#Uganda value addition

President Yoweri Museveni has advised Iranian investors to establish agro-processing factories rather than acquiring farmland, urging them to partner with local farmers to process cocoa, coffee, and pineapples for export.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the European Union to invest in Africa’s industrialisation by supporting local processing of raw materials, saying value addition would create jobs, increase export earnings and expand trade between Africa and Europe.

Uganda’s Ranchers Finest Ltd has flagged off its first consignment of processed beef to Ethiopia's Diamond Hotel and Restaurant Group. The deal will see the Kawempe-based processor export 20 tonnes of premium beef, steaks, and sausages monthly, marking a major milestone for value addition in Uganda's livestock sector.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has welcomed Egyptian investors targeting Uganda's dairy sector with plans to construct a modern milk processing plant in Ngoma. Highlighting Uganda's annual production of 5.4 billion litres of milk, the President emphasized that the partnership will boost value addition, quality control, and regional export markets.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the European Union to back Africa’s industrialization, warning that exporting raw materials stunts the continent's economic potential. Meeting EU Ambassador H.E. Jan Sadek at State House Entebbe during the Golden Jubilee partnership celebrations, the President called for joint investments in value addition, while the EU envoy showcased top-selling Kisoro coffee as a prime example of successful trade evolution.

President Museveni has promised infrastructure support to Terra Industrial Development Company's new iron ore processing factory in Ntungamo. The plant produces 93 percent pure pig iron, advancing Uganda's ban on raw mineral exports and boosting local manufacturing.