INTRODUCTION
About Kayunga District
Kayunga District is approximately 270,560 sq miles total cover land, Kayunga lies
approximately 74 kilometres (46 mi) northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and
largest city, on an all-weather tarmac highway. This location is approximately
58 kilometres (36 mi), by road, northwest of the city of Jinja, Uganda's second
industrial city, after Kampala, also on an all-weather tarmac highway. The
coordinates of the town are: 00 42 09N, 32 53 20E (Latitude:0.7025°;
Longitude:32.8886°).
According to the last national population census of 2002, Kayunga District had a
population of 300,000 people. In 2008, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics estimated
the population of the District at 350,000 people.
Kayunga borders with 6 districts, including Apac in the north, Kamuli in the East,
Mukono in the south, Luwero and Nakasongola in the west and Jinja. Thatare also
potential beneficiaries and at certain point the project maybe extended to the
mentioned districts.
The district Headquarters is situated at Ntenjeru hill, 2km from Kayunga town.
Kayunga district is divided into two regions. Ntenjeru County, Bbaale County has its
headquarters at Bbaale in the northern extreme of the district. The district has 8
sub-counties, one town council headed by a Mayor, 61 parishes and 366 villages.
Kayunga district has 3 political constituencies each represented by a Member of
Parliament and the district Women constituency represented by a Woman Member
of Parliament.
Kayunga district has both tarmac and murram roads. It has a total of 48km of
tarmac from Sezibwa Bridge to Nyinze in Kangulumira sub-county on the boundary
between Mukono and Jinja district
A number of programs such as the Plan for modernization of Agriculture, Poverty
Action Fund and District Development Project have supported the district in the
maintenance and rehabilitation of roads.
Agriculture is the main economic activity in Kayunga district and represents 90% of
the total employment. Kayunga practices mainly 2 types of agriculture that is animal
husbandry or livestock farming and crop husbandry. The good climate, fertile soils,
rainfall which peaks in March-May and October-November and huge lands makes
agriculture one of the best alternatives for the population Kayunga district.
Today Kayunga is the leading producer of high quality vanilla in Uganda and 88%
population is engaged in production of cassava, matooke (plantains), pineapples, ,
maize, millet, watermelon, potatoes and passion fruits.
Kayunga district has 157 government-aided primary schools and 50 private primary
schools. It also has 7 government-aided secondary schools. Some of them include
St. Kalemba, Bbaale, Kanjuki, Kangulumira Public, Nangabi, Ndeeba and Busaana
Secondary Schools.
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Pineapple Growing.
The pineapple is the leading edible member of the family Bromeliaceae which
embraces about 2,000 species, mostly epiphytic and many strikingly ornamental.
Now known botanically as Ananas comosus Merr. (syns. A. sativus Schult. f.,
Ananassa sativa Lindl., Bromelia ananas L., B. comosa L.), the fruit has acquired few
vernacular names. It is widely called pina by Spanish-speaking people, abacaxi in the
Portuguese tongue, ananas by the Dutch and French and the people of former
French and Dutch colonies; nanas in southern Asia and the East Indes. In China, it is
po-lo-mah; sometimes in Jamaica, sweet pine; in Guatemala often merely "pine"
Description
The pineapple plant is a terrestrial herb 2 1/2 to 5 ft (.75-1.5 m) high with a spread
of 3 to 4 ft (.9-1.2 m); a very short, stout stem and a rosette of waxy, strap like
leaves, long-pointed, 20 to 72 in (50-180cm) 1ong; usually needle tipped and
generally bearing sharp, upcurved spines on the margins. The leaves may be all
green or variously striped with red, yellow or ivory down the middle or near the
margins. At blooming time, the stem elongates and enlarges near the apex and puts
forth a head of small purple or red flowers, each accompanied by a single red,
yellowish or green bract. The stem continues to grow and acquires at its apex a
compact tuft of stiff, short leaves called the "crown" or "top". Occasionally a plant
may bear 2 or 3 heads, or as many as 12 fused together, instead of the normal one.
As individual fruits develop from the flowers they join together forming a cone
shaped, compound, juicy, fleshy fruit to 12 in (30 cm) or more in height, with the
stem serving as the fibrous but fairly succulent core. The tough, waxy rind, made up
of hexagonal units, may be dark-green, yellow, orange-yellow or reddish when the
fruit is ripe. The flesh ranges from nearly white to yellow. If the flowers are
pollinated, small, hard seeds may be present, but generally one finds only traces of
undeveloped seeds. Offshoots, called "slips", emerge from the stem around the base
of the fruit and shoots grow in the axils of the leaves. Suckers (aerial suckers) are
shoots arising from the base of the plant at ground level; those proceeding later
from the stolons beneath the soil are called basal suckers or "ratoons".
Varieties
In international trade, the numerous pineapple cultivars are grouped in four main classes:
'Smooth Cayenne', 'Red Spanish', 'Queen', and 'Abacaxi', despite much variation in the types
within each class. Mainly, 'Smooth Cayenne' is prized for canning, having sufficient fiber
for firm slices and cubes as well as excellent flavor. In this project we shall try to test atleast
each of the mentioned variaty for the successful production and utilisation of the pineapple
products.
The Favourable Climate of Pineapple Farming basically in Kayunga
The pineapple is a tropical or near tropical plant limited (except in greenhouses) to low
elevations between 30°N and 25°S. A temperature range of 65°-95°F (18.33-45°C) is most
favorable, though the plant can tolerate cool nights for short periods. Prolonged cold retards
growth, delays maturity and causes the fruit to be more acid. The good altitude has an
important effect on the flavor of the fruit. Ideally, rainfall would be about 45 in (1,143 mm).
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Pineapple is drought tolerant and will produce fruit under yearly precipitation rates ranging
from 25 to 150 in (650-3,800 mm), depending on cultivar, and location and degree of
atmospheric humidity in the District favour its productivity.
The favourable soils
Kayunga District has one of the best soils for pineapple culture, a well-drained, sandy loam
with a high content of organic matter and it should be friable for a depth of at least 2 ft (60
cm), and pH within a range of 4.5 to 6.5.
Propagation and existing local technology in the pineapple growing in Kayunga
Crowns (or "tops"), slips (called nlbs or robbers in New South Wales), suckers and ratoons
as commonly utilized for vegetative multiplication of the pineapple. To a lesser degree, some
growers have used "stumps", that is, mother plant suckers that have already fruited. Seeds
are desired only in breeding programs and are usually the result of hand pollination. The
seeds are hard and slow to germinate. high rates of germination (75-90 % ) and more
vigorous growth of seedlings results from planting untreated seeds under intermittent mist.
The seedlings will be planted when 15-18 months old and will bear fruit 16-30 months later.
Vegetatively propagated plants fruit in 15-22 months. For example in Queensland, tops and
slips from the summer crop of 'Smooth Cayenne' are stored upside down, close together, in
semi-shade, for planting in the fall. The project will use the suckers, those of medium size,
approximately 18 in (45 cm) long, planted shallow and upright, yield best.
