Founded 2014 Total assets US$10 million (2014) | Headquarters Arapai, Soroti, Uganda | |
Type Public Private Partnership Industry Manufacture & Distribution of Sugar Products Fruit juice, fruit concentrate, packaged fruit | ||
Soroti Fruit Processing Factory, also Soroti Fruit Factory, is a fruit processing plant under construction in Uganda.
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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.
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. And TETFGCU will grow the fruit that the factory will process. Citrus fruit and mangoes are the principal fruits under consideration.
Ownership
The ownership of the factory is as depicted in the table below:
Timetable
Construction of the factory began in April 2015 and was scheduled to be completed in May 2016. Installing and commissioning the machinery and equipment was anticipated from August 2016 to October 2016. The factory was scheduled to commence commercial operation in November 2016.