RENEW Strategies

To counter problems of malnutrition, the SME has developed a variety of pre-packaged fortified foods and fortified supplements. Products range from traditional snack foods such as trail-mix and cereal to a variety of nutritional snacks specifically designed for pregnant women, diabetics, the elderly, and those suffering from diseases.

The business processes cereal grains such as maize, soya beans, millet, groundnuts, simsim, rice, into a wide range of food products, including cereal, beverages, and ingredients for other high-nutrition foods.

Grains processed by the business are currently sold at comparatively low prices throughout Uganda, helping increase the nutrition and health of the population. Locally processed natural foods help alleviate nutritional shortages, cost less for the poor to purchase, and add value to raw crops, benefiting the local economy and improving Uganda’s trade balance.

The SME processes high-value crops into finished organic products and seeks investment to finance the purchase of raw vanilla and cocoa from farmers and to build improved processing stations and dryers. The SME buys products directly from 1,000 small farmers, much of which comes from the formerly war-torn North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The revenue created for the farmers and technical assistance provided by this business offer hope to devastated communities and displaced people returning to their homes for the first time after years in refugee camps

This business seeks investment to finance a facility for processing bananans and other fruits into high quality, natural products for sale into local and international markets. The business will benefit 5,000 local farmers by purchasing from them and offering training and seeds from higher quality plants.