During the harvest, plants that have borne single-crowned, superior fruits without basal slips
will be selected and marked. Following harvest, these plants are cut close to the ground, the
leaves will be stripped off and the stems—usually 1 to 2 ft (30-60 cm) long and 3 to 4 in
(7.5-10 cm) thick—are sliced lengthwise into 4 triangular strips. The strips are disinfected
and placed 4 in (10 cm) apart, with exterior side upward, in beds of sterilized soil, semishaded and sprinkler-irrigated. Shoots emerge in 3 to 5 weeks and are large enough to
transplant to the nursery in 6 to 8 weeks. 'Smooth Cayenne' yields an average of 3 shoots
per slice. A one-acre (0.4 ha) nursery of 25,000 butts, therefore, yields between 100,000
and 200,000 suckers.
General Pineapple Farming Culture
The land will be well prepared at the outset because the pineapple is shallow-rooted and
easily damaged by post-planting cultivation. No use of soil fumigation believed to
contributes to high quality and high yields unless specified and approved by our final buyers.
Planting Techniques of Pineapples in the District of Kayunga
Planting will be done manually using the traditional short-handled narrow-bladed hoe, the
handle of which, 12 in (30 cm) long, is used to measure the distance between plants.
Crowns are set firmly at a depth of 2 in (5 cm); slips and suckers at 3 1/2 to 4 in (9 10 cm).
Butts, after trimming and drying for several days, are laid end-to-end in furrows and
covered with 4 in (10 cm) of soil. Double-rowing has been standard practice for many years,
the plantlets set 10 to 12 in (25 30 cm) apart and staggered, not opposite, in the common
rows, and with 2 ft (60 cm) between the two rows. An alley 3, 5 1/2 or 6 ft (.9, 1.6 or 1.8
m) wide is maintained between the pairs, allowing for plant populations of 17,400, 15,800 or
14,500 per acre (42,700, 37,920 or 33,800 per ha) respectively.
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Close spacing gives highest total crop weight—e.g.. 18,000 plants/acre = 28.8 tons (43,200
plants/ha = 69.12 tons). However, various trials have shown that overcrowding has a
negative effect, reducing fruit size and elongating the form undesirably, and it reduces the
number of slips and suckers per plant.
Planting Season
Main season of planting is April-May. But it is also planted in almost all months depending
on the availability of land and planting material, avoiding the heavy rainy period in JuneJuly.
Weed Control Technologies
Manual weeding in pineapple fields is difficult and expensive. It requires protective
clothing and tends to induce soil erosion. Coffees husks will be used as mulch and
fertilizers to discourage weeds.
Flower Induction for Better Yields
Pineapple flowering may be delayed or uneven, and it is highly desirable to attain uniform
maturity and also to control the time of harvest in order to avoid overproduction in the peak
periods.
Harvesting Periods of Pineapples
It is difficult to judge when the pineapple is ready to be harvested. The grower must depend
a great deal on experience. Size and color change alone are not fully reliable indicators.
Conversion of starch into sugars takes place rapidly in just a few days before full maturity.
In general, for the fresh fruit market, the crop is harvested when the eye shows a light pale
green color. At this season, sugar content and volatile flavors develop early and steadily
over several weeks. When the crop is about 30 days slower to mature, and the fruits are
picked when there is a slight yellowing around the base.
In manual harvesting, one man cuts off or breaks off the fruits (depending on the cultivar)
and tosses them to a truck or passes them to 2 other workers with baskets who convey
them to boxes in which they are arranged with the stems upward for the removal of bracts
and application of a 3% solution of benzoic acid on the cut stem of all fruits not intended for
immediate processing.
Life of Span of Pineapple Plantation
In current practice, after the harvesting of the first crop, workers trim off all but 2
ratoons which will bear fruit in 15-18 months. Perhaps there may be a second or
third ratoon crop. Then the field will be cleared to minimize carryover of pests and
diseases. The method will vary with the interest in or practicality of making use of by
products. According to the NAADS programme survey in the District 30 tones of
coffee husks are required for 1 acre to support life span of 14 – 15 years at capacity.
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Recommended Storage and Related Facilities.
The pineapples will be preserved in a cold storage at a temperature of 40°F (4.44°C) at the
factory and under cool shed. Lower temperature causes chilling injury and breakdown in
pineapples. At 44.6-46.4°F (7-8°C) and above, 80-90% relative humidity and adequate air
circulation, normal ripening progresses during and after storage. At best, pineapples may be
stored for no more than 4-6 weeks.
The Main Target Use of the Project Pineapples
Today there is a growing demand for pineapples as a beverage. Crushed pineapple, juice,
nectar, concentrate, marmalade and other preserves are commercially prepared from the
flesh remaining attached to the skin after the cutting and trimming of the central cylinder.
All residual parts cores, skin and fruit ends are crushed and given a first pressing for juice to
be canned as such or prepared as sirup used to fill the cans of fruit, or is utilized in
confectionery and beverages, or converted into powdered pineapple extract which has
various roles in the food industry. Chlorophyll from the skin and ends imparts a greenish hue
that must be eliminated and the juice must be used within 20 hours as it deteriorates
quickly. A second pressing yields "skin juice" which can be made into vinegar or mixed with
molasses for fermentation and distillation of alcohol. In Africa, young, tender shoots are
eaten in salads.
Food Value per 100 g of Edible Portion (Laboratory Research)
Moisture 81.3-91.2 g
Ether Extract 0.03 0.29 g
Crude Fiber 0.3-0.6 g
Nitrogen 0.038-0.098 g
Ash 0.21-0.49 g
Calcium 6.2 37.2 mg
Phosphorus 6.6-11.9 mg
Iron 0.27-1.05 mg
Carotene 0.003 0.055 mg
Thiamine 0.048 0.138 mg
Riboflavin 0.011-0.04 mg
Niacin 0.13-0.267 mg
Ascorbic Acid 27.0-165.2 mg
“Analyses of ripe pineapple made in Central America”.
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Toxicity
When unripe, the pineapple is not only inedible but poisonous, irritating the throat
and acting as a drastic purgative. Excessive consumption of pineapple cores has
caused the formation of fiber balls (bezoars) in the digestive tract.
History of Pineapples Growing in Kayunga District
Pineapples growing was adopted in Kayunga District following the devastation of
coffee plantations by the coffee wilt disease, other youth resorted to growing
passion fruits, after spending some years growing passion fruit, the enterprise
proved to be hard and non- profitable because most of the fruit plants dried up after
they were attacked by a strange disease.
“After most of our passion fruits dried up, we invited Mr Moses Byaruhanga (the
special presidential assistant for political affairs) and Mr Salim Nandy, the NAADS
executive director to assist us financially to revive our project,” Mr Njuba says
When Mr Byaruhanga and Mr Nandy met the youth they advised them to abandon
passion fruit growing for pineapples because the climate in the area was not
favourable for former. In 2007, through the Presidential special and NAADS
intervention many youth started growing pineapples
Our Current Proposed Pineapples Projects
During the process of consultations among the Youth, local service providers, Local
Government Leaders, political representatives and the demand from the Presidents
office to modernise Kayunga District through farming, Hon Nayiga Florence
Ssekabira, the Women Member of parliament, supported AICC consultation to assist
youth of Kayunga start up enterprises, the project was supported by H.E. The
President and ordered Mr. Moses Byaruhanga and Mr. Ali Lule to work hand in hand
with Hon Nayiga for the project success.
