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Ugandan snacks maker Newman Foods clinches investment from Yield Fund for expansion

Yield Uganda Investment Fund, an agribusiness impact vehicle, has channeled an equity investment to Newman Foods, an agro-processing company based in Kampala.

Newman Foods focuses on the production and marketing of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores in the local and regional markets, as well as the aggregation and export of fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV) to the European market.

Yield Uganda Investment Fund invests in Newman Foods Ltd, a consumer foods processing (snacks) company.

The Yield Uganda Investment Fund (Yield Fund) is pleased to announce an investment in Newman Foods Ltd, in a blend of equity and quasi-equity. This marks the Fund’s 14th investment into the Ugandan agricultural sector.

Small-scale farmers feed the planet. They should not be overlooked in our fight against climate change

Small-scale farmers feed two out of every three people on the planet, but they are struggling with climate change, inflation and other external shocks. COP27 is an opportunity to strengthen global food security by channeling more climate funding to those who need it the most, and will do the most with it.

Here is a modern way of farming cassava

Cassava has numerous advantages including producing the highest amount of starch compared to other crops yet it can grow under marginal environmental conditions with limited inputs. Inorganic fertiliser is the most highly recommended in cassava production.

Uganda’s Pearl Capital strikes another deal in agri sector.

Yield Uganda Investment Fund, an agribusiness impact investment vehicle managed by Pearl Capital Partners, has struck its second deal of the year after hacking a Ugandan agriculture supply chain firm last month. The fund, alongside Danish investor Gorm Pedersen, has invested in Ugandan pelleted animal feed processing, marketing, and distribution company Kamp.

Feeds business benefits from Shs9.5 billion investment fund.

The Yield Uganda Investment Fund has announced a Shs9.5 billion aggregate investment in Kamp Group Ltd. The blended equity and debt funding was raised through a coinvestment arrangement between Yield Uganda and Gorm Pedersen 2 Holding ApS, a Danish investor. This marks the fund’s thirteenth investment in the Ugandan SME agribusiness sector.