Buweera Planters Limited – Cage Aquaculture
Namukuma Bay, Buikwe District – Lake Victoria • Fisheries / Aquaculture
Scaling cage aquaculture on Lake Victoria
Buweera Planters Limited is a Ugandan aquaculture company operating large-scale cage fish farming on Lake Victoria. Established in 2018, the project addresses the growing demand for quality fish in Uganda and the wider East African region by producing cage-grown tilapia and catfish at commercial scale.
With all key regulatory approvals in place, the company is expanding from 15 cages to over 100 cages to close the fish supply gap, strengthen export capacity, and contribute to food security, nutrition, and rural employment. The project targets domestic markets alongside regional and export channels, positioning aquaculture as a high-growth, high-impact investment opportunity in Uganda's fisheries sector.
Source: BPL Business Plan 2023 A4 2 FIN…
Project details
- Project Name
- Buweera Planters Limited – Cage Aquaculture
- Sector
- Fisheries / Aquaculture
- Sub-sector
- Cage Fish Farming (Tilapia & Catfish)
- Location
- Namukuma Bay, Buikwe District – Lake Victoria
- Company
- Buweera Planters Limited
- Year Established
- 2018
- Core Activity
- Commercial cage fish farming to meet local and regional fish demand
- Current Scale
- 15 operational cages
- Expansion Plan
- Scale to over 100 fully stocked cages
- License & Compliance
- Aquaculture Establishment License (2019); Site suitability clearance by NARO, NaFIRRI, and NEMA
- Target Market
- Uganda domestic market, regional markets (Kenya, DRC), export
- Value Proposition
- Large-scale, quality cage-grown fish; reliable volumes; compliance with environmental and fisheries standards
- Estimated Investment Required
- USD 5.47 million (expansion phase)
- Development Impact
- Protein supply, food security, employment, export earnings
Abstract
This business plan profiles a Ugandan cage aquaculture operator established to close the fish demand-supply gap locally and regionally. It positions the opportunity around rising fish demand and the commercial case for scaling production, presenting an expansion pathway from the current operation to a substantially larger cage footprint. The plan references prior licensing and institutional clearances tied to cage farming operations on Lake Victoria, and states a defined external funding requirement of USD 5.473M to achieve scale (15 cages to 100+ cages, fully stocked).
