Bukwa Below sea level Disclaimers: The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Map data sources: CGIAR, United Nations Cartographic Section, ESRI, Europa Technologies, UN OCHA. The Investment Profiles enclosed comprise of projects in the agriculture / Agro-processing, infrastructure, minerals, tourism, Information technology, energy and health sector. CONTENTS INvestment in 01 agriculture INvestment in 07 infrastructure INvestment in 10 tourism INvestment in 14 energy INvestment in 17 minerals INvestment in information 19 technology INvestment in 21 health useful contact 23 information INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES & VIABLE VENTURES IN AGRICULTURE Agriculture is Uganda’s most important sector and the largest source of export earnings, averaging 53% per Value addition is mainly in ginning, tea processing, annum and employing 73% of Uganda’s population. coffee hauling, tobacco handling and processing, beverages, wheat products and the fast growing However, based on various dynamics, value addition diary, fruit processing, of agricultural products is the key economic fruit drying, grain milling, meat processing, milk development. While its hindered by lack of technical production & processing, leather tanning & fish skills, lack of energy, standards and storage. Uganda processing. government has put emphasis on developing transport infrastructure to move of commodities from Uganda has put resources into Uganda National production to consumption points in domestic and Bureau of Standards to solve quality and standards regional markets. issues which impede access to profitable and standard sensitive markets Value addition in agricultural production can take like the European Union among others. Storage different forms and levels, ranging from the basic to infrastructure is also being promoted for stable more sophisticated level e.g. packaging, processing, supply of agricultural cooling, drying, extracting or any other type of produce which is highly perishable and requires processes that differentiates the product from the appropriate storage facilities. original raw commodity. 1 Bankable Projects PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: LUWEERO FRUIT NATIONAL FRUIT DEVELOPMENT Multi Fruit Juice Factory PROCESSING PROJECT PROJECT IN UGANDA Site/ Location: Kampala Industrial Location: Luweero, Uganda Location: Countrywide Business Park - Namanve PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION Establish a multi-purpose fruit Fruit can be processed into; dried Reco currently produces a variety of processing facility (12MT/hr. for 16 products, juices, concentrates, foods such as hours a day) with the most suitable jams, wine, syrups, and powders. jams, chilli sauces, honey, herbal production systems and processing Processing of fruits reduces products etc. and is seeking to technology for fruit chopping, post-harvest losses and wastages expand its product line through pulp extraction, evaporation, especially during bumper harvest, value addition of local fruits and pasteurization, fruit drying and increases and conserves produce/ vegetable. It was estimated in production of fresh juice. product shelf-life, increases value 2010, that 180,000 tons of Passion of the more perishable produce, fruits were produced in Uganda creates employment more and 260,000 tons were consumed, especially for the youth, reduces the gap was filled by imports from produce bulkiness, stabilizes and the neighbouring countries. The increases income and market. development of the Namanve juice plant shall provide job opportunities The desired outcome of this project is to have increased volume of high quality fruit produce and products for local, regional, and international to over 300 skilled and unskilled processing, marketing and Ugandans as well as provide ready consumption. market and improve livelihood of INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED over 1000 small scale farmers $7,413,000 INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $120 Million INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $3,400,000 2 Bankable Projects 3 Bankable Projects PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE PROJECT TITLE: Maize Milling Project ESTABLISHING INSTANT PEARL RICE LIMITED Site/ Location: Iganga District COFFEE PLANT IN UGANDA Location: Iganda, Bugiri Project Site or Location: TBD & Namutamba Districts PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION The concept of this project is to acquire a maize milling plant with The viability of setting up a state- Pearl Rice Ltd was incorporated on a capacity of 100 MT per day to of-the-art soluble coffee plant 15th January 2009. We are located process a super maize meal for the to manufacture 4,000 tonnes of on the Naigombwa wetland local and regional markets. From freeze dried and 1,000 tonnes of 150km from Kampala. Pearl maize grain, super maize meal spray dried instant coffee per year. Rice Ltd works very closely with will be processed and packed in a thousands of out growers that are labeled bag with a proposed brand given land, seeds, and expertise. ready for the market. We work very hard to develop the communities within and around the farm. Pearl Rice Ltd deals with organic rice production, milling, storage, importation and retail business. Critical risk factors and their mitigation as well as availability of engineering technology were identified as key success factors. INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED INVESTMENT AMOUNT $5,000,000 REQUIRED INVESTMENT AMOUNT $57.33 Million REQUIRED $15 Million 2 Bankable Projects 3 Bankable Projects Elephant at Murchison Falls PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: Dairy Value Chain Enhancement for Youth Empowerment through Dairy SUPPORT TO REVITALIZE FISHERIES Increased Market Access Value Addition RESOURCES IN UGANDA Site/ Location: Country Wide- Uganda Site/ Location: Country Wide- Uganda Location: Kampala PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Project goal is “to contribute to The Project is meant to improve the This project is intended to increased household income and livelihoods of the youth. increase and sustain fisheries improved nutrition”. Its purpose The Purpose is to have more youth production by: Promoting is to enhance competitiveness involved in dairy value addition. Aquaculture development through of milk and milk products for It is meant to skill the youth in concentrating increased market access and value addition, establishing twenty fish production units in aqua parks, export earnings. And this will be (20) rural dairy cottage centres Promoting recovery of depleted achieved through skilling of dairy of excellence and equipping the stocks of the large commercial stakeholders along the value chain, Entebbe Dairy Training School. fishes through strengthening and strengthening the legal framework supporting of institutional capacity and milk quality assurance systems INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED for fisheries management systems and rehabilitation of cold chain $1,900,000 and natural fish stock production. infrastructure. INVESTMENT AMOUNT REQUIRED $2,900,000 Other ways to enhance Uganda’s overall fisheries sector will be via developing the fishery of small Pelagic fishes through supporting the improvement of existing fisheries infrastructure in local governments, ope-rationalizing by public private partnerships arrangement along the value chain and improving regional and international fish trade, - Controlling the new breed of water weed salvina and water hyacinth through implementing environmentally