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DAMAZO GRAIN MILLERS PROFILE OUR STRATEGIC GOAL. We aim at inspiring competition, growing and leading the way by covering all cities across Uganda. Our rice milling system removes all the husk and the bran layers, and produce an edible, white rice kernel that is sufficiently milled and free of impurities We generate good quality rice which is white and polished. We buy paddy rice from farmers across the country. OUR SERVICES. OUR CORE VALUES: Mile Mbiri Kamuli rd. Mpumudde P0 BOX 890 JINJA (U) Phone: +256703557874/776557874 Email: [email protected] We are competitive and strongly forcused towards the satisfaction of our clients and consumers. Our clients interest always comes first. We are agile we quickly adapt to changes in the (market, weather, customer demands and government policies)
Transcript of DAMAZO GRAIN MILLERS
DAMAZO GRAIN MILLERS
PROFILE
OUR STRATEGIC GOAL.
We aim at inspiring competition, growing and leading the way by covering all cities across Uganda.
Our rice milling system removes all the husk and the bran layers, and produce an edible, white rice kernel that is sufficiently milled and free of impurities
We generate good quality rice which is white and polished.
We buy paddy rice from farmers across the country.
OUR SERVICES.
OUR CORE VALUES:
Mile Mbiri Kamuli rd. Mpumudde
P0 BOX 890 JINJA (U) Phone: +256703557874/776557874
Email: [email protected]
We are competitive and strongly forcused
towards the satisfaction of our clients and
consumers.
Our clients interest always comes first.
We are agile we quickly adapt to changes in
the (market, weather, customer demands and
government policies)
OUR HISTORY
Damazo grain millers was established in 2019 with the
aim of promoting trade and investment for both local
and international markets and to serve Uganda’s
growing communities with food supplies and more so,
to offer job opportunities to the youth that had lost their
jobs due to the outbreak of Covid19 pandemic that left
most businesses financially fragile. Drake Balikowa
Magara, who is the director and founder of Damazo
grain millers had a dream to open a grain milling
company when he visited China. Before the country’s
lockdown, he had already ordered for the milling
machine following a successful feasibility study
regarding the business.
Damazo grain millers has grown to become a valuable
source of business venture which is trusted especially
by the private sector. Our sales have been steadily
growing in local markets and we hope to extend to the
international markets by 2023. We are soon to expand,
build partnership and develop competition within the
global market.
Using a networking approach for promotion of trade
and investments, our staff become part of an actively
engaged business community that generates productive
ideas, activities, and alliances for business successes.
To ensure continuity and confirm success, Damazo
grain millers Secretariat maintains a database for client
maintenance and record purposes.
Uganda is endowed with vast varieties of resources
ranging from minerals, forest resources, uncultivated
rich land and investing in Uganda is not only rewarding
but highly profitable. Damazo grain millers therefore
provides an excellent Centre for Business growth and
prosperity and can be viewed as the next hub for world
business growth. Damazo grain millers therefore taps
these business opportunities in both local and
international firms to maximize, establish and widening
its base in the global market.
About us
Today, Damazo grain millers has 12 permanent staff
and 80 casual laborers. The company is situated in
Mile Mbiri Kamuli road, Mpumude in Jinja District.
We are implementing business in areas of agriculture,
buying paddy rice from the farmers, adding value to
it by milling and packing. The company is soon
exploring in other cereal production that include
maize, wheat, sorghum and millet.
JULY 2021
DIRECTORS MESSAGE
“Success is not a key to
happiness. But happiness is
a key to success. If you love
what you are doing, you
will be successful”.
In the current process of widespread globalization,
we in Damazo Grain Millers understand that meeting
our customer's requirement is essential to the success
of our business. We can say that the years we
experienced in the past are significant years and it is
clearly seen that we have intensively delivered our
best performance to focus on customer satisfaction.
We saw the need to open up the grain milling
company at that time when most of the businesses
were shuttered and leaving most of the youth
unemployed. The food production was not so much
affected giving us opportunity to successfully
accelerate in the business and more so, providing job
opportunities to those that had lost their jobs. These
were able to cater for their family needs and I’m glad
the company restored their lost hope to working
again. We are still young in business but we have
succeedigly done well to our expectation.
