Soroti Fruit Processing Factory

Soroti Fruit Processing Factory
Public Private Partnership
Industry Manufacture & Distribution of Sugar
Founded 2014
Headquarters Arapai, Soroti, Uganda
Products Fruit juice, fruit concentrate, packaged fruit
Total assets US$10 million (2014)

Soroti Fruit Processing Factory, also Soroti Fruit Factory, is a fruit processing plant under construction in Uganda.[1][2]

Location

The factory is under construction in Arapai sub-county, Soroti District, near the town of Soroti, approximately 292 kilometres (181 mi), by road, north-east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[3]

Overview

The government of Uganda (GOU), with the assistance of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and in partnership with the Teso Tropical Fruit Growers Cooperative Union (TETFGCU), decided to establish a fruit processing factory in Soroti District to take advantage of the abundant citrus crop in the Teso sub-region and the high yield per tree. GOU provided the land, utilities, and infrastructure. KOICA set aside US$7.4 million for equipment and training and is building the factory.[2] And TETFGCU will grow the fruit that the factory will process. Citrus fruit and mangoes are the principal fruits under consideration.[1]

Ownership

The ownership of the factory is as depicted in the table below:[4]

Soroti Fruit Processing Factory Stock Ownership
Rank Name of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1 Uganda Development Corporation 40.0
2 Teso Tropical Fruit Growers Cooperative Union 40.0
3 Korea International Cooperation Agency 20.0
Total100.00

Timetable

Construction of the factory began in in April 2015 and is scheduled to be completed in May 2016. Installation and commissioning of machinery and equipment will be done from August 2016 to October 2016. The factory is scheduled to commence commercial operation in November 2016.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 UDC (9 February 2015). "Soroti Fruit Factory Project". Kampala: Uganda Development Corporation (UDC). Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Felix Osujo, and James Odong (19 September 2014). "Museveni launches construction of Soroti fruit factory". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ↑ GFC (17 March 2016). "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Arapai, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ↑ David Lumu, and Enock Kakande (18 September 2014). "Museveni to launch Soroti Fruit Processing Factory". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Odyek, John (11 April 2016). "Soroti fruit factory experiences delays in completion". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

Coordinates: 01°47′11″N 33°36′55″E / 1.78639°N 33.61528°E / 1.78639; 33.61528

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