Busoga Forestry Company

Busoga Forestry Company (BFC) Ltd is a subsidiary of Green Resources AS (GRAS), one of East Africa’s largest Forestation Company and a leader in East African wood processing. GRAS owns 35,000ha of standing forest in Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda, established through its own planting activities.

BFC was established on 14 March 1996 with registration number 31967, and Uganda Investment Authority License number ASD/254/42101. It is a fully paid-up member of the Uganda Timber Growers Association, the Uganda Manufacturers’ Association and is rated as a top 500 tax payer with Uganda Revenue Authority.

BFC holds two 50-year renewable tree planting licenses to establish and manage forest plantations on 6,466ha in Bukaleba Central Forest Reserve (CFR), Mayuge district on the shores of Lake Victoria and 2,669ha in Kachung CFR, Dokolo district, North of Lake Kyoga.

Over 700 people from the neighbouring villages are employed to provide labour for silviculture, harvesting, sawmilling and timber treatment amongst others.

BFC uses wood from FSC certified plantations to sustainably produce high quality value-added timber products based on the needs of its customers.

BFC aims at becoming an attractive alternative for investors who are otherwise reluctant to invest in emerging markets and are a favoured partner for development organizations.

Who We Are

Our Vision

To establish east africa’s leading forest industry company working for the benefit of our stakeholders, employees and the communities where we operate.

Our Values

• To establish and maintain fast growing and highyielding forests as effectively as possible

• Provide first-class products and services to our customers

• Adhere to high environmental and social standards • Appreciate employee performance;

• Contribute to sustainable rural development for local communities

Certification

BFCs Values and Mission are partly achieved through the Company’s commitment to manage its plantation and industrial operations in line with international standards and certifications. Certification is a voluntary process that was adopted for implementation and use by BFC as a tool aimed at providing assurance to our stakeholders that our wood products are from sustainably managed forests.

To this end, BFC follows the highest national and international corporate, social & environmental standards including certification by the Forest Stewardship CouncilTM standard, the world’s leading standard for responsible forest management.