Miscellaneous

Who owns Kakira Sugar?

Who owns Kakira Sugar?

Madhvani Group
Kakira Sugar Works/Parent organizations
Ownership. Kakira Sugar Works is a (100%) subsidiary of the Madhvani Group, based in Kakira, Uganda. The Group’s shareholding is private and is not widely, publicly known.

Where is Kakira Sugar located?

Uganda
Kakira Sugar is extracted from cane grown on lush plantations on the shores of Lake Victoria. The sweet, sparkling crystals with their distinctive taste and flavour, and rich golden colour, have sweetened dishes all over Uganda since the 1930s!

What is the biggest sugar factory in Uganda?

Kakira Sugar Works Limited
With Uganda’s annual consumption of 360,000 metric tonnes, approximately 150,000 metric tonnes annually are available for export….Output and market share.

Rank 1
Name of manufacturer Kakira Sugar Works Limited
2014 output (metric tonnes) 180,000
Market share 41.06%

How many sub counties are in Jinja district?

6 Sub-Counties
Jinja District has an area of 767.7sq Km of which 701.9 sq km is land and the rest (65.8 Sq km) is covered by water bodies. The district is subdivided into 3 counties namely, Butembe, Kagoma and Jinja Municipality. There are 6 Sub-Counties; 46 Parishes and 381 villages.

How much is 1kg of sugar in Uganda?

Uganda sugar wholesale price Uganda’s import price for sugar in 2019 was US$0.42 per kilogram.

How much sugar does Uganda produce?

In 2019, sugar cane production for Uganda was 4.89 million tonnes. Sugar cane production of Uganda increased from 1.75 million tonnes in 1970 to 4.89 million tonnes in 2019 growing at an average annual rate of 3.62%.

What is the biggest district in Busoga?

Its capital is Bugembe, near Jinja (Uganda’s second-largest city, after Kampala). Busoga comprises eight districts: Kamuli, Iganga, Bugiri, Mayuge, Jinja, Luuka and the new districts of Kaliro and Busiki….Busoga.

Kingdom of Busoga
Currency Ugandan shilling
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Calling code 256

How many sub counties are in luuka district?

Luuka is a district in Uganda. It has 7 subcounties, 33 parishes and 243 villages.

How much does sugar cost?

Pure Sugar is sold by Kg. Price per Kg ranges from Rs 20 to Rs 90. On Indiamart, most of the products are available from Rs 30 to Rs 50 per Kg.

Where is sugarcane grown in Uganda?

The idea of Busoga sub region as a sugarcane island is in reference to high concentration of sugarcane farming. More than any region in Uganda, Busoga is the largest sugarcane producer, hosting majority of the licensed sugar factories in Uganda (Nakato 2017).

Who is the owner of Kakira Sugar Works?

Kakira Sugar Works is a (100%) subsidiary of the Madhvani Group, based in Kakira, Uganda. The Group’s shareholding is private and is not widely, publicly known.

When was Kakira Sugar Busoga foundation set up?

This Company was formed in 1985 as a Joint Venture between the Madhvani Group and the Government of Uganda to take over the assets of Madhvani Sugar Works Ltd., which was the Group’s flagship prior to 1972.

Which is the largest sugar manufacturer in Uganda?

Every year, Kakira Sugar Works Limited produces an estimated 170,000 metric tonnes of sugar, it is the largest manufacturer of sugar in Uganda. Established in 1930, Kakira Sugar has gained lots of reputation from Ugandans by the distinctive taste and flavor.

When did Kakira Sugar start producing ethanol in Uganda?

Kakira Sugar has been working on the Anhydrous Ethanol Production Project ever since May 2008 after the Government of Uganda [GOU] formulated its Renewable Energy Policy in November 2007 through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development [“MEMD”].