Atiak Sugar Factory

Atiak Sugar Factory Limited
Private
Industry Manufacture & Marketing of Sugar
Founded 2016
Headquarters Atiak, Amuru District, Uganda
Key people
 Amina Moghe Hersi
Owner
Products Sugar
Number of employees
 1,500+ (2016)

Atiak Sugar Factory Limited (ASFL), also Atiak Sugar Factory, or Atiak Sugar Limited, is a sugar manufacturing company in Uganda.[1]

Location

The headquarters of the company and the main factory of the company are located in Gem Village, Pachilo Parish, Atiak sub-county, Kilak County, in Amuru District, in the Northern Region of Uganda. This lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi), by road, north of Atiak, off the Gulu–Nimule Road[2] This lies approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi), by road, north of Gulu, the largest city in Northern Uganda.[3]

Overview

The new sugar factory, has a capacity to crush 1,650 tonnes (1,650,000 kg) of raw cane daily, producing 66,000 tonnes (66,000,000 kg) of powder sugar annually. Commissioning of the factory is expected in May 2016, with first distribution of sugar planned for June 2017. The factory will employ over 1,500 people and has contracted with over 5,000 out-growers. The owners of the company have established a working relationship with Gulu Women Entrepreneurs Association Limited (GWEAL), whose objective is to develop Northern Uganda.[4][5]

Ownership

The company is a 100 percent subsidiary of Horyal Investment Holding Company Limited, owned by Amina Moghe Hersi, a female Ugandan entrepreneur of Somali descent.[4][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Administrator (17 February 2016). "50 Million Dollar Factory Established In Atiak". Gulu: Adwarping.co.ug. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC (20 April 2016). "Distance between Atiak, Northern Region, Uganda and Pacilo, Kilak, Northern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ↑ GFC (20 April 2016). "Distance between Gulu, Northern Region, Uganda and Pacilo, Kilak, Northern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 TEA (10 October 2015). "New sugar factory a blessing to farmers in Northern Uganda" (PDF). Nairobi: Ipsos.co.ke Quoting The EastAfrican (TEA). Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Kiggundu, Edris (23 November 2016). "Uganda: Acholi - Museveni to Buys Hoes, but Land Wrangles Are the 'New Kony'". The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  6. ↑ Ocungi, Julius (23 March 2016). "Professor Latigo faults Amuru leaders on investments". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

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Coordinates: 03°25′05″N 32°07′50″E / 3.41806°N 32.13056°E / 3.41806; 32.13056

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