Private equity firm Pearl Capital Partners and impact investor Voxtra have jointly invested $4 million into Ugandan feed processor Biyinzika Enterprises Ltd. The funds will be used to build storage facilities with the aim of bringing stability to the availability and price of poultry feed in the region. Pearl Capital Partners has invested widely in agribusiness in Africa and has previously invested in Biyinzika in 2006. Other Ugandan businesses that Pearl Capital Partners has invested in are Bee Natural, a honey processor, and seed companies Naesco and Farm Inputs Care Center.
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