SUKULU FERTILIZERS
Sukulu Phosphate Comprehensive Industrial Development Project, also known as the Uganda-China (Guangdong) Free Zone of International Industrial Cooperation, came from the Consensus reached between H.E. President Yoweri Museveni ofthe Republic Uganda and H.E.President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of Chinaduring BRICS Summit in Durban, South Africa in Dec, 2015. This project is one of the flagship projects in Uganda Vision 2040 and a conduct of example for China’s National Development and Reform Commission for Foreign International Capacity Cooperation, strengthening economic and trade cooperation between Uganda and China. SukuluProject is located about 11km outside Tororo town—5km along the Busia-Tororo road—towards the Uganda-Kenya border. The total investment of SukuluProject is 620 million USD, which comprises of a Dressing Plant (Mineral Separation), a Bio-Organic Fertilizer Plant, a Steel Mill, a Glass Factory, A Baking-Free Brick Plant, and a Maintenance Center for manufacturing all plant spare parts and other agricultural tools like hoes, disc ploughs, pangas, trailers, ridgers, rakes etc. It will create 4000 jobs for the country both directly and indirectly and generate 50 million USD taxes for Uganda Government.