Just like any other person out there, opening up a
business is one of the most challenging idea one can
embark on, it involves a lot of dedication, passion and
hard work. Besides our hard work, we were
privileged to have a god father, Mr. Godfrey Were in
the same business who walked us through till when
JULY 2021
we were able to move on our own, we owe our
gratitude and success to him.
We are soon expanding our business to the rest of the
cities in Uganda due to the over whelming demands
from our clients. This will not only be advantageous
to our clients but also gives us the opportunity to be
closer to our farmers thus reducing on their
transportation costs.
We are now in an ever-changing market environment.
In such situation, we firmly believe that “trust” is the
key element in persuading customers to choose our
quality product. We totally accept that “trust” can
create a “Win-Win Situation” for a long deeper
relationship.
And we trust and believe that by 2023, we will be
able to cover all our sited cities.
Yours’ sincerely
Drake Balikowa Magara
FARMING AS A BUSINESS TRANSFORMED MY
LIFE.
Wilson a beneficially from Damazo
grain miller loan standing in front of
his newly constructed house, a
cutesy of Damazo grain miller funds.
Syanga Wilson, 53, and a father of 5 lives in Jami parish in
Budaka district. He just cannot hold his happiness when
we visited to see how his farming business is doing.
“Damazo grain millers are my life savers”, he said with a
big smile while showing us his green flourishing garden.
Jami village is surrounded by rich lands that favor
agriculture. The area harbors above 1000 farmers and most
of them are indigenous people. Wilson has been in rice
farming throughout his life. “This is what everybody does
right from our great grandfathers”. He said.
Most of the farmers in Jami village cultivate rice as a
subsistence crop. They only cultivate what they are able to
survive on. Besides their hard work, the families continued
to struggle in terms of their children’s education and
wellbeing.
Wilson is a long way from his situation nearly three
decades ago, when his children dropped out of school and
him not being able to pay their school fees. Today, his first
born is a registered nurse and his second born is a soldier.
His other children are still in school and doing well in
class.
When Damazo grain millers agricultural loan was
introduced to the community, beneficiary groups were
formed and sensitised on how to use the funds. Wilson
belonging in one out of 60 groups formed, applied for a
group loan which was divided amongst the members. And
in 2020, 60 million shillings was issued by Damazo to
finance farmer groups
Mr. Drake Balikowa Magara, director and founder of
Damazo grain millers said that they have continued to
boost their farmers’ capital through Damazo agricultural
loan scheme for 3 years now. “Our farmers are able to
produce rice in bulk and in return sell it to us”, this has in
return boosted our rice milling company and we are able to
retain our farmers amidst competitions from other
companies in the same business”. He added.
“follow up is one of the major issue
we take at heart to ensure our
clients deliver quality produce. This
has helped Damazo ensure quality
products to the final consumers”.
Wilson cannot praise the efforts of Damazo grain millers
enough. “Damazo grain millers has done a lot in changing
our lives in the village, It’s helped us trade in farming as a
business, I have built a house and taken my children to
desirable schools”, says Wilson.
OUR TEAM
Mile Mbiri Kamuli rd. Mpumudde
P0 BOX 890 JINJA (U) Phone: +256703557874/776557874
Email: [email protected]
Mr.Drake Balikowa Magara, director Damazo grain millers. "Trust is all we need to build in our clients to succeed in business".
Mr . Waako Wilberforce, production control manager since January 2020
Ms.Birungi Juliet, accountant. " communication between staff and clients has built good relationships.They have trusted us with their
businesses and it is our duty to maintain that trust".
Mr. Kabogere Juma,Assistant manager since 2019
Mr. Ssekitoreko Denis senior machine operator and mechanical from March 2019 up to date.
Ms. Twanza Aziiza Mwoya, cashier. " interaction with clients has helped me know and understand them well.besides work, we are friends".
OUR CASUAL TEAM
Mile Mbiri Kamuli rd. Mpumudde
P0 BOX 890 JINJA (U) Phone: +256703557874/776557874
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Mwima Richard, Junior Machine operator since 2020
Mr. Munabi Noah Wilson working as production manager from 2019 November 30th 2020 then general manager up to
now
Mr. Karegeya Innocent. Junior Machine operator since 2019.
Mr. Emmanuel Nandolo, Chief auditor since 2019
