Company:Tilda Uganda
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| 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
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
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
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
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
References
- ↑ Globefeed.com (16 June 2016). "Distance between Tilda Uganda Limited, Kibimba, Bugiri District, Eastern Region, Uganda and Bugiri, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Tilda%20Uganda%20Ltd%20-%20Kibimba%2C%20Bugiri%2C%20Eastern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Bugiri%2C%20Eastern%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJ60xpuigBfxcRc2c6ZmaFY20&dt2=ChIJS4haJDf8fhcRc2dl1uRjxKU. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ 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. http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=JINJA%20TOWN%20HALL%2C%20Gokhale%20Road%2C%20Jinja%2C%20Eastern%20Region%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Tilda%20Uganda%20Ltd%20-%20Kibimba%2C%20Bugiri%2C%20Eastern%20Region%2C%20Uganda%2C&dt1=ChIJYa_kCHh7fhcRZV0i9xy0jTQ&dt2=ChIJ60xpuigBfxcRc2c6ZmaFY20. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ Google (16 June 2016). "Location of the Headquarters And Factory of Tilda Uganda Limited" (Map). Google. Retrieved 16 June 2016. Missing or empty
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- ↑ IFC (11 November 1997). "Revised Environmental Review Summary (ERS): Uganda: Tilda Uganda Limited". Washington, DC: International Finance Corporation (IFC). http://ifcext.ifc.org/ifcext/spiwebsite1.nsf/DocsByUNIDForPrint/06A5F74B535D5409852576C10080D272?opendocument. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ Mohapatra (2012). "Uganda: Blazing a trail to rice success". International Rice Research Institute. http://irri.org/rice-today/uganda-blazing-a-trail-to-rice-success. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ Tilda Rice Limited (16 June 2016). "Tilda Rice Limited: Our Ethics : Farming Practices". Tilda Rice Limited. http://www.tilda.com/foodservice/why-tilda-rice/ethics. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ Vipul Thakrar Quoting Narshidas Thakrar (25 September 2012). "Ugandan Asians: The birth of tilda rice". Kampala. http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/Ugandan-Asians-series--The-birth-of-tilda-rice/-/691232/1516136/-/np3xn4z/-/index.html. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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