Sameer to develop dairy sector
Sep 03, 2006
MARKET MOVER<br><br>ONE of Kenya’s leading industrialists Naushad Merali may be little known in Uganda, but his company’s recent take-over of Dairy Corporation’s assets is set to impact on Uganda’s dairy sector.
MARKET MOVER
By Sylvia Juuko
ONE of Kenya’s leading industrialists Naushad Merali may be little known in Uganda, but his company’s recent take-over of Dairy Corporation’s assets is set to impact on Uganda’s dairy sector.
The Sameer Agriculture and Livestock Limited Company took over Dairy Corporation’s (DCL) assets for 10 years with a planned $10m investment in the existing plant and set up another plant in Mbarara in three years. The company will make an initial contribution of $500,000.
“The objectives of the deal are to firmly establish a dairy industry in Uganda, support dairy farmers by providing expanded markets for their milk and to provide milk that is safe and unadulterated,†a statement said.
The company is expected to train and develop human resources and introduce new products like milk powder, ice creams, long life yogurts, real fruit yogurts and fermented milk.
Entering into joint ventures with international business is a prominent feature of Naushad Merali’s business strategy with the Sameer Agriculture and Livestock Limited Company, a joint venture with R. J. Corporation of India and the Sameer Group.
This initiative brings to two the number of companies the Sameer Group has in Uganda after Sameer Africa Uganda launched its Yana brand earlier this year, making inroads into the Ugandan market.
Merali is the force behind one of Kenya’s largest conglomerates Sameer Investment that spans companies in tea, construction, energy and power, Export Promotion Zone, finance and ICT.
By Sylvia Juuko
ONE of Kenya’s leading industrialists Naushad Merali may be little known in Uganda, but his company’s recent take-over of Dairy Corporation’s assets is set to impact on Uganda’s dairy sector.
The Sameer Agriculture and Livestock Limited Company took over Dairy Corporation’s (DCL) assets for 10 years with a planned $10m investment in the existing plant and set up another plant in Mbarara in three years. The company will make an initial contribution of $500,000.
“The objectives of the deal are to firmly establish a dairy industry in Uganda, support dairy farmers by providing expanded markets for their milk and to provide milk that is safe and unadulterated,†a statement said.
The company is expected to train and develop human resources and introduce new products like milk powder, ice creams, long life yogurts, real fruit yogurts and fermented milk.
Entering into joint ventures with international business is a prominent feature of Naushad Merali’s business strategy with the Sameer Agriculture and Livestock Limited Company, a joint venture with R. J. Corporation of India and the Sameer Group.
This initiative brings to two the number of companies the Sameer Group has in Uganda after Sameer Africa Uganda launched its Yana brand earlier this year, making inroads into the Ugandan market.
Merali is the force behind one of Kenya’s largest conglomerates Sameer Investment that spans companies in tea, construction, energy and power, Export Promotion Zone, finance and ICT.