Uganda: Sh2b fruit bottling plant commissioned
The factory is equipped with machines to process fresh fruit into bottled juice.
The J&S bottling company is currently producing tomato sauce, mango juice and chilli sauce from locally procured raw materials. “Uganda’s economy is highly dependent on agriculture. This factory is the next step in value addition,” Kataike, who represented President Yoweri Museveni, said at Kawempe Muslim Primary School grounds after commissioning the factory. We have been losing a lot by exporting unprocessed agricultural products. Value addition will keep the jobs and money in the country,” she added.
According to Shadrack Nzeire, one of the proprietors of the J&S bottling plant, the company has contracted 300 out-growers in the Kapeeka region and has given them seedlings. “Our main aim is to create jobs for the youth. Ugandans should buy Ugandan products as this will in turn lead to more jobs and boost incomes of farmers,” he said.
Source: newvision.co.ug
