Tilda Uganda

Rice growing and processing company in Uganda

Tilda Uganda LimitedCompany type| Private

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Industry| Manufacture & Marketing of Rice
Founded| 1996
Headquarters| Kibimba, Uganda

Key people

| Venugopal Pookat
Executive Director
Products| Rice

Tilda Uganda Limited is a rice growing and processing company in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

## Location

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The company headquarters and factory are located on a 3,900 hectares (9,637 acres) estate in the community of Kibimba, along the Jinja–Iganga–Bugiri–Tororo Road, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the town of Bugiri.[1] This is about 89 kilometres (55 mi) east of Jinja, the largest city in the sub-region.[2] The coordinates of the company headquarters and factory are 0°32'06.0"N, 33°52'31.0"E (Latitude:0.535005; Longitude:33.875280).[3]

## Overview

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The Kibimba Rice Scheme, was established by President Idi Amin with China[4] in 1973. In 1996, Tilda Limited acquired the property. They applied to the International Finance Corporation for a US$2 million loan, as part of the funding required to rehabilitate the estate for growing, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of rice and rice products.[5] It is estimated that in 2011, Tilda Uganda Limited was producing about 20,000 metric tonnes of refined rice grain annually.[6]

## Ownership

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TUL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tilda Limited, a rice and related food products company headquartered in Rainham, (England), with offices in Dubai, (UAE) and Delhi (India).[7]

## Other considerations

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Some of the members of the family that founded Tilda Limited, were born or lived in Uganda for part of their lives.[8]

## See also

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* Kibimba
* Bugiri District
* Eastern Uganda
* Uganda Economy

## References

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1. ^ Globefeed.com (16 June 2016). "Distance between Tilda Uganda Limited, Kibimba, Bugiri District, Eastern Region, Uganda and Bugiri, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
2. ^ Globefeed.com (16 June 2016). "Distance between Jinja Town Hall, Gokhale Road, Jinja, Eastern Region, Uganda and Tilda Uganda Limited, Kibimba, Bugiri District, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
3. ^ "Location of the Headquarters And Factory of Tilda Uganda Limited" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
4. ^ Sino-Ugandan Relations
5. ^ IFC (11 November 1997). "Revised Environmental Review Summary (ERS): Uganda: Tilda Uganda Limited". Washington, DC: International Finance Corporation (IFC). Retrieved 16 June 2016.
6. ^ Mohapatra (2012). "Uganda: Blazing a trail to rice success". International Rice Research Institute. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
7. ^ Tilda Rice Limited (16 June 2016). "Tilda Rice Limited: Our Ethics : Farming Practices". Tilda Rice Limited. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
8. ^ Vipul Thakrar Quoting Narshidas Thakrar (25 September 2012). "Ugandan Asians: The birth of tilda rice". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

## External links

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* Website of Tilda Limited - The Parent Company
* How a bad deal led to better opportunity

00°32′06″N 33°52′31″E﻿ / ﻿0.53500°N 33.87528°E﻿ / 0.53500; 33.87528

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Bugiri District

Capital: Bugiri

Towns and
villages|

* Bugiri
* Naluwerere
* Kibimba

Geography|

* Lake Victoria

Economy|

* Tilda Uganda
* Bugiri Sugar Factory

Banking|

* Centenary Bank
* Equity Bank Uganda Limited
* Pride Microfinance Limited
* Finance Trust Bank

Transport|

* Jinja–Iganga–Bugiri–Tororo Road

Health|

* Bugiri General Hospital

Notable people|

* Enid Mirembe
* Justine Lumumba Kasule
* Fred Mukisa
* Wafula Oguttu

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