Since 2012, CURAD has been at the forefront of agribusiness incubation, helping youth, women, farmer groups, and SMEs transform raw ideas into sustainable and profitable ventures. Through tailored mentorship, training, access to finance, and exposure to local and international markets.
Study NowCURAD’s mission is to produce innovative and skillful agribusiness leaders who champion productivity and job creation. By bringing together universities, research institutions, farmer organizations, and private sector partners.
Join TodayFrom coffee processing at Makerere to fruit and vegetable value addition at Namanve, oilseed development in Iganga, and dairy and meat processing in Jinja, CURAD operates specialized incubation hubs across Uganda.
Join NowReviving the historic Namunkekera farm (1960s pineapple/coffee hub) destroyed in 1980s insurgency. Incorporated in 2007 as NAPIL under Uganda's Poverty Eradication Action Plan.
Vision: Spearhead national socio-economic transformation through scalable rural industrialization
Mission: Create backward/forward linkages converting raw materials to export-ready products while empowering smallholders
Years Of Experience
10Liaoshen Industrial Park A cluster of agro-based industries and manufacturers including:
Grain cleaning, drying, storage (2,000 MT capacity) Milling maize flour (24T/day roller mill, 12T/day hammer mill) Supplies grain to Kenya & flour to UPDF
Fruit value addition (mango, pineapple) Produces dried fruits, fruit wines, mango whisky Targets international markets
Produces 20,000–40,000m²/day of floor and wall tiles Employs over 900 workers Expected to exceed 1,000 employees
Produces honey and peanut butter from locally sourced inputs Capacity: 600 liters/day
Specializes in drying and packaging pumpkin into flour
Specializes in drying and packaging pumpkin into flour
🔼$6M Funding Gap for scaling to 5 new districts
🔼Export Partnerships for pumpkin flour (10 tons/month) and honey products
🔼Tech Upgrades for automated processing lines
Why Invest?
🔼 40% YOY revenue growth since 2018
🔼 Tax incentives under Uganda's Agro-Industrial Parks policy
🔼 Guaranteed raw materials from 3,232 contract farmers