Acholibur Cassava Processing Factory

Project Description

The Acholibur Cassava Processing Factory Project seeks to establish a cassava processing factory in Acholibur Town Council, Pader District, to leverage the potential of cassava and address challenges associated with poor postharvest management. The project involves acquiring 25 acres, constructing a factory and administrative buildings, and installing equipment for producing starch, ethanol for cooking, carbon dioxide, and Distilled Dried Grains with Soluble (DDGS). Future expansions include producing anhydrous ethanol for fuel blending. The factory will add value to cassava from Northern Uganda, promoting commercialization and industrialization of the crop in the region. Installed capacity: 100 tons/day of fresh cassava roots (FCR) processed into cassava starch of up to 25 tpd; 400 tons/day of FCR processing facility producing up to 80,000 liters of ethanol per day; 40 tons/day of carbon dioxide; 45 tons/day of Dry Distillers' Grains with Soluble (DDGS). Financing type: Equity and Debt. Unique selling points: strategic location, investor-friendly policies, access to regional markets (EAC, COMESA, AfCFTA).