Seed production, breeding and processing are carried out by the companies headquartered in the region. No globally active companies carry out these activities in the country. Nine companies provide extension services in Uganda, and these are predominantly regional companies. Bejo and East-West Seed are the only globally active companies to do so.
Could oil seeds be Uganda’s new gold?
A farmer in a soya beans garden in Maleka Parish in Mayuge District. About 81 districts are targeted in the accelerated value chain addition for the oil seeds under the National Oil Seeds Project (NOSP). PHOTO/DAN WANDERA The value chain oil seeds component could be Uganda’s new gold, according to Agriculture sector players.
How many vegetable oil factories are there in Uganda?
Uganda boasts of 104 vegetable oil processing factories, with an installed capacity of at least 3,000 metric tonnes per day, requiring 1,106,315,000kgs of grains at full capacity per year or 553,157,500kgs at half capacity per year.
Is subsistence farming affecting vegetable oil production in Uganda?
Meanwhile, Ms Grace Freedom Kwiyocwiny, the State Minister for Northern Uganda, argues that subsistence farming characterised by limited innovation has hampered the capacity of local farmers to extensively engage in the commercial production of vegetable oil crops.