The site: three silos, the warehouse, the intake pit and the weighbridge.
A service business at the heart of the grain trade, in a market that has already priced the problem
Fee per tonne. Asset-backed. Two harvests a year. The rest of this page is numbers.
Demand is proven. Verified supply is the gap.
- $38m+Trade lost to aflatoxin, estimated by the Eastern Africa Grain CouncilEAGC
- UGX 32.8bnLost by Uganda since 2023 on grain rejected for failing food safety rulesReported 2026
- 60%+Of maize in previous years above safe toxin levelsEAGC
- 1,700 tDestroyed after failing tests on export, worth about $2m, confirmed on retest by EAC standards expertsDaily Monitor, EAC
A leading Ugandan miller is on record saying the contamination happens after harvest, not in the field. That is exactly the stage A.B.I. is built for.
Revenue tracks throughput, not crop prices
A.B.I.'s core income is a fixed service fee per tonne handled. It scales with volume across two harvests a year, and it keeps our grading independent, which is the thing a buyer is paying for.
- 18,000 tDesigned annual throughput, about 50 tonnes a day
- ~6,800 tApproximate annual breakeven, about one truckload a day
- 2Harvests a year in Uganda, so the facility earns across both seasons
The scale is modest on purpose. Breakeven is roughly one truckload a day against a corridor moving 1,500 tonnes a day at peak through one border crossing alone. A.B.I. fills one facility well, then builds the next.
The facility
Concept views of the plant, from the gate to the laboratory. Scroll across.
First light. Farmers' lorries queued at the gate, each lot named before it moves.
Intake. A tractor, a crew, and a site supervisor keeping the yard moving.
Samples on their way to the lab. Every lot, every time.
A site visit. Buyers and funders see exactly what they are backing.
Dusk. The last lorry out, the lights on, the day's lots stored and certified.
The weighbridge. Every lot is weighed and named before it goes any further.
Segregated storage. One lot, one silo, one identity.
Drying under control, to a specification, on every lot.
The laboratory. Aflatoxin and moisture on every intake lot, recorded and certified.
Institutional demand with a local-sourcing mandate
The buyers who matter most are required, or strongly incentivised, to buy Ugandan grain. What they need is a supplier who can document it.
- 95%+Of raw materials sourced locally by a leading regional brewer, from about 25,000 contracted farmers, with active investment in cutting post-harvest lossesCompany reporting, 2026
- $71.7mLocal procurement in Uganda by the UN World Food Programme, over 80% of its annual buying, including cereals from smallholdersWFP Uganda
- 73%Of Ugandan maize export value went to Kenya, which is structurally short. Uganda's two harvests make it the region's swing supplierEAGC
Built to a standard a buyer can audit
12 to 14% moisture
Below the threshold at which mould and aflatoxin develop in storage. Dried under control, to a specification.
Every lot tested
Aflatoxin and moisture on 100% of intake, against the EAC 5 ppb limit for B1, with the result recorded against the lot.
One lot, one identity
Segregated by grain type and quality tier from the weighbridge to the certificate. Fully auditable.
- PETKUS Technologie GmbHGermany
Cleaning, grading, drying, handling, automation.
- Ambros Schmelzer & Sohn GmbHGermany
Silo storage and engineering.
- Charm Sciences Inc.United States
Mycotoxin and moisture testing.
Technology partners engaged on specification and design.
Grown in Uganda. Trusted anywhere.
What every certificate that leaves the gate is for
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