Amos Dairies Uganda Limited

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Amos Diaries Uganda Limited
Type Private
Industry Dairy processing
FoundedMay 13, 2014;7 years ago (2014-05-13)
HeadquartersAkageti, Kiruhura District, Uganda
Key people
Dewan C. Pruthi
Chairman
Products Anhydrous milk fat, ghee, casein, and whey

Amos Dairies Uganda Limited, also Amos Dairies, is a dairy processing company in Uganda. It is a subsidiary of Amos Dairies Limited, an Indian company with headquarters in New Delhi, India. [1]

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Location

The head office and factory of Amos Dairies Uganda Limited are located in the town called Akageti, in Kiruhura District, in the Ankole sub-region of the Western Region of Uganda. Akageti is located approximately 52 kilometres (32 mi) north-east of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region, along the Masaka–Mbarara Road. [2] This is approximately 217.5 kilometres (135 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city in that country. [3]

Overview

The factory, which took approximately 18 months to construct, cost about US$22 million (about USh55.8 billion, at that time). Beginning with capacity of 400,000 liters per day. It was expected that production would gradually be increased to 2 million liters daily. Most of the products that this factory puts out are exported to various regions of the world, including the United States of America. The local farmers in the district and sub-region are expected to benefit from the ready market for their milk at competitive prices. [4]

Operations

Amos Dairies Uganda Limited purchases raw milk from 7,000 to 10,000 smallholder farmers in the community, through cooperative societies and middlemen. The milk is processed into  Anhydrous milk fat, Butter, Ghee, Casein and Whey. The factory products are exported, to earn the country valuable foreign exchange. [5] In February 2020, Amos Diaries began to purchase raw milk from Kabula Farmers’ Cooperative Society, in Lyantonde District, the district to the immediate east of Kiruhura District, where the factory is located. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Alex Masereka (13 May 2014). "M7 Meets Amos Dairies, Mega Processing Plant In Offing". The Red Pepper . Mukono. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Google (29 April 2020). "Distance Between Mbarara And Akageti" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Google (29 April 2020). "Distance Between Kampala And Akageti Trading Centre" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. ↑ Rajab Mukombozi (29 May 2014). "New Shs56b dairy project set to create 5,000 jobs". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Voxtra (29 April 2020). "Amos Dairies Uganda Limited". Oslo, Norway: Voxtra East Africa Agribusiness Fund: Investing For Social Impact. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Paul Ssekandi and Wilson Katumba (15 February 2020). "Lyantonde dairy farmers get new market for milk". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 29 April 2020.

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