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Mark
Ocitti, the Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) managing director, has
advised farmers and suppliers of locally-grown raw materials to aim for
top quality of products.
He said this after
completing a countrywide tour around areas that grow cassava, sorghum,
maize and barley, key raw materials for UBL products.
The tour was done in the Eastern and northern districts of Mukono, Bukedea, Soroti, Apac, Lira, Gulu, Nyaka and Kiryandongo.
The aim of the
visit was to engage and interact with these stakeholders in the
brewery's supply chain in a bid to ensure sustainability of supply of
locally-grown raw materials.
UBL, through its
local raw material programme, injects Shs 20 billion annually into
farming communities and value chains to obtain locally-grown raw
materials for its brewing operations.
The programme
further supports hundreds of farmers, especially in Lango and Teso
sub-regions, with quality seeds and modern farming equipment, but also
gives them the necessary training on how to achieve the right quality
products.
UBL also provides
ready market for farmers' produce, which in turn is used to manufacture
UBL beer such as Ngule, Senator and Bell Lager, which are made from
cassava and sorghum respectively.
Among the farmers
visited was Sam Opio in Apac. He commended the programme for having
sustained his income. He also boasts of a cassava processing factory
that benefits cassava farmers within his community.
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