SOPATRAM is a agro-food processing company initiated with the aim of ensuring the market for the agricultural products harvested by the groups of the COPAD Cooperative, managing post-harvest losses incurred by agricultural producers, and ultimately creating employment for young people leaving the school environment. It specializes in the processing of fruit juices and their derivatives, the production of cereal flour, especially whole flour and porridge flour, as well as mushroom drying.
The Company constitutes the 2nd link in the value chain on which the SOPAD Consortium's activities are based.
SOPATRAM works in collaboration with the groups of fruit producers and collectors supervised by the projects of the COPAD Cooperative. Upon receiving fruits as raw material, it transforms them into juice and other derivatives, supplying them to the common store managed by the groups of the TWINAGURE Association.
SOPATRAM thus bridges the gap between the COPAD Cooperative, which manages the supply chain, and the TWINAGURE Association, which manages the distribution chain.
The SOPATRAM Company brings added value to women and young beneficiaries, especially in job creation. It contributes to the economic development of the country through the collection of taxes and taxes and enhances the well-being of consumers through its products. It also facilitates students in industrial and agri-food transformation sections to access study internships easily and provides them with sufficient knowledge to initiate small agri-food processing projects.
The SOPATRAM Company organizes groups of young people interested in agro-food processing techniques and guides them within its processing unit.
The SOPATRAM Company also supports single mothers who drop out of school and face extreme poverty conditions. In many cases, pregnancies are disowned by the fathers, and these girls are rejected by their families and society, leaving them unable to meet the needs of themselves and their children.
Every year, SOPATRAM receives trainees from various educational institutions to benefit from guidance in artisanal, industrial, and agro-food processing techniques. These groups undergo training to become competitive in the job market, to initiate their small processing businesses, and to create employment opportunities for themselves.
As part of the Consortium's activities, a training center hosting an artisanal processing unit has been established and is located in Bujumbura Mairie, Ntahangwa Commune, Gihosha Zone, Avenue de l’Enfant No. 64.
The main products of this center are :
The SOPATRAM Company is in the process of creating a new industrial processing unit located in Bujumbura Mairie, Ntahangwa Commune, Ngagara Zone, Industrial Quarter, Avenue Ruhwa No. 5.
The main products of this industrial processing unit are :
All products of SOPATRAM are sold under the brand name.
