The brewer said in a news release Friday the money comes from the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund. SABMiller will contribute more than two million US dollars — bringing the total investment to about three million US dollars.
The London-based company, through Southern Sudan Beverages, will guarantee purchases of cassava from small farmers at pre-negotiated prices, which will reduce the need for imports and provide more stability to the farmers.
The project is expected to help 2,000 farmers by the end of the third year. Southern Sudan Beverages first started making the area’s first locally produced beer, White Bull Lager, in 2009.