The following youth farmers were selected from each village out of the
many who were interested in the project for an immediate partnership
Support.
1. Kangulumira Sub- County
Model Youths selected from Kigayaza Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Bwayo Geoffrey
Kigayaza
3
2.
Wanda Geoffrey
Kamira
3
3.
Kungu Geoffrey
Kitambuza
3
Model Youths selected from Kangulumira Parish.
S/no
Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Kabuye James
Kasambya
3
2.
Gimeyi Sperito
Kalagala
3
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3.
WafanaYahaya
Kiwugu
3
4.
Nawati Soozi
Kiwalasi
3
5.
Namusobya Haawa
Kasambya
3
Model Youths selected from Seta Nyiize Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Mukisa akubu
Nyiize
3
2.
Mutesi Gorret
Nakirubi
3
Model Youths selected from Kikwanya Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Kisawuzi
3
Kibetu
3
2.
3.
Lubyayi Paul
Luboyera Geoge W
Ssali John
Kimooli
3
4.
Ssekimpi David
Kireku
3
5.
Byekwaso Patrick
Kikwanya
3
Model Youths selected from Nakatundu Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Kaggwa Miggo
Nnongo
3
2.
Katamba Richard
Bugiri
3
Mpumudde
3
Kisega
3
3.
4.
Ndugwa William
Nsubuga Joseph
Model Youths selected from Kawoomya Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Kawoomya
3
Kungu
3
2.
Olyeki Eric
Wogwale Nambi
3.
Kisalita Ben
Maligita
3
4.
Walimbwa Richard
Mirembe
3
2. Nazigo Sub- County.
Model Youths selected from Katikanyonyi Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
8
1.
2.
Kakooza Rajjabu
Adde Moses
Model Youths selected from Nateta
S/no
Name of Youth beneficially
Katikanyonyi
3
Nakatooke
3
Parish.
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Dravuga Franc
Kiribedda
3
2.
Kigundu Dirisa
Kawonawo
3
Busagazi
3
3.
Namala Yudaya
Model Youths selected from Nazigo Parish.
S/no
Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Ssemwanje Shabani
Kyampisi
3
Kigobero
3
Senda
3
2.
3.
Nakabiri Robinah
Wadadda Isaya
Model Youths selected from Bukamba Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Mutondo Tayibu
Bukamba
3
2.
Ssozi
Gayanza
3
3.
Kayanja Jackson
Namirembe
3
Model Youths selected from Kirindi Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
1.
Matovu David
2.
Nalweyiso Edith
3.
Namudoola Jalia
Village
Kasega
Acreage size.
3
Samba
3
Nsiima
3
Model Youths selected from Nsiima Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Mutebi Ben
Headquarters
3
2.
Nalwoga Phiona
Suppotta
3
Bambaga Criss
Salama
3
3.
Model Youths selected from Kimanya Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
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1.
Monday Monga
2.
Susume Minsusera
3.
5.
Kyetume
Gangama
3
3
Kiweddeko David
Kiziika
3
Moddo Annet
Kimanya
3
3. Kayunga Sub- County.
Model Youths selected from Buyobe Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Wasswa Adams Patrick
Buyobe
3
2.
Kakeeto Ronald
Kanjuki
3
Kabogoza John
Buwungiro
3
Nakamya Juliet
Kawuku
3
3.
4.
Model Youths selected from Bubajwe Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
1.
Kajoba Rwajaga
2.
Kawuma Vicent
Village
Bubajwe
Acreage size.
3
Kaazi
3
Muwonge Hassan
Bubajwe
3
4.
Iga Salim
Namatogonya
3
5.
Namirimu Eva
Wajanzi
3
3.
Model Youths selected from Kiteredde Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
1.
Lubwama Elijah
2.
Mukungu Henley
Village
Acreage size.
3
Kiteredde Luguddo
3
Okoth Vicent
Bugoge
3
4.
Sekwati Joseph
Bugogge
3
5.
Nnobi Ivan
Kagoye
3
3.
Model Youths selected from Bukujju Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Nalweweta
3
Kyamimbi
3
2.
Senkanjja Richard
Katali Shaban
10
3.
4.
Ssali Wilson
Kaana James
Busoolo
3
Kiyagi
3
Model Youths selected from Bukolooto Parish
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Kyalimpa Annet
Gaaza
3
2.
Ssempagama Sunday
Ndeeba
3
Model Youths selected from Busaale Parish.
S/no Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Title Ramos Moses
Kito
3
2.
Bassu Steven
Busaale
3
Kayiwa Richard
Kyebanja
3
Magumba Muzamiru
Busaale
3
3.
4.
Model Youths selected from Nsotoka Parish.
S/no
Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Walusimbi
Mataba
3
2.
Nabbingo Moses
Kiwooza
3
Musuuza Eric
Nsotoka
3
4.
Balikowa Steven
Bunyumya
3
5.
Kafeero
Mamulanda
3
6.
Lwanyaga Alex
Ssuka
3
3.
Model Youths selected from Nakaseeta Parish.
S/no
Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Nanyange Terira
Kilyamuli
3
2.
Kyeswa Francis
Nakaseeta
3
Mwogezi Francis
Wankyaliraki
3
4.
Ntalo Abdullah
Nakaziba
3
5.
Sentongo Livingstone
Kisombwa
3
6.
Ssebiyungo David
Kigombwa
3
3.
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4. Wabwooko Sub- County.
Model Youths selected from Kyerima Parish
S/no
Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Dumba Joseph
Nakaseeta
5
2.
Kamoga Godfrey
Mbulakati
3
3.
Katende Mpagi
Kyerima
3
Model Youths selected from Wabwooko Parish
S/no
Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Kayimbwe Godfrey
Wabwooko. A.
5
2.
Mulika Moses
Wabwooko
5
Model Youths selected from Kitatya Parish
S/no
Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Matovu Samuel
Kitatya. A.
3
2.
Kasana Tadewo
Kitatya. A.
5
Model Youths selected from Namulaba Parish
S/no
Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Abdul Hakimu. M.
Nongo
3
2.
Zaake Mudambo
Namulaba
3
Model Youths selected from Wabunyonyi Parish
S/no
Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Kintu Fred
Kyetume. B.
5
2.
Yazidi Nsubuga
Wabuyinja
3
Model Youths selected from Nkokonjeru Parish
S/no
Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Bogere Emmanuel
Tweyagalire. A.
3
2.
Duddu Abdu
Bulawula. A.
3
Model Youths selected from Nakivubo Parish
S/no
Name of Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size.
1.
Lwanga Mohammed
Nakivubo. B.
3
12
2.
Noah Atesa
Bisaka
3
5. Kayonza Sub- County.
Model Youths Selected from Nakyesanja Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Nayiga Zaamu
3
2.
Muhammed Nsereko
3
3.
Bukenya Moses
3
Model Youths Selected from Balisanga Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Zilonda Charles
3
2.
