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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Nyamagabe District and the current investor in the Gitare Mill wheat processing factory are in talks with a potential new investor who may acquire or buy shares in the business to help secure financing needed to resume operations, The New Times has learnt.<\/p>\n

The factory was operational until 2018.<\/p>\n

It closed due to the previous owner\u2019s inability to repay a bank loan, leaving farmers without a sustainable market. As a result, it was auctioned.<\/p>\n

The move to revive the factory followed concerns expressed by wheat farmers during President Paul Kagame\u2019s citizen outreach in Nyamagabe District in 2022, where he instructed authorities to seek a solution.<\/p>\n

Thade\u0301e Habimana, the Vice Mayor in charge of Economic Development in Nyamagabe District, told The New Times that the factory requires financing to be revived, upgraded, and resume operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in discussions with OCP Africa, which is a joint venture with Rwanda Fertiliser Company (RFC), so that it either acquires the factory or buys shares as two possible options to enable operations to resume. This is because the current investor, Janvier Gasasira, tried but faced financial constraints,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He noted that the company had visited the factory twice to assess its potential.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe negotiation process has been slow following changes in OCP Africa\u2019s leadership, but as a district we remain committed as negotiations continue,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Once negotiations are successfully completed, officials expect OCP Africa to revive the factory and offer a reliable market for local wheat farmers.<\/p>\n

Through its OCP School initiative, which provides soil testing and tailored fertiliser recommendations, the company could also help farmers boost yields and improve wheat quality, making local production more competitive with imports.<\/p>\n

Habimana said they plan to engage with OCP Africa\u2019s new leadership to confirm the company\u2019s interest in operating the factory.<\/p>\n

He noted that OCP Africa has implemented similar agribusiness projects across the continent to strengthen crop value chains, a model that could be replicated in Rwanda.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will follow up with the company for updates. Nyamagabe alone has 13,000 hectares of wheat, and Nyaruguru, Karongi, and Nyamasheke also produce substantial volumes. This means the factory can secure enough raw materials to run sustainably,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Janvier Gasasira, the investor who took over the factory through auction, told The New Times that due to financial difficulties, he began discussions with OCP Africa for possible investment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had several physical visits and discussions with the officials and carried out a benchmark. They can either buy the factory or become shareholders. OCP Africa\u2019s management in Rwanda changed, and I think new leaders were being recruited. We are still waiting and hope the process can be fast-tracked. We need financing to purchase modern equipment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that there is a need to work with the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board to promote wheat varieties that are suitable for bread production and the area\u2019s soil, noting that suitable varieties would also increase production per hectare.<\/p>\n

Residents around the factory in Tare Sector, Gasarenda Centre, are worried because the factory has not been operating for some time<\/p>\n

Dieudonne\u0301 Niyongira, a resident of Tare Sector, said: \u201cWe had a reliable wheat market as farmers. Another benefit was that we used the wheat by-products to feed our livestock, but we have lost all of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alphonsine Nyiramuhire, another resident, added: \u201cThe wheat produce is taken to Rusizi, Kigali, and other places. If the factory were operating, we would have jobs there, and perhaps the price of flour would even go down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wheat is one of the top crops grown in Nyamagabe District. The district is one of 11 others that grow wheat. Increasing production could cut the import bill.<\/p>\n

Data from the Ministry of Trade and Industry show that in 2020, Rwanda spent over $44 million (about Rwf43 billion) on importing more than 177,740 tonnes of wheat, representing an increase of over 10 per cent compared to more than $40.8 million (about Rwf39 billion) spent the previous year.<\/p>\n

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