Dear Valued Clients, Business Partners, Importers, and Manufacturers,
We are pleased to announce a significant milestone in the international expansion of Groupe Solina. As part of our continued commitment to strengthening agricultural trade and supply chain integration across Africa, we have officially incorporated a new subsidiary in the Republic of Uganda: Solina Uganda.
🌍 About Solina Uganda
Solina Uganda has been established with a clear mandate:
To facilitate and streamline the exportation of high-quality agricultural products from Uganda to markets worldwide.
To enhance our operational capabilities across East and Central Africa, ensuring a more reliable and efficient supply chain for our clients and partners.
This new entity will act as a strategic sourcing and logistics hub, leveraging Uganda’s rich agricultural base—including coffee, sesame seeds, cocoa, tea, fish products, dairy, and horticulture crops—while applying international standards in quality assurance, traceability, and compliance.
🚀 Why Uganda?
Uganda is rapidly emerging as one of Africa’s most promising agricultural export economies. With fertile soils, favorable climate, and increasing global demand for its premium produce, Uganda offers unparalleled opportunities for exporters and buyers alike.
Through Solina Uganda, Groupe Solina is now ideally positioned to:
Supply global markets with agricultural products sourced from Ugandan cooperatives and producers renowned for their reliability.
Guarantee consistency, quality, and scalability in supply.
Bridge market access gaps for local farmers and agribusinesses.
Promote value-added processing and agro-industrial development in the region.
Uganda’s Leading Agricultural Export Products
1. Coffee
Uganda’s largest ag export, with revenues exceeding US $2 billion over 12 months to May 2025 (7.43 million 60 kg bags)
2. Fish and Fish Products
Includes Nile perch and tilapia—annual fish export earnings range between US $200 million to over US $600 million depending on scope (regional vs formal international)
3. Tea
A key regional export crop—earnings around US $70–88 million, destined to markets like Pakistan, UK, and Egypt
4. Cocoa Beans
Emerging as a high-value niche crop, with export revenues growing thanks to global price hikes (prices up to $12,000/tonne)
5. Sesame Seeds (Simsim)
Oilseed export reaching US $6–40 million annually, shipping to Asia and Middle East markets
6. Maize (corn)
Strong regional export to Kenya, South Sudan, Rwanda, DRC—about US $20–190 million (depending on formal classification)
7. Beans & Pulses
Exports of dry beans, lentils valued at US $25 million or more, significant market in regional neighbors
8. Edible Vegetables & Fruits / Horticulture
Includes pineapples, avocados, mangoes, green beans, hot peppers, flowers like roses—earning US $158 million+ in edible veg and other horticultural products.
9. Sugar and Sugarcane Products
Annual sugar production up to 800k+ tonnes; exports valued around US $15–543 million, depending on processing and classification
10. Cotton
Traditional cash crop, exports worth around US $30–215 million annually, though declining in long‐term relevance
🤝 A Step Forward in Our Shared Growth
This expansion is part of our broader vision to build resilient, ethical, and inclusive supply chains across Africa. It reinforces our longstanding partnerships with importers, manufacturers, and institutional buyers in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas.
We warmly invite our partners—both existing and new—to explore this opportunity to grow with us. Whether you are sourcing raw agricultural products, developing agro-based brands, or investing in agrifood systems, Solina Uganda is ready to deliver solutions tailored to your market needs.
📬 Let’s Connect
For trade inquiries, sourcing partnerships, or supply chain collaborations, please reach out to our international business development team or contact directly sales@sahelagrisol.com WhatsApp : +223 90 99 10 99
We thank you for your continued trust and collaboration, and we look forward to delivering greater value, together.
Warm regards,
Kosona Chriv
Group Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