Bogere David
3
3.
Semuju Samuel
3
Model Youths Selected from Namizo Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Rejjo Richard
3
2.
Mukama Damiano
3
3.
Ssekate Steven
3
Model Youths Selected from Kamusabi Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
1.
Village
Nakalema Grace
Acreage size
3
Model Youths Selected from Kafumba Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Okyandi Gabdial
3
2.
Mawerere Julius
3
3.
Okooti Wilber
3
4.
Kyamulaga Moses
3
5.
Olema Matte
3
Model Youths Selected from Nakyesa Parish.
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S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Povule Robert
3
2.
Kyakwita Saul
3
3.
Kyakuwadde Deo
3
Model Youths Selected from Kanywero Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Lubega Charles
3
2.
Mulati Amin
3
Model Youths Selected from Kitwe Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Amuza. K.
3
2.
Mutesasira Bosco
3
3.
Lubega George
3
Model Youths Selected from Namaliri Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Nabawanuka Rechael
3
2.
Biryeri Edith
3
6. Busaana Sub- County.
Model Youths Selected from Kasaana Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Muwuyi Magidu
Bugaddu
3
2.
Mugenyi Deo
Kasana 11
3
3.
Odoi Jusper
Wabusonko
3
Model Youths Selected from Namukuma Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Matambire Ibrahim
Kasoto
3
2.
Kintu Abdalla
Nangabo
3
Model Youths Selected from Kiwangula Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
14
1.
Kawooya John
Wampongo
3
2.
Nywegu Geoffrey
Buyungirizi
3
Model Youths Selected from Nampanyi Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Kisige Henley
Bukungulu
3
2.
Yama Simon
Nampanyi
3
Model Youths Selected from Namirembe Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Onyango Richard
Namirembe
3
2.
Mutibwa Robert
Wampologoma
3
3.
Alege Idd
Namirembe
3
4.
Mulu Alex
Kawuku
3
Model Youths Selected from Nabuganyi Parish (Nil)
Model Youths Selected from Lusenke Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Nakibuka Margret
Bunzibiridde
3
2.
Kirya Zubairi
Lusenke
3
3.
Nantaba Valentine
Kuffu
3
4.
Kibula Samuel
Kibuzi
3
5.
Kaddu Twaha
Bugadu
3
Model Youths Selected from Namusaala Parish (Nil)
7. Bbaale Sub- County.
Model Youths Selected from Nakitokolo Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Kakeeto James
Gayaza
5
2.
Lukeera Robert
Nakitokolo
5
3.
Kyakulagira Charles
Kabaku
3
Model Youths Selected from Kavule Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
15
1.
Kamoga Johnthan
Gayaza
5
2.
Sebajwe Samuel
Mulaya
5
3.
Dumba Henley
Mulaya
5
4.
Akiki Matine
Muluga
5
Model Youths Selected from Mugongo Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Serinya Godfrey
Mugongo West
5
2.
Nakayonga Jesca
Mugongo West
3
Model Youths Selected from Misanga Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Ku mwalo
5
Jessica PWD
Model Youths Selected from Bbaale Parish.
S/no. Name Youth beneficially
Village
Acreage size
1.
Konamugaddu
3
Senkula Charles
This list make a of Total 147.
Names of Selected Youth Women and single mothers in the Pineapple
Production/Farming, Monitored and organized by KAWODEF as group
member of KADECOS, holding an account and shares.
S No
Name
Village
acreage
1
Sarah Musis
Kiyangi
3
2
Sarah olowa
Nalumuli
3
3
Aida
Baaale
3
4
Alice nakate
Kyerima
3
5
Nakinobe sajjabii
Kayonza
3
6
Get wakawa
Kyerima
3
7
Kagol sarah
galiraya
3
16
8
Mukyala Aidah Yiga
Galiraya
3
9
Mary kibuuka
Galiraya
3
10
Logosa Razira
Kisawolina
3
11
Nalongo Kabanda
Kisawolina
3
12
Maria
Kinakulya
3
13
Namusisi Gatrude
14
Nalongo Nakanjako Sarah
Kyayaaya
3
15
Rehemah serunkuma
Kyayaaya
3
16
Sarah Kigozi
Bugonga
3
17
Bulemezi
18
Sarah Kiseeka
Kibira
3
19
Naziwa Victor
Kayunga west
3
20
Labeeka Basoga
Kyamimbi
3
21
Margret Guloba
Busaala
3
22
Margret Kyeyune
Nsotoka
3
23
Dorine Kijjambu
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Mrs. Wan
Kasana Bukolwa
3
25
Nalongo
Bukeeka
3
26
Mrs Nabagala Prossy
Kisoga
3
27
Chairperson NRM (Name)
Kiterede Nazigo
3
28
Mrs Bukenya
Kyerima
3
29
Coucilor Suufuula
Namulaba
3
3
3
3
17
30
Mrs. Kiwanuka
Mango Nta
3
31
Mrs. Gae
Busaana
3
32
Mrs. Joseline
Kawolokoto
3
33
Sarah Mpagi
Kiwangula
3
34
Sister Sebunya
Kayunga Hospital
3
35
Nala Najuka
Baale
3
36
Annet Nabitaalo
Kayunga
3
37
Damali Sekintu
Baale
3
38
Nanyanja Margret
Namataala
3
39
Faridah Nagitta
Namagabi A
3
40
Edith Nansamba
KJisaaba
3
41
Topister Masembe
Kaazi
3
42
Joice Nantongo
Galirarya
3
43
Mrs. Sematta
Kayunga T/
3
44
Solar Kakembo
Kayunga T/C
3
45
Eseza Kasolo
Kaazi
3
46
Mukyala Mukwaya
Busaana
3
47
Nakamoga
Galiraya
3
48
Mukyala Banyara
Mugongo
3
49
Magezi Robinah
Kayunga
3
50
Nankya Maria
Note:
3
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1. This women group of 50 members each has agreed to contribute to the
project 3 acre land and provision of related labour, they are of view that
services will be done by their family members, who will share their profits as
family business.
2. The hold a Shares and a group account with KADECOS
3. They also promised to organize other members to undertake Chicken and
cattle keeping projects at any time when funds and other related resources
are available.
The above mentioned youth and single mothers were assessed based on their
expressed interest and willingness to venture and manage our planned
commercialised pineapples value addition chain production, the number targeted is
350 youth and single mothers’ potential farmers, with membership of Kayunga
District Development Cooperative as general financial and mobilisation point as well
as women were members of Kayunga Women District Development Advocacy
Forum. Currently only 84 youth farmers are benefiting from the NAADS Presidents
Initiative 2010/2012, ploughing and gardening is nearly completed for the 84
farmers’ gardens, each planting on one acre garden yard.
Each youth (84) is given 10,000 pineapple suckers and three Lorries of coffee husks
to kick off the project. The coffee husks are used as fertilisers in the pineapple
gardens. The 10,000 pineapple suckers given to every youth are meant for one acre
land.
