Recently, I went to a rice mill with two bags of husked rice ready for milling. The millers knew it was business as usual, deliver husked rice and they unhusk it. To their surprise, I asked that they not only unhusk but also grade the rice. This request almost brought operations to a standstill. Read the full story in the Daily Monitor
The Rice Grader at the Government owned Rice Mill in Nabiganda Town Council, Butaleja District, Uganda
The scenes of supermarket suppliers rioting in Gulu Town a while back due to the closure of Uchumi Supermarket touched many. If you are privy to information on how supermarkets work, you know that most of them never pay upfront for the products they sell on their shelves preferring to pay suppliers after the sale has been done.
In this Seeds of Gold article, I share more on how reduce the risk associated with Supermarket business.
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Tagged Agri Business, business, supermarket, uchumi, Uganda, value addition
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