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Uganda Industrial Research Institute - A lead agency of industrialization in Uganda
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Technical section

Bakery Technology

Bakery Technology conducts applied bakery research, practical training, processing technology development and technical advisory support for micro and medium-scale bakery enterprises.

Section profile

Applied bakery research and technology development

The Bakery Technology Section was established in 1997 together with other departments that made up UIRI's Food Processing Division.

The section steers and conducts applied industrial research in the bakery industry and addresses the needs of local micro and medium-scale bakery enterprises by generating appropriate bakery processing technologies.

Services

Services offered by the Bakery Technology Section

Bakery Technology provides practical services that support research, training, technology upgrading, quality management and enterprise development in the bakery industry.

  • Conducting applied research programmes relevant to the needs of the bakery industry
  • Supporting value addition, cost reduction, quality upgrading, new product development and process development
  • Conducting practical training for SME prospective entrepreneurs and students from higher institutions of learning
  • Training in bakery production, quality assurance and bakery plant management
  • Upgrading and developing processing technologies that promote high-quality bakery products
  • Identifying, adopting and diffusing knowledge and technologies to prospective end-users
  • Providing technical advice and consultancy services to bakery start-ups and existing enterprises
  • Promoting modern quality management systems such as GMP, GHP and HACCP for micro and medium-scale enterprises

Planned activities

Pilot plant, raw-material research and incubatee support

The section's planned activities focus on strengthening the Bakery Pilot Plant, expanding research and development, and supporting enterprises already working with UIRI.

  • Equipping the Bakery Pilot Plant by acquiring new equipment
  • Carrying out research and development on the utilization of available agricultural raw materials, especially stem and root tubers
  • Training more micro and medium-scale entrepreneurs in the bakery industry
  • Continuing assistance to existing incubatees through supervision and training in product and market strategy development