In relation, In the sub counties of Kangulumira and Kayunga Sub county, there are
over 100 experience and results oriented Youth and Single mothers pineapple
farmers, of all we have finalised and drafted terms so that they too become out
growers, who will supply to us pineapple at an agreed fee to the factory for
processing and they will too access their funds at the KADECOS offices. As the
project takes off we are confident that the number of out growers will triple each
month with the set up of our modern factory.
This project is also planned to be inter-planted with Mango, bananas and pawpaw so
that the land is utilised optimally.
The total earning on this piece of land is estimated at cost of Shs 5m per acre, per
annum from selling pineapples alone, if at all the inter-planted fruits are cared for
one can earn a given sum of money from selling the fruits and other products
planted.
Thanks to His Excellency Y.K. Museveni, NAADS Secretariat and Mr Moses
Byaruhanga who advises the project
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Project Plans.
1. The project is to be revolving so that all the youth interested can access the
services, knowledge and disease control from the first model farmers.
2. A tractor secured will plough all the youth farmers’ gardens, once and the rest
is done by the farmer, the tractors will be reinforced with another tractor(s), if
we are to achieve the set goals at the right time given that planting has to be
done in the rain season
3. Seeds and other farm needs are to be procured through KADECOS identified
supplier
4. A Saving and Credit Cooperative Society in names of: Kayunga District
Cooperative Society (KADECOS) is to implement the project in partnership
and close coordination with the youth pineapple farmers, KADECOS as the
first contact point of members youth farmers, receive farmers needs and
demands, and as well access their percentage share at the KADECOSA
technical team of NAADS officials is to assist the farmers overcome
unforeseen consequences.
5. A technical committee of District NAADS and Appointed Agricultural
Consultants will assist the youth farmers overcoming unforeseen
consequences.
6. A committee of project member pineapple youth farmers will be setup to
monitor and verify the project progress and rise with the KADECOS, NAADS
officials coordinator on any need/assistance to farmers. The committee will
have representative of member’s farmer’s right from the village forming the
district committee.
AICC with her good relationship with the KADECOS, has entered in Memorandum of
Understanding with KADECOS as first point of the project contact, farmers
mobilisation/grouping, local fundraising and representation and with support and
guidance mange funds meant for farmers related support services. AICC will monitor
monies limited to KADECOS account, Provide technical and management support
related services, AICC as lead project implementer will lay strategies for
sustainability and expansion of this model project to other three (3) district during
this period of 15 of the project implementation for the country benefit and other
communities.
STAGES OF THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Stage One:
We identified 2 Danish companies through the Danish B2B techchange Programme
to supply them with 960 tones of organic pineapple juice concentrates, similarly we
the , Egyptians and Brazilian companies also expressed their interests to buy
processed/canned slices of pineapples: AICC, NAADS, Office of the President and the
office Hon. Nayiga Ssekabira has agreed this project to approved all the interested
applied pineapple youth farmers if at all funds are secured and AICC and KADECOS
can realise the project outcomes. Many of the mentioned foreign missions are willing
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in future to facilitate the project expansion within the bi – multilateral relationships
they have with Uganda.
AICC as lead project implementers in partnership with KADECOS is finalising the
assessments of the remaining Youth farmers to make a total of 300 Youth farmers,
well placed in written and signed agreements between KADECOS on Behalf of AICC
and the Farmers themselves approved by their respective representative as the need
may arise all the records a copy kept at AICC head office, Original with KADECOS
and Duplicate with the Youth Farmer. AICC and KADECOS has contributed in
partnership with KADECOS has secured enough land to host the processing and
mass storage factory, setup demonstration pineapple nursery farms and for other
fruits to be inter-planted, well planned with access roads, water supply, offices,
monitoring facilities and future value chain products processing and storage facilities.
(See Attached factory plan section).
This project is to further strength the Presidents commercial farming initiative among
Kayunga Youth Farmers. AICC is jointly implementing the project in cooperate with
all the partners involved in the Presidential programme in Kayunga to top up on their
effort and assist them too in one way or the other through:- using the secured farm
implements, skills and resources. Hence this project is toping up the efforts for all
those willing to follow the value addition chain idea in pineapples production in
Kayunga and other district, and multiply to the current prospective secured buyers:Danish, Brazilian and Egyptian for the healthier, nutritious Uganda 100% organic
pineapple.
There are various partners that are willing to partner with AICC through provision of:
Specialized Technical Assistance, Machinery and Equipments, Improved Seeds and
Funds so as the project can meet their country demands and standard requirements
for food exports as well adding value to Uganda’s agricultural productivity for
sustainability and for total benefit of the locals.
AICC and our partners in this project implementation has set to utilize 700 – 1,000
acres of Kayunga land for this project by the year 2012, in a group of 300 Pineapple
Youth farmers each youth farmer earn atleast 10,000,000/= (Ten Million Shillings)
annually throughout the entire 15 year project implementation time frame.
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Proposed Item Budget Capital Investment Request at this stage.
Category One:
Farmers Support/ Pineapple Production.
No REQUEST
QUANTITY
1
TOTAL COST in
Shillings
x
630,000,000
Pineapple suckers @ 30,000 9,000,000 suckers
x 300 farmers @ 70/=, on 3 70/=
acre land
2
Nine lorries of husks @ 9 lorries Husks X 300
1,890,000,000
farmer,
@
lorry
costs farmers = 2,700 trips x
700,000/=
totalling 700,000 @ lorry
6,300,000/= per farmer
Tractors
4 @ 60,000,000 Millions
240,000,000
3
Water
Harvesting/Storage 20,000,000
20,000,000
and supply (part in factory
budget for storage)
4
Land
is
available
for In place
0
construction of processing
plant,
Store
and
farm
gardens
8
Other inter-planted fruits 286
farmers
@
300,000,000
seed mangoes, pawpaw, 1,000,000
bananas etc
Sub-total
3,080,000,000
Category Two:- Administration, Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation
1
Administrative
costs
and
coordination
2
Packaging of pineapples from
the
gardens
(wheelbarrows/Baskets/Shed
tents
3
Pick – Up Tracks to collect
the pineapples for the
gardens to the factory/ field
coordination
4
Stand – By Generator and
solar penal for lights
5
Monitoring,
support
supervision and trainings for
farmers administrative costs
Sub - Total
Category Three:- FACTORY
(Varies) Annually
45,750,000
300 farmers x 250,000
75,000,000
60,000,000 @ x 2 vans
120,000,000
38,500,000
38,500,000
Varies (annually)
25,900,000
305,150,000
3 (a). Factory Construction
Sub- Total
1,514,276,200
(Refer to the attached drawing and the Bills of Quantities )
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3 (b). Factory Machine and Equipment
Sub-Total
(Refer to the attached drawing and the Bills of Quantities)
Category Four: Bi – Products/ Value Addition Capital Investments
AICC and local partners are also looking for extra capital investment funds to
support the women’s programmes of by-products of Pineapples as below: (Refer to
attached Incubator invoice and other details of other needs in this category)
S. No
Item Request
Unit Cost
Total Cost
1
Purchase of chick
420,000
1,500
2
Poultry incubator
1
3
Construction of centre and Done by AICC
land
4
Purchase of cross breed
cattle’s
1,000 heads
5
Construction f Arbatour
slaughter centre and land
By AICC
Assumption
630,000,000
50,000,000
0
500,000
500,000,000
0
Sub Total
1,180,000,000
Table 5
Summary of Requested Investments Budget:
S. No
Category
1
Category One
3,080,000,000
1,540,000
2
Category two
305,150,000
152,575
3
Category Three (a)
1,514,276,200
688,307
4
Category Three (b)
5
Category Five
1,180,000,000
590,000
GRAND TOTAL
Sub total (Ug)
Sub total US Dollars
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Notes from this proposed investment.
