President Yoweri Museveni has met with a delegation from a British Company, Alvan Blanch UK.
Deputy British High Commissioner to Uganda, Angela Trott, led the delegation that called on the President yesterday at State House, Entebbe.
Alvan Blanch is a manufacturing and project engineering group that specializes in designing, production and supply of quality machines for primary and secondary processing of agricultural produce and waste materials.
The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Ssempija Vincent Bamulangaki, who was in the meeting, disclosed that his Ministry has already mobilized funds to commence the project of manufacturing machines by the British Company for cereal and fruit processing in the districts of Kayunga, Masaka, Yumbe, Gomba, Kiryandongo, Kyenjojo and Kiboga.
The Minister added that the project would be co-funded by both the United Kingdom Export Finance with an input of 85% of the total cost while the Government of Uganda would avail 15% of the total cost.
President Museveni commended the progress of the project and advised both parties to begin the operationalization of the project as soon as possible.
