Silviculture
Establishment and tending that gives a stand its best start and keeps it growing well.
- Land preparation
- Planting
- Weeding
- Pruning
- Thinning
Forest planters, contractors and consultants
Forests planted, tended and harvested the professional way.
Kwabakya Forestry Enterprises is a Ugandan forestry contractor. Since 2010 we have established, maintained, protected and harvested commercial plantations for growers across the country.
- Contracting for plantation owners since
- 2010
- Pole production capacity
- 300poles / day
- Sawlog harvesting capacity
- 200m³ / day
- Silviculture experience leading the team
- 17years+
Who we are
A professional forestry enterprise, built in Uganda's plantations
We offer contract services in silviculture, harvesting, forest planning, forest roads and forest protection, and we advise growers on inventories, valuations and timber grading. We also plant our own pine and eucalyptus in Jinja district.
Our aim is simple: to increase Uganda's forest cover through well-managed commercial plantations, and to create steady work for the people who live around them.
- Pines
- Eucalyptus
- Teak
- Clonal eucalyptus
What we do
Services for every stage of a plantation
Hire us for a single operation or for the full rotation, from the first seedling to the last load of sawlogs.
Harvesting
Manual and mechanised crews for clear-felling and thinning, with extraction to roadside.
- Poles
- Sawlogs
- Extraction
- Stacking
Forest planning
Compartment layouts, work plans and schedules that match your budget and your site.
- Annual plans of operation
- Compartment mapping
Forest roads
Opening and maintaining the access roads and firebreaks a working plantation depends on.
- Road alignment
- Construction
- Maintenance
Forest protection
Fire prevention and response, patrols and boundary upkeep to protect your investment.
- Firebreaks
- Fire crews
- Patrols
Consultancy
Independent measurement and advice for growers, buyers and lenders.
- Forest inventories
- Forest valuations
- Timber grading
How we work
From nursery to harvest
The same team can carry a compartment through its whole rotation, to the best operating practices laid down by FSC standards.
- 01
Nursery
Healthy, well-hardened seedlings of the right species and clone.
- 02
Establishment
Site preparation, lining out, pitting and planting at the right spacing.
- 03
Tending
Weeding, pruning and thinning on schedule, so trees put on value.
- 04
Protection
Firebreaks, patrols and fire crews through the dry season.
- 05
Harvest
Felling, cross-cutting, extraction and stacking of poles and sawlogs.
Where we work
Plantations we have planted, tended and harvested
We have established pine, eucalyptus, teak and clonal eucalyptus across Uganda. These are the sites where our crews work today.
| Plantation | District | Work carried out | For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namwasa | Mubende | Planting, weeding, thinning; pole and sawlog harvesting | The New Forests Company |
| Kirinya | Bugiri | Silviculture; pole and sawlog harvesting, thinning | The New Forests Company |
| Luwunga | Kiboga | Silviculture; pole and sawlog harvesting, thinning | The New Forests Company |
| Kwabakya plantations | Jinja | Our own pine and eucalyptus stands | Kwabakya |
Namwasa
Mubende district
Planting, weeding, thinning; pole and sawlog harvesting
For The New Forests Company
Kirinya
Bugiri district
Silviculture; pole and sawlog harvesting, thinning
For The New Forests Company
Luwunga
Kiboga district
Silviculture; pole and sawlog harvesting, thinning
For The New Forests Company
Kwabakya plantations
Jinja district
Our own pine and eucalyptus stands
For Kwabakya
Trusted by
The New Forests Company
Equatoria Forestry Company
UTGA members
Former SPGS growers
Safety and standards
Everyone goes home safe
Forestry is demanding work. Our crews are equipped and supervised, and we follow the best operating practices laid down by FSC standards.
- Full protective equipment for every worker: helmets, eye protection, gloves, boots and overalls.
- Supervised crews working to FSC operating practices on every site.
- A fully compliant company: registered, tax-compliant and contributing to NSSF for our people.
Our vision
To promote professional management of commercial forestry nurseries and plantations in Uganda, with the aim to contribute to sustainable development through restoration of forest cover and provision of employment to the citizens.
Led by Mr. Babeku Minsi. Over 17 years in silviculture and forest protection and 8 years in harvesting, with specialist training in forest engineering and timber grading.
Get in touch
Tell us about your forest
Share the location, size and what you need done. We will come back to you with a clear quotation.
- Phone
- +256 392 176564
- Mobile
- +256 774 545484
- kwabakya@gmail.com
- Post
- P.O. Box 69, Mubende, Uganda