I.
II.
Total Inputs Uganda Shillings................... and in US Dollars ...........
Target production of pineapples from this input: 23,299,977 tones, Annually
III.
Total projection of a pineapple in weight
IV.
Target pineapple productions pieces, annually 11,649,988,500
V.
VI.
2 kgs (Maximum)
Projected unit cost of pinneaple
1,000/=
Total earning for the entire project annually
11,649,988,500,000/=
Production and Cash Flow on Investment Analysis:
(An Independent Analysis of Cash Flow Report on investment will be carried out on behalf of
implementers and AICC by the appointed Auditing Accountant at any point of request from
prospective and will partners.)
General Summary Computation for the Project Sustainability
1. (a). Pineapples Productivity, Per Harvest, Per Acreage.
Assuming we support/Invest with only 3 farmers, the pineapples production for the
three farmers will be as below:
Farmer
Total
Suckers
Acreage
Output
Output
1st harvest
2nd harvest
Total
Annual
Farmer A
10000
1
9500
9000
18500
Farmer B
30000
3
29500
29000
58500
Farmer C
50000
5
49500
49000
98500
90000
9
88500
87000
175500
Total
Table 2
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1. (b). Income Earning
Based on table 2, to ascertain the Project Income Earning as below:
Farmer
Market Cost of 1st Total earning
Pineapple
Shillings“000”
2nd total earning
Dollars
Shillings “000”
Dollars
Farmer A
1,000 = 0.5 $
9,500
9,500
9,000
9,000
Farmer B
1000 = 0.5 $
29,500
29,500
29,000
29,000
Farmer C
1000 = 0.5 $
49,500
49,500
49,000
49,000
88,500
88,500
87,000
87,000
Total
Projected Status of the Project by Average (Save for this Proposal
Illustration with the only example of Farmer (s) in Category A alone after
10 years)
Illustration based on Farmer A category: Will Result as follows
Years
Production
Total Shillings
Total Dollars
1st year
1 acre land
18,500,000
8,810
2nd year
Do
37,000,000
17,619
After 5 years
Do
92,500,000
44,047
After 10 years
Do
185,000,000
88,096
The above farmer has been supported following table one and he/she actual
production as in table two.
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2. (b). Total Average Proposed Pineapples Productivity
300 youth farmers or less but covering 300 acres land and assuming each one one
acre land will be as below:Farmer
Total
Suckers
Acreage Output
Output
1st harvest 2nd
harvest
“000”
“000”
“000”
Total Annual
“000”
Farmers
in
group A of
100 members
of one acre
land
1,000
100
99,995
99,990
199,985
Farmers
in
group B of
100 members
of 3acre land
300,000
300
299,995
299,990
599,985
100 Farmers
in group C
500,000
500
499,995
499,990
999,985
801,000
900
899,985
899,970
1,799,955
Total
Table 4:
The above table showing a project total output of pineapples produce if farmers are
group as mentioned. A with I acre and they are 100, B with 3 acres and are 100, C
with 5 acres and are 100 youth farmers.
Farmers in group A, farm on 1 acre land, with 10,000 suckers each farmers and are
100 in the group.
Farmers in group B, farm on 3 acre land, with only 30,000 suckers each farmer and
are 100 in the group
Farmers in group C are farming on 5 acre land, with 50,000 suckers each and are
100 in the group.
The above projected grouping pineapple production plan is on a one year production
of pineapples, assuming that a pineapple of 3 kgs is at 1,000 shillings what will be
the production of such groups per farmer. Farmers in question are ready and willing
to start the project, AICC and partners have the capacity, skills and abilities to
realise the projection plan above. It is also a blessing that the projected production
plan suites our prospective buyer’s demands and are actually sure that AICC and
Partners can sustain their demands for pineapples juice if at all capital investment is
secured.
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2. (b). Total Projected Pineapple Production for the first 5 years of harvest
Illustration from table 4.
Farmer
First Year
Second year
third year
Production
“000
(Double)”000” “000”
Fourth Year
Fifth Year
“000”
“000”
Farmers in
group A of
100
members
of one acre
land
199,985
399,970
799,940
1,599,880
1,599,880
Farmers in
group B of
100
members
of 3 acre
land
599,985
1,199,970
2,399,940
4,799,880
9,599,760
100
Farmers in
group C
999,985
1,999,970
3,999,940
7,999,880
15,999,760
1,799,955
3,599,910
7,199,820
14,399,640
27,199,400
Total
Note
1. The production doubled in the second year due to doubling of the sackers
harvested and replanted.
2. AICC projects to realise sackers double production per the past years
production at a single pineapple sacker production as minimal projection,
indeed the project target to farm 2 production suckers
3. Total production pineapples per year and per farmers group is also stated in
table 4.
Reserve
Suckers
Accumulated
Expansion/Sustainability.
in
Revolving
Process
for
Suckers Realised in minimal revolving process based on Seasonal
Production harvest of Pineapples
According to the research carried out in the district by the agricultural officers shows
that pineapples has no specific season, it can be grown at any time depending on
the nature of soil, environment, herbicides used and the type of sucker planted.
Many suckers are environmentally friendly in Kayunga and they can do well if they
are cared, AICC and partners are willing to fund for setting up PVP pumps in the
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areas of the project, Plantation is proposed to be carried out throughout the year
and producing high quality pineapple products.
Research in the Internationally, in the District of Kayunga and NARO shows that
pineapple takes 18 months to harvest the first phase and less in the second phase of
harvest
A farmer on one acre farm with 10,000 suckers (See Table one analysis), are well
cared for by the end of the two harvest, a farmer has generated over 25,000 other
suckers, this implies that the first phase suckers planted will double or triple after
the at every preceding years (see table 4), AICC and partners have designed a
mechanism of saving the new suckers, produced from the 300 farmers for expansion
and sustainability of off the project.
Assuming the number of suckers we requested for are effected see the table below
accumulated reserve.
Year
Suckers
Request
for first
year
Accumulati
on Suckers
for Farmers
Group
A
“000”
Accumulati
on suckers
for farmers
Group
B
“000”
2010/2011
8,600,000
sucks
1,000
3,000
5,000
9,000
2011/2012
None
2,000
6,000
10,000
18,000
2012/2013
None
4,000
12,000
20,000
36,000
2013/2014
None
2,000
6,000
10,000
18,000
2014/2015
None
6,000
18,000
30,000
54,000
24,000
45,000
75,000
216,000
Total
suckers
production for first 5
years.
