Banana

Banana production in 2014 amounted to 4.6 million mt, of which 3,070 mt were exported. Banana exports generated US$587,000 for the country in 2014. The sector targets to produce 13 million mt by 2020. To achieve these targets, the sector intends to increase production and productivity of bananas through: control of pests and diseases especially the Banana Bacterial Wilt (BBW) disease; generation and distribution of clean planting materials to farmers for example tissue culture; promoting the use of organic and inorganic fertilisers and soil moisture conservation techniques; strengthening extension services and training in good agricultural practices (GAPs); and support to value addition through PPPs. The funds required to implement these interventions are UGX109.2 billion.

Beans

Beans production in 2014 amounted to 1,011 million mt, of which 31,796 mt were exported. This generated US$26.19 million for the country. The sector targets to produce 10 million mt by 2020. Annual exports are projected to increase to US$63 million. In order to achieve the above targets, the sector intends to increase production and productivity of beans through: increasing access to high quality seed inputs like Rhizobia; support to pest & disease control; strengthening mechanisation and extension services. The total funds required to implement these interventions are UGX171.05 billion.

Maize

Maize production in 2014 amounted to 2.9 million mt, of which 134,903 mt were exported. This generated US$43.567 million for the country. The sector targets to annually produce 10 million mt by 2020. Exports are projected to increase to US$105 million annually. To achieve these targets, the sector intends to increase production and productivity of maize through: producing and distributing 60 mt of improved maize seed; multiplication and distribution of foundation seed, improving access and use of fertilisers; increasing pest and disease control measures; promoting mechanisation; improving extension services; supporting post-harvest handling through training traders and farmers on quality standards and post-harvest handling technologies; supporting processing and value addition including household cottage industries; The total funds required to achieve these interventions is UGX381,83 billion.

Rice

Rice production in 2014 amounted to 237,000 mt, of which 57,053 mt were exported. This generated US$2.7 million for the country. The sector targets to produce 680,000 mt by 2020 and generate at least US$73 million worth of exports. This will be achieved through: multiplication and distribution of improved foundation seed; mechanisation of rice production; investment in irrigation infrastructure starting with Eastern Uganda; and provision of extension services. In order to reduce post-harvest losses in rice, the sector intends to promote and distribute appropriate post-harvest technologies, increase access to credit by rice farmers, traders and processors and promote marketing of rice by promotion of collective marketing for high quality rice. The funds required to implement these interventions are UGX49.84 billion.

Cassava

Cassava production in 2014 amounted to 2.8million mt. The sector targets to increase production of Cassava to 3.5 million mt by 2020. Cassava is also a strong agent for import substitution and is targeted to contribute about US$30 million per year in import-substitution during the plan period. The following interventions will be undertaken: establish production and distribution of clean planting material resistant to crop pests and diseases; develop monitoring and diagnosis systems for pest and diseases; provide established support for marketing and establishment of adequate storage utilities for fresh cassava roots; support cassava farmers and SMEs to engage in processing of quality flour and chips, as well as agribusiness enterprises. The total funds required to achieve these interventions are UGX135,12 billion.

Irish Potatoes

The demand for Irish potatoes is estimated to be over 850,000 mt per annum with urban demand outpacing rural demand. With the increasing urbanization, changing eating habits by the majority youth and high population growth, chips consumption is set to rise by 50% over the plan period offering the potato industry huge opportunities for enterprise development and economic growth. The Irish potatoes development interventions aims at: i) supporting production and distribution of seed potato of improved varieties with preferred end user characteristics; ii) supporting production and marketing of ware potato for rural and urban consumption; iii) supporting farmers and Small and medium enterprises to engage in organized production, marketing and processing of potato; and iv) providing an enabling policy framework for a competitive and profitable commercial potato industry.

Tea

Tea production in 2014 amounted to 61,376 mt, of which 60,504 mt were exported. This generated US$84.7 million for the country. The sector targets to produce 112,000 mt by 2020, with exports valued at approximately US$155 million. The following actions and activities will be pursued to increase tea production: formulation of a tea policy favourable to investors and other actors in the industry; mobilisation of small holder tea growers into independent legal farmer groups/associations with a critical mass of shareholders owning processing facilities through Government loan guarantees; increased funding for tea research; providing extension services for tea; production and distribution of 34,965 million quality tea plantlets per annum; and building tea factories (at least 25 single line in Kisoro, Kabale, Kanungu, Zombo and Mityana) with a capacity to produce 800,000-1,000,000 mt of tea per annum. These interventions will be carried out with the support of the Uganda Tea Association and Uganda National Farmers Federation. The total amount of funds required to achieve these interventions is UGX532.42 billion.

