In a bid to add value to the country’s vast agricultural produce and increase farmers
incomes, Tycoon Hamis Kiggundu known for his vast real estate holdings in the country
among other businesses, is putting up one of the most advanced agro processing
plants in the country.
This plant which will cost about 440 billion to set up according to Kiggundu will serve as
a model factory for a project he plans to roll out across the country based on
agricultural zoning.
While the plant will process and add value to various crops from across the board
ranging from fruits, vegetables, cereals and other plants for both local consumption and
export, Kiggundu plans to build more specialised processing plants in the major
agricultural zones across the country going forward.
Tourism Potential
Beyond the agricultural processing and products that will be coming from the factory,
this factory is also coming up with a new first in its administration block.
According to the Master plan of this vast processing complex located on Entebbe road
in Akright estates, it’s administration block will be a unique one designed as a replica of
the White House.
This will turn the industrial facility into a tourism attraction with huge potential not only
to grow the domestic tourism business but also attract international tourists from
across the continent who want to get a glimpse of what the White House looks like but
may not afford or get the chance to visit the real White House in the United States of
America.
While the plant will process and add value to various crops from across the board
ranging from fruits, vegetables, cereals and other plants for both local consumption and
export, Kiggundu plans to build more specialised processing plants in the major
agricultural zones across the country going forward.
Tourism Potential
Beyond the agricultural processing and products that will be coming from the factory,
this factory is also coming up with a new first in its administration block.
According to the Master plan of this vast processing complex located on Entebbe road
in Akright estates, it’s administration block will be a unique one designed as a replica of
the White House.
This will turn the industrial facility into a tourism attraction with huge potential not only
to grow the domestic tourism business but also attract international tourists from
across the continent who want to get a glimpse of what the White House looks like but
may not afford or get the chance to visit the real White House in the United States of America.
Going Nationwide
When the Entebbe road based Industrial complex is done and dusted, Kiggundu plans to
roll out similar value addition processing plants in the various regions of the country.
With each region having specialised plants and factories to add value to what is
produced in that region for example milk and meat processing units in Mbarara and
Karamoja sub region, maize and sugar mills in the Hoima Masindi region, another plant
in West Nile and the North, Eastern and Central.
will create more employment opportunities and boost incomes for communities
across the country while boosting production and foreign exchange earnings as all the
excess produce will be value added first then exported” Kiggundu says.
ddition Kiggundu believes this model of production and economic development
when properly rolled out will also encourage the growth and consolidation of the newly
gazetted cities in Arua, Mbarara, Jinja, Hoima, Gulu and Masaka among others.