Accumulatio Total suckers
n
suckers per
year
for farmers phase “000”
in group C
“000”
Note:
2011/2012: we shall double the suckers out put per acre.
2012/2013: we shall again, double without new suckers picked from the garden in
year 2010/2011 are inclusive.
2013/2014: we shall only compute 50% of total production of suckers 2012/2013
2014/201: AICC will determine the suckers output, since the first years gardens are
maintained to produce as more suckers as possible, then in this period we would like
to see that suckers are doubled the total production of the first two phase year that
is 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 total out put
In general the first five years of the project will have accumulated 216,000,000
suckers. This is a minimal calculation of the suckers reserve output but, we are sure
will be more than this number computed.
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AICC and the development partners propose that:
1. The interested companies to buy the juice will appoint their associate export
companies and their associate’s will determine the nature of Pineapples Juices
/Slices wanted by supporting the setting up of appropriate equipments and
machines in Uganda - Kayunga farm for export and storage, and they will
organise their own transport to the exporting port as they may be
determined.
2. Packaging and carton labelling shall also be determined by the exporters and
their associates, the mode of shipping the packages needed to foreign
country will be determined by themselves at their cost and partner firms.
3. AICC will ensure that export partners/buyers access resource/services they
need and mobilise firms to part with them at any level, consult on their behalf
with local firms to carryout their various consultancy and other related service
needed for the successful exportation of our products at an agreed extra cost
of consultancy.
4. AICC will ensure constant productivity and value addition (See stage two of
this proposal) expansion of the pineapple project to the (3) three more
neighbouring Districts interested in farming of pineapples to sustain our
future partners demanding for project products at an extra investment fee
determined profits gained from AICC and partners Kayunga Investments, and
development partners will to invest in other district projects in given time
frame.
5. AICC is committed to implement, network and expand the project according
to the support funds realised from the capital investment from the numerous
development partners.
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Proposed Value Additions Scope.
A. SCOPE OF CHAIN VALUE ADDITION
Large Commercial Pineapples Farming set on house hold level
(See stage on)
Pineapple Factory In place in Kayunga District
Juice/ canned production at the factory
Animal Feeds and other By- Products of Pineapples
(stage two)
Into Lots for Cattle/Poultry Feeds
Poultry Farming and Incubation setup from AICC profits
Cattle production and Arbatour/Slaughter House for Beef Export Process
THIS MAKES THE CONCEPT A TOTAL FORWARD AND BACK WORD
LINKAGE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
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Stage Two: Value addition
Planned Uses of the Pineapples Bi-Products into other products (Value
Addition) and Sustainability.
Juice: Pineapple juice has been employed for cleaning machete and knife blades
and, with sand, for scrubbing boat decks.
Animal Feed: Pineapple crowns are sometimes fed to horses if not needed for
planting. Final pineapple waste from the processing factories may be dehydrated as
"bran" and fed to cattle, pigs and chickens. "Bran'' will also be made from the
stumps after bromelain extraction. Expendable plants from old fields can be
processed as silage for maintaining cattle when other feed is scarce. The silage is
low in protein and high in fiber and is best mixed with urea, molasses and water to
improve its nutritional value. In 1982, public concern in Hawaii was aroused by the
detection of heptachlor (a carcinogen) in the milk from cows fed "green chop" leaves
from pineapple plants that had been sprayed with the chemical to control the ants
that distribute mealybugs. There is supposed to be a one year lapse to allow the
heptachlor to become more dilute before sprayed plants are utilized for feed.
Bromelain: The proteolytic enzyme, bromelain, or bromelin, was formerly derived
from pineapple juice; now it is gained from the mature plant stems salvaged when
fields are being cleared. The yield from 368 lbs (167 kg) of stern juice is 8 lbs (3.6
kg) of bromelain. The enzyme is used like papain from papaya for tenderizing meat
and chill proofing beer; is added to gelatin to increase its solubility for drinking; has
been used for stabilizing latex paints and in the leather-tanning process. In modern
therapy, it is employed as a digestive and for its anti-inflammatory action after
surgery, and to reduce swellings in cases of physical injuries; also in the treatment
of various other complaints.
Fiber: Pineapple leaves yield a strong, white, silky fiber which was extracted by
Filipinos before 1591. Certain cultivars are grown especially for fiber production and
their young fruits are removed to give the plant maximum vitality. The 'Perolera' is
an ideal cultivar for fiber extraction because its leaves are long, wide and rigid.
Weaving of the fiber into coarse textiles resembling grass cloth. Making of thread by
shoemakers and it was formerly used in the Celebes also commonly used for
stringing jewels and also made into capes and caps worn by tribal chiefs, making
fine casting nets, wrapping or sewing cigars like Pina cloth made on the island of
Panay in the Philippines and in Taiwan is highly esteemed, making of coarses cloth
for farmers' underwear. The outer, long leaves are preferred. In the manual process,
they are first decorticated by beating and rasping and stripping, and then left to ret
in water to which chemicals may be added to accelerate the activity of the
microorganisms which digest the unwanted tissue and separate the fibers. Retting
time has been reduced from 5 days to 26 hours. The rested material is washed
clean, dried in the sun and combed. In mechanical processing, the same machine
can be used that extracts the fiber from sisal. Estimating 10 leaves to the lb (22 per
kg), 22,000 leaves would constitute one ton and would yield 50-60 lbs (22-27 kg) of
fiber.
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Folk Medicine
Pineapple juice is taken as a diuretic and to expedite labor, also as a gargle in cases of sore
throat and as an antidote for seasickness. The flesh of very young (toxic) fruits is
deliberately ingested to achieve abortion (a little with honey on 3 successive mornings); also
to expel intestinal worms; and as a drastic treatment for venereal diseases. In Africa the
dried, powdered root is a remedy for edema. The crushed rind is applied on fractures and
the rind decoction with rosemary is applied on hemorrhoids. Indians in Panama use the leaf
juice as a purgative, emmenagogue and vermifuge.
Notes:
At stage two, a women organisation in the names of Kayunga District Women
Organisation (KAWODEF) have been identified, Trained in the mentioned
enterprises, sensitized to organise women farmers for rearing of chicks and Cattle
keeping Project. (See the attached photos of Workshops training of women in local chicken
rearing and other better improved methods the programmes were supported and trained by
AICC hand in hand with area Woman MP also the director of AICC and Uganda Farmers
Local Chicken Association as lead trainers).
KAWODEF have grouped 200 farmers for Poultry production, 50 Women Farmers for
cattle keeping. The women group will open a single account with KADECOS with
three women representatives as signatories, they will elect their leaders from village
to district in their respective enterprises and they will always consult KAWODEF for
support, Guidance and Technical needs.
Various women organisations in the district under KAWODEF have been identified to
uptake and support the project in line needs for the success of their group.
1.
The women youth and single mother’s farmers will keep the investments and
manage them as family.
2.
The Farmers in partnership will be assisted with medical care of the
investments
3.
The Farmer’s will make homes and cages necessary to keep the investments
4.
Before farmers are assisted deep analysis about their ability to handle the
investment must first be carried out.
