Prime Minister Dr. Pierre Damien Habumuremyi has called for support to enterprising citizens that have established great projects.
He made the call while touring the Mashroom processing Plant, BN Producers, at Jabana sector in Gasabo district.
The BN Producers Factory has a capacity to process over 5 tons annually but currently they are unable because of space challenges.
Mashrooms require to be dried at the factory before they can be processed into flour that can be packaged in many forms.
However, BN Producers can only dry 30Kg of mashrooms in three days yet mashroom farmers deliver over 500Kg daily.
Niyibaho Berthilde a woman that founded BN Producers says the challenge her factory faces is the inability to secure a loan.
Niyibaho said she had applied for a Loan from Rwanda Development bank BRD, but was denied the loan because the bank argued she didnt have enough Collateral.
She also says the Factory is faced with a challenge of paying a debt of Frw10Million owed to mashroom farmers that supply the factory.
There are 4000 mashroom farmers employed by BN Producers.
The factory is currently valued at Frw 870 Million. She says she needs a Loan of only Frw199Million to Boost her business.
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