Agriculture

Agriculture is one of the oldest and the largest contributor to the GDP of most of the countries globally. Uganda is also no exception. Agriculture in Uganda is the largest employer of the country today, a largest exporter sector and also a significant GDP contributor. Many businesses in Uganda depends upon agriculture. The founding promoters of MMP Group are also linked with agriculture since generations. The major focus crops for our group are sugarcane, cotton and maize.

MJ NUTRION's Stake in Uganda's Coffee Heritage.

Uganda is a country that has been described as the pearl of Africa, gifted by nature and 'organic by default', where the land is kissed by the sun,with fertile loamy soils and rich cultural history and diversity. MJ Nutrition emerges as a guardian of the tradition of this rich Uganda's organic and sustainable coffee growing, processing, and export history, the biggest in Africa. At MJ Nutrition we are not merely crafting beans: we are conserving the rich Ugandan cultural organic coffee stories for generations to come! Stories that invite the world to relish sun-drenched coffee cherries grown in Uganda's fertile soils!


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Sugarcane

Sugarcane is one of the widely grown commodity in Ugandan Agriculture sector majorly for the sugar and ethanol production. MMP Group; with modern practices and biotechnology grows sugarcane in over 10,000.00 Acres of land spread across various parts of Uganda. Apart from these 10,000.00 acres of owned farming; MMP Group works closely with hundreds of farmers on contract farming basis which consists of sugarcane plantation over 100,000.00 Acres in diverse locations of Uganda for the captive consumption in our sugar mills.

Cotton

MMP Group is the largest cotton processor and one of the largest exporters of cotton bales in Uganda through our 11 Ginning facilities spread in different parts of Uganda based on the cotton growing. We work closely with more than 11,000 affiliated farmers who grow cotton in their soil for us on contract farming basis. We have also diversified into organic cotton cultivation and export of organic cotton through our specially trained and developed farmer partners who are already recognised by various global Organic Certification bodies.

Maize

Maize is one of the major staple foods of Uganda, it provides nearly 40% of Ugandan’s daily calories consumption. We are actively involved in the maize processing and distribution of maize. We are proud to be involved in the addition of high quality value to a source of nutirition of many people in the country and the region.

Organic Fertiliser

Our sugarcane processing expertise has enabled us to turn the bi-products of this process into a fertiliser which is completely free from all chemical and inorganic compounds. This organic fertiliser helps the farmers with their land fertilization needs at very affordable costs and without harming the land with any sort of chemical or other harmful components. It is also recommended and used by many of the local farmers who are into organic agriculture practices.