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Rwanda to construct $38m powdered milk factory

Rwanda is set to construct its first powdered milk factory in an attempt to boost profit for its livestock sub-sector.

This came after a joint venture firm owned by Rwandan investors and South African in collaboration with dairy farmers in Gicumbi District agreed to invest $38 million towards the development.

The powdered milk factory will be situated in Byumba Sector of Gicumbi District in Northern Province of Rwanda. Construction of the plant is expected to start by the end of 2020 and it will take a year for the factory to be completed so it will be completed by the end of 2021.

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The planned factory is set to be the largest milk-processing factory in the country and will offer major relief to the dairy farmers, it is the first of its kind in Rwanda.

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