Technical section

Meat Technology

Meat Technology develops value-added meat products and supports Uganda's meat industry through training, research and development, technical advisory services and quality assurance support.

Section profile

Value-added meat processing under Production Systems

UIRI's Meat Technology Section was established in 1997 with grant aid from the Chinese government, the Common Fund for Commodities, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, CIM/GTZ of Germany and the Government of Uganda.

Operating under UIRI's Production Systems department, the section leads the development of value-added meat products through training, research and development, and technical advisory support services to the meat industry.

Mission

Strengthening indigenous meat processing enterprises

The section's mission is to improve the capacity and competence of indigenous meat processing enterprises by advising and training them in the production of high-quality marketable meat products.

Services

Services offered to the meat industry

Meat Technology provides practical services that support enterprise capacity, facility setup, production quality and market readiness.

Training in meat processing technologies
Product development and testing
Advice on selecting suitable equipment and tools
Designing production facilities
Supervision during meat equipment installation
Supervision of trial production
Introduction of Standard Operating Procedures and HACCP quality assurance management systems

Ongoing activities

Training and product development

The section continues to support enterprise skills development and research work for meat product improvement.

Training more enterprises in meat processing skills
Continued research and product development on meat products