Slide 1

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 2

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 3

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 4

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 5

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 6

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 7

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 8

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 9

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 10

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 11

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 12

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 13

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 14

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 15

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 16

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 17

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 18

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19


Slide 19

OILSEEDS COMMERCIAL
FARMING
Tony Gadhoke
CEO
[email protected]
www.mukwano.com

Agripreneur 2015

Introduction









Mukwano leading FMCG manufacturer
Diversified group
Brands and products household names
A top exporter, tax payer and employer
Several JVs
ISO, UNBS and Halal certifications
Strong CSR policy (health, education, sports, etc)
Committed to CQX
Mukwano Group of Companies

2

Agricultural Programme
 WHY?





Forex
Import substitution / backward integration
Support Govt. in poverty eradication and agriculture dev
CSR

 HOW?





Embarked strategic partnerships with Agri community 2003
Partnered - USAID APEP, DANIDA and Min. of Agriculture to
identify quality seeds (Hybrid) from South Africa - 2004
Contract farming system - guarantee market for farmers and boost
production
Extension services-supplying farm inputs and channeled marketing
of farmers’ produce.
Mukwano Group of Companies

3

Commercial Farming







70,000 registered farmers actively participating
35% females
Grouped - 2,300+ Producer Organizations
Managed-250 Site Coordinators at Parish level
Site Coordinators managed by Extension Service staff
A.K.Oils & Fats (U) Ltd key buyer of sunflower,
soybeans and maize
 Approx 60,000MT P.A.
 0ver 60 billion approx procurement P.A
Mukwano Group of Companies

4

Commercial Farming…coverage

Mukwano Group of Companies

5

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

6

Extension services Demonstration fields

Mukwano Group of Companies

7

Extension services - grain procurement

Mukwano Group of Companies

8

Agro- processing
 Oilseeds and grains processed in Lira oil mill
 Mill set up in 2007





200 MT/day preparation & SEP
75 MT/day maize mill
Replacing technology – dehullers etc
Future-feed plant, expand crushing to 500Mtpd

 Storage
 Warehouses
 Silos – phase 1-11,500 MT,

 Employs 500+ Mukwano
staff Group of Companies

9

Agro- processing
 Oil Mill and oil storage facility

10

Agro- processing
Soybeans Preparatory & SEP – 200 TPD each

Mukwano Group of Companies

11

Agro - processing

Mukwano Group of Companies

12

Agro - processing
Quality Control Laboratory

Mukwano Group of Companies

13

Products and markets
 Sunflower oil, soybean oil, maize flour, sunflower seed
meal and soybean meal.
 Approx. 50% oil to Mukwano’s Kampala oil refinery.
Rest exported to Great Lakes region and Europe
 Edible oils
 Paints and resins industries
 Snack industries
 Protein meals, nearly 30% sold locally. 70% exported
to East African region, Thailand, India and Southern
Africa
Mukwano Group of Companies

14

Agricultural programme –
Partnership projects

 6 Village aggregation centers
 In remote areas.
 Increase production by working more closely
with community.

 Training for Conservation farming & Post
Harvest Handling.
 70,000 farmers by end 2014
 Low tillage
 Drying and storage
Mukwano Group of Companies

15

Commercial Farming
Nucleus Farm – 4000 acres
 Located about 205 kilometers north of Kampala
 Train farmers in standard agronomic practices
 Demonstrate mechanized agriculture. Range of
machinery and equipment
 Produces 10% of Lira oilseeds and grains reqt.
 Rearing goats
 Silage and fattening operation for cattle
 Large pilot program for Oil Palm (700+ acres now)
Mukwano Group of Companies

16

Successes
 Large farmer database
 20% backward integration
 Social and economic development







Livelihoods
Reliable market
Tax revenues for local and central govt
Knowledge transfer
Welfare
Comfort for financial services providers
Mukwano Group of Companies

17

Challenges









Planting seed supply
Low local R&D-new varieties
Low yields
Low use of inputs
Poor knowledge transfer
Poor mechanization
Poor road infrastructure
Grain bulking facilities
(drying,storage)
communities & industries

 Pricing and market info
 Poor financial services &
credit facilities
 Unscrupulous buyers
 Loyalty enhancement
 undeveloped animal feed
sector (protein demand)

Mukwano Group of Companies

18

Thank you for listening
www.mukwano.com

Mukwano Group of Companies

19