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    Nilezilla

    Uganda’s fruit shouldn’t rot in gardens. Nilezilla’s Yumbe processing plant shows how serious investment in value addition can cut post-harvest losses, create rural jobs, and turn agricultural potential into real incomes for farmers and communities.

    Beyond the Low-Hanging Fruit: The Grit, Capital, and Vision Required to Industrialise Rural Uganda

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 20, 2025December 20, 2025

    For decades, the story of Uganda’s agriculture has been one of bittersweet potential. We sing about being the Pearl of Africa, blessed with fertile soils and two rain seasons, yet…

    From rot to profit: The impact of the Nilezilla Yumbe Fruit Factory

    Kisakye ImaniBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsNovember 28, 2025November 28, 2025

    For generations, Kagogwa mango trees have carpeted homesteads and hillsides across West Nile, dropping fruit in golden heaps that often ended up as animal feed or rotting on the ground….

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