| Private | |
| Industry | Manufacture & Marketing of Rice |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Kibimba, Uganda |
Key people | Venugopal Pookat Executive Director |
| Products | Rice |
Tilda Uganda Limited is a rice growing and processing company in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
The Eastern region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was 9,042,422.
The company headquarters and factory are located on a 3,900 hectares (9,637 acres) estate in the community of Kibimba, along the Jinja–Iganga–Bugiri–Tororo Road, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the town of Bugiri. [1] This is about 89 kilometres (55 mi) east of Jinja, the largest city in the sub-region. [2] The coordinates of the company headquarters and factory are 0°32'06.0"N, 33°52'31.0"E (Latitude:0.535005; Longitude:33.875280). [3]
The Jinja–Iganga–Bugiri–Tororo Road is a road in the Eastern Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Jinja and Tororo. Sometimes referred to as Tororo–Jinja Road, it is a busy transport corridor, connecting traffic from neighboring Kenya, and northeastern Uganda to Jinja, a major commercial and industrial center, and ultimately to Kampala, the country's capital and points beyond.
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The Kibimba Rice Scheme, was established in 1973. In 1996, Tilda Limited acquired the property. They applied to the International Finance Corporation for a US$2 million loan, as part of the funding required to rehabilitate the estate for growing, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of rice and rice products. [4] It is estimated that in 2011, Tilda Uganda Limited was producing about 20,000 metric tonnes of refined rice grain annually. [5]
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Coordinates: 00°32′06″N33°52′31″E / 0.53500°N 33.87528°E
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