Busoke-Kakoni · Luwero District · Uganda
Maize milled within sight of the fields it grew in.
Jimukka buys maize from farmers around Zirobwe, cleans and mills it on our own acre, and sells flour, bran and animal feed that families and stockists can actually afford.
- 01Maize under cultivation1 acre owned
- 023-phase line, 100 kVAConnected
- 03Milling line warehouseSlab poured
- 04Cleaning, drying, gradingTo be built
- 05Bran and feeds storeSlab poured
- 06Silo storage, 9,000 MTTo be built
The milling sequence
One cob. Five things worth selling.
Maize gets smaller as it moves through the mill, and every fraction has a buyer. The bran that most small mills throw away is the feed that our poultry and piggery customers come back for.
Whole grain
Bought from our own farm and from trusted growers and cooperatives around Zirobwe.
STAGE 02Cleaned and graded
Destoned, dried to a safe moisture level and graded. Sold as trading grain or fed to the mill.
STAGE 03Grits and semolina
The coarse fraction, for porridge blends and institutional kitchens.
STAGE 04Maize flour
Sifted grade one flour for posho and porridge. The product most households buy weekly.
STAGE 05Bran and feed
The outer layer, separated and bagged for poultry, piggery and cattle farmers.
What we sell
Products
Prices are quoted ex-works Busoke-Kakoni. Delivery to Kampala, Luwero, Nakaseke and Wakiso can be arranged on volume orders.
Cleaned and graded maize
Destoned, dried and graded grain, sold by the tonne.
Price on request
Coarse posho meal
The coarser grind that many households and kitchens prefer for posho.
Price on request
Grade 1 maize flour
Finely sifted white maize flour for posho and porridge.
Price on request
Compounded animal feed
Bran blended to a ration, once the feeds line is commissioned.
Price on request
Fortified porridge blend
A nutrition-focused blend aimed at the gaps we see locally.
Price on request
Maize bran
The outer layer of the kernel, bagged fresh off the mill.
Price on requestWhere the project stands
What is already on the ground.
We would rather show the site as it is than as a render. The land, the power and the slabs are paid for. The equipment and the silos are the next step.
Standing today
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One acre owned at Busoke-Kakoni Company-owned land, five kilometres off the Zirobwe road, with room for the full factory complex.1 acre
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Three-phase power line and transformer Constructed by the company. Grid power rather than diesel keeps the cost per tonne down.100 kVA
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Milling warehouse slab Foundation poured and finished, ready for the shed and the milling line.Slab complete
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Animal feeds warehouse slab Second finished slab, for bran and compounded feed storage.Slab complete
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Milling machines First set of milling machines already purchased and on site.Locally sourced
Next, with funding
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Maize milling system and shed Complete milling line installed in a purpose-built warehouse, replacing the interim setup.Full line
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Cleaning, drying and grading system Destoning, drying and grading so that grain can be traded as well as milled, and stored without aflatoxin risk.Second warehouse
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Maize bran store Dedicated storage for bran and animal feeds, keeping the food and feed lines separate.Third warehouse
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Silo storage Nine thousand tonnes of sealed storage, so the mill can buy at harvest prices and run all year.6 x 1,500 MT
Why buy from Jimukka
Short supply chain, long shelf life.
Milled where it grows
Grain does not travel to town and back before you buy it. That saved transport is the reason our flour can be priced for households that count every shilling.
Dried and stored properly
Cleaning, drying and sealed storage are the difference between safe maize and mouldy maize. We are building the plant to do it, not improvising.
Every fraction sold
Flour for people, bran and compounded feed for poultry, piggery and cattle. Selling the whole kernel is what keeps the flour price low.
Run by process engineers
The directors have led production, maintenance and quality in Ugandan manufacturing for over a decade, and have audited ISO systems from the inside.
For funders and partners
The land is paid for. The plant is not.
Jimukka is raising capital to complete the factory complex at Busoke-Kakoni: a maize milling system in a purpose-built warehouse, a cleaning, drying and grading line in a second warehouse, a bran and feeds store in a third, and six 1,500 MT silos so the …
| Instrument | Equity, debt or blended finance |
|---|---|
| Total requirement | UGX 4.50bn |
| Already committed by shareholders | UGX 450m |
| Timeline | 18 months to full commissioning |
Who runs it
Three shareholders, one plant.
The mill is run by people who have already built and audited production lines, farms and quality systems in Uganda.
Ivan Ssembogga
Chief Executive Officer and founder · 90%Ivan has spent more than eleven years in Ugandan manufacturing, leading production, maintenance, quality and safety teams at Roofings Group and TotalEnergies Marketing Uganda, most recently as Production Manager and Country Consignments Supervisor. He …
Jesca Nalweza Ssembogga
Director, farms and supply · 5%Jesca manages the company's farm operations, covering cattle, poultry and piggery, and the supply of farm products to customers. She brings the sourcing and day-to-day management that keeps grain moving into the mill and …
Geofrey Ssebagala
Director, systems and community · 5%Geofrey looks after the company's systems and equipment. He serves as a pastor at Power of His Resurrection Ministries, Mulago, and works as a data clerk with the Sickle Cell Pan African Research Consortium …
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From the mill
News and updates
Construction progress, harvest prices and what we are buying this season.
Three-phase power is live at Busoke-Kakoni
The 100 kVA transformer is installed and the line is energised, which takes diesel out of our cost per tonne before the …
What we are paying for maize this season
Buying prices around Zirobwe, what we test for at the gate, and how farmers can get paid faster.
Why bran matters to the price of your flour
Selling the whole kernel is the reason a small mill can price flour for households that count every shilling.