The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Movit Products Ltd to help advance Uganda’s agricultural research development.
This public-private partnership was signed by Simpson Birungi Group Executive Chairman on behalf of Movit Products Limited and Dr. Yona Baguma the Director General on behalf of NARO.
“The MOU provides a general framework to facilitate formal collaboration between Movit products and NARO in developing, incubating and commercializing consumer packaged goods from natural resources that will be consumed both locally and globally,” Birungi said.
This is a big development in ensuring that ground breaking NARO Innovations get to the market and therefore contribute to the country’s economic growth.
In his remarks, Dr. Yona Baguma said, “We are partnering with that private sector for impact. Over the years, coffee has been known as a beverage, but of late, a number of other uses have been added to it, especially in the cosmetic industry. Such discoveries and more will now be shared with Movit for commercialization.”