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WHAT WILL YOU GAIN?For this webinar, each participant will have:

12% discount on market intelligence report

Free recording of the webinar Possibility to submit your

questions to the guest speaker Free recording of the webinar access to free recording of the

webinar

ABV PACKAGE

UGANDAFOOD PROCESSING AND AGRIBUSINESS INVESTMENT

OPPORTUNITIES

WEBINAR

PACKAGE

Located in East Africa, Uganda provides a safe haven to anyone willing to invest or trade there.

Uganda has been able to achieve exponential economic growth and is now a first choice land for investment opportunities.

Hosted by the Uganda Investment Authority, ABV package will provide you all the basic knowledge about investment and trade in Uganda through these three webinar and E-Learning sessions.

GENERAL PRESENTATION

THE MARKET

Companies willing to trade with or invest in Uganda

Companies in:o Agribusinesso Food processingo Retail

Deep understanding of the investment context in Uganda

A complete picture of the legal constraints and framework

A glance at investment projects in Uganda

WHO SHOULD CONSIDER JOINING THIS WEBINAR?

HOW DOES IT WORK?

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

MODULE 1: (30 minutes recorded presentation)

Country presentation

Overview of the East African food processing and agribusiness sectors (crops and animal production)

Climate and topography Agriculture value chain in Uganda

Market analysis

Main players in the food processing and agribusiness industry in East Africa Exploiting local, regional and international demand and untapping agricultural potential Infrastructures

Module 2: (30 minutes recorded presentation)

Private investment in the energy sector in Uganda

• Private investment legal regime• Public & private partnerships

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Receive yourE-Learning

Review it

Submit your questions

(3 questions per participant)

Get your answers

OUTLINE OF THE WEBINARS

SESSION 1: INTRODUCING UGANDA (E-Learning modules)

Which investment opportunities?

• Dispute resolution & tribunals• Taxes & incentives schemes

Presentation of the investment priority projects for Uganda Presentation of the Uganda Investment Authority and its affiliates Public-private partnerships

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Uganda investment priority projects

SESSION 2: INVESTING IN UGANDA (60min presentation)

Presented by Mr. Basil Ajer, Director SME at the Uganda Investment Authority, this session will provide participants with information related to the key projects developed by Uganda. Participants will enjoy the occasion to raise any question they might have directly to the UIA. The agenda of the presentation will be as followed:

PART 1: MODULE E-LEARNING (30 minutes recorded presentation)

Investment Risks management

Risks to agribusiness and food processing investment in East Africa Production technologies and sample cost of production Project financing options

Distribution channel and regional market

Supply chain (distribution; transports; ICTs; packaging) Regional market and export opportunities

PART 2: CASE STUDY (60 minutes presentation)

Ugandan case study on agribusiness and food Processing (Horticulture Sector)

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Risks and mitigation solutions

SESSION 3:PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION (1h30min)

Mr. BASIL AJER

Mr. Basil Ajer, Director Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Division at Uganda Investment Authority.

Mr. Ajer has a MSc. Degree in Agribusiness Management, Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Economics and Postgraduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation. In a career spanning more than a decade, Mr. Ajer has built expertise in agricultural development and agribusiness covering wide sectors of the agricultural value chain.

He also is widely experienced in SME investments, project planning and management, monitoring and evaluation, value chain analysis, rural development, entrepreneurship development, human resource management, researches, agricultural business analysis, grant management, climate change and adaptation.

DR. ANTHONY K. KARANJADr. Karanja, Senior Lecturer in agriculture engineering at Egerton University (A leading agriculture university in East Africa).

Dr. Karanja holds a PhD Degree in Interdisciplinary Engineering from Texas Tech University, a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Nairobi, a Postgraduate Diploma in Irrigation and a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture also from the University of Nairobi.

Dr. Karanja has wide experience in teaching, research, and consultancy in the area of agronomy, soil, water resources utilization, and general agriculture production.

MARILYN WERE MWANGIMrs. Were Mwangi, Change Management Practitioner

Mrs. Were Mwangi is an accomplished change management practitioner with over 13 years’ experience in people led change, with emphasis in technology implementations within the agriculture, banking, manufacturing, construction and infrastructure sectors.

Between 2010 – 2014, she worked as a Senior Consultant with Deloitte providing Change Management consultancy in Kenya, Uganda,

Zimbabwe, Zambia and Ethiopia.

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GUEST SPEAKERS

Mrs. Mwangi holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree from the University of Nairobi. She is a certified Change Management Practitioner with APMG International and an Accredited Facilitator with Deloitte.

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