Mpigi District Investment Opportunities
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MPIGI DISTRICT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES Investment opportunities & Doing Business in Mpigi District Kazibwe Ronald, District Commercial Officer /Mpigi Today’s Presentation • District Economic outlook • Definition of investment • District Economic Resource & Opportunities • Key Sectors & Investment opportunities • Attracting investors in the district • Land size: 1,541.13 sq.kms District at a • Land under cultivation: 476sq.kms Glance • Households: 45,422 • Farm Households: 33,000 • Population: Males Females • Types of crops grown: Bananas, cassava, Sweet potatoes, maize, and beans, Coffee, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Passion Fruits • Active Farmers Groups: 554 • Fish landing sites: 26 • Fish production: 2,461.9 MT • Business units: 2633 • Gazetted Markets: 7 Definition of Investment • Production of goods that will be used to produce other goods. • Investment is usually the result of forgoing consumption. In a purely agrarian society, humans had to choose how much grain to eat after the harvest and how much to save for future planting. The latter was investment • Investment opportunity is the investment choices available to individual or cooperation District Economic Resource & Opportunities • Mpigi is richly endowed with human and natural resources. The latter include; mineral wealth, extensive forests resources, and sizable supply of viable land suitable for crop and livestock production, marine and freshwater fish stock. • These resources present numerous business opportunities in agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, energy, property development among others. Key Sectors & Investment opportunities • Agriculture (productivity & agro-processing) • Forestry (primary production & Value addition) • Transport & Logistics • Mining • Housing • Tourism • Trade • Services a. Social sector b. Health c. Education d. Information & Communication Technology Agriculture sector Demand drivers and resource base factors • Closeness to Kampala Capital City with huge market for agricultural produce • Local and Regional population growth • Increasing Urbanization • Rise in per capita income • Government policy of supplying farm inputs Resource base factor • Fertile soils • Sufficient rainfall • Borders with L. Victoria the largest fresh water lake in Africa and the district is traversed with major rivers, both the lake and rivers have sizable stocks of aquatic life • All year round sunshine with moderate temperatures Setting up a chicken Agric Investment Opportunities Hatchery • Increased demand for chicken • Increased poultry farming • High demand for one day chicks in rural & urban • Market demand: Farmers • Equipment suppliers: Local, India, south Africa, China • Incentives: agric tools & equipment are duty free on importation Setting up Mukene fish Mukene Fish solar drying machines drying & roasting • Promotion of modern fishing methods increased mukene fish harvest • Market demand: Supermarkets, Schools, Restaurants, individuals & can be exported • Equipment suppliers: Local, India, south Africa, China • Incentives: agric tools & equipment are duty free on importation Bee keeping for Honey production Bee keeping • Conducive environment for bee keeping • Market demand: Supermarket, Pharmaceutical use, substitute to sugar for pple with health complications • Bye products of honey also have high demand Commercial piggery farming Piggery • Production & sale of pork and piglets • Increasing district population has led to increased demand for pork as well as piglets by farmers • Market Demand: Pork Joints, Bars, Kampala Pork butcheries • Input suppliers: All inputs can be obtained locally Manufacturing Cornflakes • One of the most Making Cornflakes consumed cereals on account of their taste & nutritional value • Maize grain used to make cornflakes can be obtained within the district • Market Demand: Supermarkets, retail shops, school canteens, • Equipments: Can be obtained locally Cleaning & packing good Establishing a quality grains Grain Grocery • Grains include; ground nuts, soya beans, maize, popcorns and cow peas e.t.c • They are produced in the district • Demand for grains continues to grow both locally, regionally & internationally Milling of coffee into Making Instant desired powder, packed Coffee Powder and sold • Major household income earner by almost all HH in the district • Demand for instant coffee is on the rise especially among affluent & middle class people in the society • Market: coffee shops, restaurants, private individuals, retail shops, and supermarkets Making Banana wafers & Fruit Juice Canning Demand: Supermarket, schools, hotels Demand : Supermarkets, restaurants & & hospitals hotels Equipments: can be locally fabricated Equipments: