Rice/Cereals Value Addition for Local and Export Markets (RIVALEM)
Description
Diners Group Limited processes rice from paddy/rough rice sourced from more than 3,000 smallholder farmers spread in the districts of Mbale, Budaka, Bulambuli, Kween, Bukedea and Butaleja through de-stoning, milling, separation, whitening, grading and packaging. DGL further is investing in processing machinery and factory construction; launch is expected in April, 2026 to further process and add value to whole rice, broken rice, rice bran through grinding it into flour, and then fortify with soya beans, peas, and/or egg powder adding further vitamin and mineral fortifications. These will be sold as instant fortified cereals and infant cereals, healthy flakes, fortified rice, puffed snacks and flake crumbs.
Impact
1. Employment, incomes and local livelihoods. Processing and value addition will create more jobs across the value chain (mill operators, packers, transporters, quality controllers, sales & marketing) and will create huge incomes and cash flows to rural raw-material farming communities. 2. Nutrition & public health impacts. Fortified rice and nutrient-rich instant flours are proven, cost-effective ways to reduce micronutrient deficiencies (iron, vitamin A, zinc, folic acid), especially through school feeding or social programmes. Studies and program assessments (WFP, academic reviews) show improvements in nutrient adequacy, reduced anaemia, and cognitive/attendance benefits when deployed at scale. 3. Food security, resilience and seasonal smoothing. Processing (milling and value addition to produce instant cereals) reduces post-harvest losses, extends shelf life, and enables food distribution during shortages thus improving food security. 4. Gender and social inclusion. Diners Group Limited has integrated 1600 female farmers as suppliers of Paddy rice (raw-materials) and will onboard female employees at all levels of business operations.
Target Audience
1. 1. Youth and Women as employees, suppliers and commercial agents. Provides job opportunities for young men and women as employees, supplier and retail distributors affordable nutritious products or as micro-entrepreneurs engaged in the sale of quality and sustainable agricultural inputs, produce aggregators of raw materials such as paddy rice, soybean, peas from engaged farmers.
Industrial Value Chains
Partnerships
Institutional / Organizational (owned or managed by a university, company, NGO, or government agency)
Innovation Details
August 11, 2014
Contact Information
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