Ugandan poultry farm Sekajja Agro clinches US$1.8m investment from Yield Uganda Investment Fund

UGANDA – Sekajja Agro Farms Limited (SAF), a Ugandan based poultry firm, has received UGX 6.79 billion (US$ 1.8 million) blended equity and long-term debt from Pearl Capital Partners’ managed fund, the Yield Uganda Investment. According to Pearl Capital, this is the fund’s tenth investment in the Ugandan agribusiness sector, to include US$1.54 million investment…

SAF PRESS RELEASE

The Yield Uganda Investment Fund is proud to announce the investment of UGX 6.79 billion (USD 1.8 million) in Sekajja Agro Farms Limited (SAF) sekajjaagrofarms.com, in a blend of equity and long term debt. This marks the Fund’s tenth investment in the Ugandan agribusiness sector. The Yield Fund is an agri-business impact fund set up…

PRESS RELEASE: Yield Uganda Investment Fund and FCA Investments partner with AMFRI Farms Limited

Yield Uganda Investment Fund (Yield Fund) and FCA Investments (FCAI) are pleased to announce a Euro1.3m investment in AMFRI Farms Limited (AMFRI Farms). AMFRI Farms is a pioneering organic farming,processing and exporting company working closely with diverse communities all over Uganda, in trainingand production of Certified Organic fruits and vegetables, processed for the export market.…

Amfri Farms secures Shs5.49b to expand outgrowers base

Amfri Farms Ltd has secured a 1.32 million Euros, ( about Shs5.49b) investment from FCA Investments and Yield Uganda Investment Fund managed by Pearl Capital Partners. Of the investment, partially structured as convertible preference shares, 60 per is convertible into equity. The funding aims at providing long-term ”patient capital” to Amfri Farms to enable its…

Partnership between Uganda Manufacturers Association and the Yield Uganda Investment Fund Uganda delivers US$ 2.5 Million investment in Uganda’s pioneer Cassava Processing Facility.

With limited access to affordable and long-term credit continuing to hinder greenfield investments in agro-processing in Uganda, collaboration among the agro-processing ecosystem players is key to unlocking new funding mechanisms. This is even more important as the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) reports an up to 60% reduction in production by her members occasioned by the…