Can be locally fabricated Raw materials: Locally produced Raw Materials: Increased production of fruits Making Vermin-Composit Making Vermin- • Compost: Waste is pasteurized and kept in the composing tanks with earthworms dumped into it & coverts into Compost. • Eco-friendly • Raw Material: Readily available in the district • Demand: Flower growers, all farmers across the district Ice Cream & Mayonnaise cream making Mayonnaise is a thick, creamy sauce or Is a frozen dessert usually made from dressing that is made of oil, egg yolks, dairy products such milk and cream lemon juice or vinegar and seasonings Market: Supermarket, Schools Equipments: Imported from China & Market: super markets, shops, hotels and restaurants as major outlets. India Making Chili Sauce &Fruit salad processing and vending Chili sauce is hot in taste and Making and marketing/ vending eaten either as raw or cooked for of fruits its hot flavor Market: Highly demanded in High production of hot paper densely populated areas of the Market: Restaurants, individuals, district shops, hotels It involves simple technology Equipments: Locally available Rearing local hens for eggs & setting up of chicken dressing unit .Local chicken for eggs & meat Establishment of chicken Dressing plant Increased demand for local chicken Add value by processing chicken to eggs & meat in the district & Uganda at large reduce the rudimentary form that is dangerous for human consumption Market: supermarkets, private individuals, hotels, restaurants and Market: Target large consumers of first world schools chicken Cheeses making & ground nuts paste Cheese is made by curding milk Groundnuts paste is a household item Raw Materials: Can be sourced around Used as a sauce stew to accompany food the district or pasted on bread Growing middle class of pple in Uganda Raw Materials: Northern & Eastern provided an opportunity parts of Uganda Market: Supermarket, shops, Market: Supermarkets, shops, restaurants, school carteens restaurants, hotels Drying fruits by Osmo-air dehydration & growing water melons A large amount of fruits produced in the Growing & marketing of water melons district go bad Soils favorable for water melons growing Drying fruits by osmo-air dehydration retains the fruit freshness, colour, flavor & texture Location: Nkozi sub-county & Buwama sub- county Market: ice-cream makers, bakeries, Market: Hotels, supermarkets, markets & can restaurants, fast food places, and be exported to EAC supermarkets. Smoking fish & fish farming Increased demand for fish esp. Tilapia Smoked fish is a delicacy to all tribes in Uganda & widely consumed Lake fish is getting scarce Pond fish farming 26 landing sites producing fish District is covered with wetlands and swamps Market: Supplied to colleges and schools, armed forces, restaurant, hotels, hospitals Market: Restaurants, Markets, private and homes & COMESA countries individuals, hotels Ginger growing, processing & setting up modern agro-vet shop Processing ginger into powder Applying raw ginger to tea is tedious Agrarian economy Used as input in confectionary Lack trusted source of crop and vet Market: Supermarkets, restaurants, farm inputs confectionary & other foods, private Market: District based farmers individual Dog Breeding High demand for highbred dogs in schools, farms, households and industrial establishments. Increased establishment of industrial establishments, modern residential homes in the district offers an opportunity for the business of dog breeding to thrive Tomato green house & mushroom cultivation & processing Cultivating & processing mushrooms Tomato green house for production of Exotic mushrooms have gained high tomatoes throughout the year demand Tomatoes are consumed by almost all people Products: Dried & powder mushrooms per day Market: Supermarket, hotels, Market: Supermarket, Restaurants, hotels, restaurants, baby foods markets Forestry Demand drivers and resource base factors • Use of firewood and charcoal • Population growth • Growing local, regional and international market for forest products Resource base factor • Fertile soils • Sufficient rainfall Major Tree species Eucalyptus (celtis species), Punus Africana (Entasesa), Antiaris Toxiaria (Kirundu), Canarian (Muwafu), Basquira Phoberos (Mugwi), Lunaba Pycnanphus (Mahogani), Albizzia (Enongo), Mugavu, Enkalati, Peptadenia strum (Empewere), Tantumia (Namukaggo), Pines, Cavsnataresis (Emitubba). Nurseries of pure tree seedlings and seed multiplication & Wood treatment Increased need to plant quality trees in Setting up a wood treatment plant the district Increased growing of trees in the district Tree species: Eucalyptus (Kalitunsi), Pine, Cavsnataresis (Emitubba), misizi and High demand for construction poles of animal Termineria and poultry units, electricity poles and farm fencing Market: Tree farmers in district & across