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UgandaCoffee Federation
This acquisition will also
deepen Olam’s origination
expertise in East Africa and
buildonOlam’scorepurpose
of Growing Responsibly by
building sustainable supply
chains with smallholder
farmers tocontribute towards
Olam’s LivelihoodCharter.
In 2016, Olam Uganda
Coffeewas amongst the five
companies who won more
than US$10.6 million from
TheMasterCard Foundation
Fund for Rural Prosperity
competition
to
bolster
innovative work to alleviate
povertyby increasingaccess
to financial service for poor
people in rural Africa.
By introducing imaginative
thinking inscalingupfinancial
inclusion, the increase in
access to services such as
mobile banking, savings
accounts, insurance and
credit, over 8 million people
across remotepartsofAfrica
stand to benefit by 2020.
