Ugachick Limited

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Ugachick Limited
Company typePrivate
Industry Poultry industry
Founded1992
HeadquartersMagigye, Uganda
Key people
Aga Ssekalaala Sr
Chairman
Aga Ssekalaala Jr
Executive Director
Products Chicken meat, chicks, eggs, chicken feed, broilers
Website Homepage

Ugachick Limited, whose complete name is Ugachick Poultry Breeders Uganda Limited, is a prominent poultry breeding and marketing company in Uganda. Established in 1992, the company has evolved into one of Uganda's leading vertically integrated poultry producers, serving both domestic and regional markets across East Africa. [1] [2] [3]

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Services

Ugachick Limited was established in 1992. The business is divided into five divisions: [2]

  1. Feed Mill - Supplies feeds to other divisions in the business and other farmers in Uganda and the region
  2. Parent Stock Farm - Adult layer birds for laying eggs
  3. Hatchery - For hatching of chicks for sale
  4. Broiler Farm - Raising adult birds for meat
  5. Processing plant - Prepares chicken meat for sale in Ugandan supermarkets and other customers in neighbouring countries

Ugachick is a Halal-certified company by the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council. [4]

Company Ownership

Ugachick Limited is privately owned and operated as a family business, maintaining its independent status since its establishment in 1992. This family ownership structure has allowed the company to maintain long-term strategic planning and consistent operational philosophy throughout its growth trajectory. [1]

Location

The company offices and poultry farm are located in the village of Magigye, approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi), north of Gayaza on the Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road. [5] This is 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Kampala, the capital and largest city in the country. [6] The coordinates of the company headquarters are: 0°29'23.0"N, 32°36'13.0"E (Latitude:0.489722; Longitude:32.603615). [7] [8] The company maintains its postal address at P.O. Box 12337, Kampala, Uganda. [9]

Parent stock farm

The parent stock farm maintains breeding populations of both broiler and laying hen varieties. This division produces the hatching eggs that supply the company's hatchery operations. The facility hosts approximately 85,000 parent chickens that produce around 26,000 eggs daily, demonstrating the scale of the operation. [10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ugachick Poultry Breeders". AgriProFocus. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 Administrator (14 October 2013). "Ugachick, a market leader in poultry products". The Independent (Uganda) . Kampala. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ admin. "ABOUT". UGACHICK POULTRY BREEDERS. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Halal". Uganda Muslim Supreme Council. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ↑ GFC (26 April 2016). "Distance between Gayaza, Central Region, Uganda and Magigye, Central Region, Uganda". Globefed.com (GFC). Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  6. ↑ GFC (26 April 2016). "Distance between Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Ugachick Poultry Breeders Limited, Magigye, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Location of the Headquarters of Ugachick Limited" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ugachick Poultry Breeders Ltd". Hendrix Genetics. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ugachick Poultry Breeders". AgriProFocus. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ugachick still strong". Poultry World. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2025.

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