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OVERALL PROJECT OUTCOMES
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Employment of 300 Youth farmers in KADECOS Group will earn 10 million (Ten
Millions) per Harvest. Youth farmers will be able to care for the families and live
happier life.
Creation of Job opportunities, 300 farm care attendants/support workers, optimally
utilizing their un used land with family members as employees, 150 employed at the
factory, 10 employed with KADECOS and 10 AICC secretariat, In total 1,500 are
targeted to be employed for the first phase and 500 for the second phase of value
addition. AICC is planning to create a land mark to create 3,500 for the entire
project.
Government will earn millions from exports of processed juice to the foreign nations
and from the imports of machines and equipments for the factory.
Infrastructure development, AICC plan to partner with local government to set up
access roads to member farmer’s gardens. Priority will be given to those isolated and
create new roads.
Three (3) more Districts will be duplicated in the period of 15 years by the use of
Kayunga District Youth Investments and Initiatives, and employing similar technology
and procedure.
Value addition production of 5,000+ tones of poultry and cattle animal feeds
annually, setting up similar cattle and chicken breeding and factory facility as value
addition chain production.
Youth farmers specialized in the farming of cattle will be organized and AICC will
invest 10,000 cattle heads and incorporated into KADECOS and other cattle farmers
organizations like the case of pineapple project, acquire improved animal feeds
produced from the pineapple factory in Kayunga District with in the 15 years project
life span and in other Districts.
Youth farmer’s specializing in the rearing of chicks will be invested in by AICC and
partners with 20,000 local chicken breeds, and others with 400,000 birds non local
Group and acquire Chicken feeds from pineapple factory during project
implementation period and in other Districts.
Extra 2,000 jobs will be created in period of 15 years from the value addition of
pineapple products realized from the organized animal feeds and farmers
association.
Tremendous change in the family income earning, per household earnings annually,
which will be used to improve on the education members farmers children, access to
better health and Household Commodities and Services.
A practical centre for research by the rural youth farmers, Scholars & professional
practitioners also maintained and results duplicated in other Districts, new markets
secured both locally and internationally, and foreign technical experts sent from
funding and partners countries Hence a centre for practical research and knowledge
exchange in place.
Local Pineapple Juice and Beverages producer benefiting from pineapple juice
concentrates and other inter planted fruits.
An incubating modern centre in set-up.
Beef export processing factory also set-up.
Supply of the proteolytic enzyme, bromelain, or bromelin to chemical and related
industries.
Development and innovation of technology from how to make fibres out related
products
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Roles of the Different Stakeholders:
Developme
nt Partners
 Funding
agency
Appointed Export
Trading
Companies/agen
ts
AICC (African KADECO
Investment
(Kayunga
District
Consult
Development
Consortium (U) Corporative
LTD (AICC)
Society)
Will
act
as Principle Project Focal
brokers/
managers/plann
point
marketers
and
SACCOS
ers
 Mediators
agents accredited
of
the
of
their
by development Implementers/
project
respective
Provision
of
partner’s
firms/govt
technical
Accountab
countries on their
towards the
support
in
the
le
to
behalf.
projects
area
of
AICC for
Mediators/initiate
Production and
funds
success
plans with the
limited to
sustainability
 Provide
Govt of Uganda
their
specialised
and its organs Answerable to
account
machines,
all
development
based on existing
improved
partners
and Farmers
treaties between
seeds and
government of mobilisati
states applicable
technical
on
and
Uganda
skills
Sole exporters to
follow up
and
needed in
foreign
funders Process
Package
 Ground/
growth and
Nation
pineapple
local
processing
Design, label and
juice/slices
in coordinato
of
Carton
Prints,
approved
rs of AICC
pineapples
boxes for export
export
carton for
purposes provided
labels
as sustainabil
ity
and
to AICC.
provided
productivit
Accountable to y
development
partners
and Conduct
Govt of Uganda Local
for the funds fundraisin
limited to our g
account.
Youth
Farmers
Contributors
of land for
farming
of
pineapples
Care / secure
for
their
pineapple
farms/garden
s
Work
with
KADECOS and
AICC
focal
persons and
field officers
for
productivity
and
sustainability
Do
simple
ploughing and
weeding after
tractor
digging and
afterwards
Seek
any
support from
AICC direct or
through
KADECOS
Table 5
The table shows the level in order, the roles and the tasks of each partners involved.
The nature of communication channels are clearly spelt out in logical manner.
Each partner has a point of depending on each other, Youth farmers are to be
encouraged and motivated to sustain the project by all the partners involved.
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Farmers who will show positive altitude and commitment toward the projects
sustainability will be rewarded accordingly and timely.
Monitoring and Evaluation
The project shall be monitored by the AICC focal person on a weekly basis, provide
technical and support supervision of the SACCOS (KADECOS) and the Farmers, a
weekly monitoring schedule shall guide AICC in the provision of technical services
required, Monitoring shall be carried out by AICC technical staff appointed, AICC
technical field person/Coordinator, the SACCOS manager and other resourceful
persons in the project framework.
Evaluation will be carried out on a monthly basis by AICC Directors, all development
partners/stakeholders available and willing to take part, in joint funding exercise,
important issues/strategies identified during monitoring and evaluation shall be
handled accordingly.
Monitoring, support supervision, site visits, field analysis, fact finding missions by the
sponsors/government/stakeholders shall be arranged annually and at request of any
involved partners. They will be coordinated and guided by the AICC director
available or any other technical person appointed and is available; their
recommendation shall always be dealt with by AICC technical persons and partners
accordingly.
Reporting:
Annual report shall be submitted to the funder(s), the government, other Partners,
where possible in the public Medias or at request of the partners involved in the
project implementation. A report shall always be in written, video format, pictures
and published in project complementary magazine, in AICC magazine and in other
AICC and partners publications as maybe determined.
Attached:
1. AICC Flier (Company Profile), KADECOS Certificate, KAWODEF Certificate
2. Memorandum of understanding between AICC, KADECOS and KAWODEF
3. Factory Bills of Quantities and Drawings
4. Machines and Equipment (Tractors)
5. Photos Illustrating different Current Status project Investments:- Land, Office.
6. Other vital documents (Invoices and detailed description of other related
Items).
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Briefly
African investment Consult Consortium (U) Limited (AICC) is a profit making company
incorporated in the Republic of Uganda, under the companies Act Cap 110, to Source
markets and market Uganda’s Products/Services, Project Management and Planning
Consulting firm, Events managers, Investors Unit management service consultant and
human resource consultants, our offices are located at Kireeka, Rehabilitation Centre off
Namugongo road.
We have interacted and supported Kayunga District Youth Farmers in development of
enterprises as model district in partnership with the District NAADS office and Presidents
office and the office of the Woman Member of Parliament – Kayunga District.
AICC seek funds, technical assistance, Partnership and guidance to realize the identified
development of supporting Youth Pineapple Farmers and foreign identified demands of 960
tones of organic juice per year, 300 Youth Farmers on 3 –5 acre lands of pineapple gardens,
Set up a juice processing factory and maintain value addition chain for other products and
as well attract other market potentials as identified for a period of 15 years.