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Uganda's favorable soil conditions and climate have contributed to the country's agricultural success. Most areas of Uganda have usually received plenty of rain. In some years, small areas of the southeast and southwest have averaged more than 150 millimeters per month. In the north, there is often a short dry season in December and January.
Agricultural products supply a significant portion of Uganda's foreign exchange earnings, with coffee alone, of which Uganda is Africa's second largest producer after Ethiopia, [28] accounting for about 17% of the country's exports in 2017 and earning the country US$545 million. [28]
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is a cabinet-level ministry of the government of Uganda.The mandate of the ministry is to "formulate, review and implement national policies, plans, strategies, regulations and standards and enforce laws, regulations and standards along the value chain of crops, livestock and fisheries".
After touring Uganda's four largest sugar factories, the delegation, led by the Tanzanian Minister of Agriculture, Japhet Hasunga, agreed to place an initial order of 30,000 metric tonnes, [14] the first order in nearly two years. [15] As of May 2020, Uganda's annual sugar output, by the 11 largest manufacturers, was estimated at 510,000 metric ...
During the 2019/2020 financial year, Uganda earned US$131.5 million, from milk exports. [5] [6] [7] As of December 2022, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), as reported by the Daily Monitor, Uganda's annual milk output amounted to 3.2 billion liters. [8]
A female coffee farmer at a field training school. Coffee is Uganda's top-earning export crop. [1] In 1989 Uganda's coffee production capacity exceeded its quota of 2.3 million bags, but export volumes were still diminished by economic and security problems, and large amounts of coffee beans were still being smuggled out of Uganda for sale in neighbouring countries.
In April 2020, Uganda's annual sugar output was estimated at 510,000 metric tonnes. With Uganda's annual consumption of 360,000 metric tonnes, approximately 150,000 metric tonnes annually are available for export. [16] As of November 2020, national sugar output was estimated at 550,000 metric tonnes annually.
Pages in category "Agriculture in Uganda" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...