Coffee

Coffee is the principal export for Uganda and production in 2014 amounted to 211,872 mt, of which 206,831 mt were exported. This generated US$410.06 million for the country. The sector targets to produce 595,890 mt valued at approximately US$1,153 billion by 2020. Activities to boost the coffee sub sector will include: promoting improved varieties (seven elite varieties resistant to wilt) through increased financing to coffee research; support for the production and distribution of 100 million coffee seedlings per annum in order to expand area under production by 5% in traditional areas and 25% in new areas; carrying out demonstrations and training farmers on good agricultural practices; controlling pests and diseases in coffee; promoting fertiliser use through support to demonstrations and training farmers on soil and water conservation; promoting and supporting value addition and marketing of coffee; providing technical extension, demonstrations, enforcement of compliance with coffee regulations: improving standards and capacity through PPPs and supporting production and certification schemes for sustainable fine and specialty coffee; and supporting acquisition and use of mechanisation and irrigation technologies through PPPs. The total amount of funds required to achieve these interventions is UGX402.87 billion.

Fruits and vegetables

Planned interventions to boost production and exports of fruits and vegetables will include: provision of quality seedlings; improving grading standards, packaging and handling of fruits and vegetables; registration of exporters; support to quality assurance; plant quarantine restrictions; pests and disease control; and support to processing of fresh fruits through PPP arrangements. The funds required to achieve these interventions are UGX417.18 billion.

Dairy

Total milk production amounted to 1.55 billion litres in 2014. Exports from milk and its products earned Uganda US$28,684 million in 2014. Thirty three per cent (33%) of the marketed milk in Uganda is processed whereas sixty seven per cent (67%) is marketed raw. The processing capacity of milk was 1,304 million litres in 2014.The sector targets to produce 3.35 billion litres annually by 2020, and targets annual exports from milk and related products worth approximately US$92 million. To achieve these targets, the following interventions are planned: implementation of the Presidential directive to provide one heifer per household; support to dairy extension services; establishment of a dairy herd information system; support to increased dairy regulation and inspection; establishment of mobile and regional laboratories; building capacity in conserved feed production, marketing, on-farm water harvesting infrastructure and pasture and rangeland improvement in the national milk sheds establishment; and increased efforts to improve dairy market access and value addition. The total value of funds required to achieve these interventions is UGX199.72 billion.

Fish

Total fish production in 2014 amounted to 461,726 mt, of which 17,597 mt were exported. This generated US$134,791 million for the country in 2014. The sector targets to increase annual fish production to 674,028 mt by 2020.

Earnings from annual fish exports are projected to increase to US$ 238.80 million. In order to achieve the set targets, the following activities will be undertaken: increased support to aquaculture through construction of fish ponds; support to restocking of major water bodies; undertaking research in area fish breeding and production technologies for fast growing and early maturing fish species; control of water weeds; increased regulation, inspection and certification; increased value addition to fisheries. The total funds required to implement these interventions are UGX 292.95 billion.

Meat and other livestock products

The sector has set the following production targets for 2020 for the main livestock products: beef production, 360,000 (valued at US$ 1.636 billion); pork, 139,185 mt (valued at US$421 million); mutton and goat meat, 39,775 mt (valued at US$421 million); poultry, 63,647. There are also plans to increase production of honey and silk to increase exports of hides and skins.

In order to achieve the targets, the following activities will be undertaken: control of vectors and diseases through vaccinations, disease surveillance and construction of infrastructure for disease control; pasture development; provision of adequate water for livestock production through the construction of valley dams; provision of high genetic materials; promotion of labour saving technologies; creating a buffer stock/animal handling grounds to support beef processing.

The total funds required to achieve these interventions are UGX793.82 billion.

Cocoa

Production and export earnings from of cocoa have steadily increased from 16,478 mt worth US$35,1 million in 2010 to 25,720 mt worth US$59,4 million in 2014. Increased production and productivity will be enhanced through strengthening cocoa research and technology development, improving cocoa extension services delivery, provision of cocoa seedlings, and increased marketing and value addition. The total amount of funds required to achieve these interventions are UGX40.48 billion.

Cotton

Cotton lint production in 2014/15 amounted to 17,275 mt, of which 12,674 mt were exported. This generated US$21,918million for the country. The sector targets to produce 64,750 mt by 2020. In order to achieve these targets, the following activities need to be undertaken: completion of the seed processing plant in Pader district; provision of cotton inputs to farmers; support to value addition through implementation of the revolving lint buffer stock fund to ensure all year round supply of lint; strengthening cotton research; strengthening cotton farmers support programmes through extension and training in good agronomic practices; support to mechanisation in cotton. The total amount of funds required to implement these interventions are UGX95.82 billion.

Oil seeds

Oil seeds production in 2014 was 758,500 mt and this is projected to more than double to 2,027million mt by 2020. Exports from vegetable oils are projected to increase from US$ 102million registered in 2014 to US$281 million by 2020.

Increased production and productivity of oilseeds is aimed at increasing household food and nutrition security and income and the specific interventions to be undertaken will include: improved distribution and access to improved quality seed, fertilisers and mechanisation; strengthening and increasing access to extension services by oil seed farmers; building and strengthening farmer organisations to sustainably provide services to their members, and strengthening the oilseeds sub-sector platform to oversee and coordinate relevant policies in the oilseeds sub-sector.

Oil palm

Nucleus estates currently dominate production of oil palm, however there is significant potential for improvement of house hold incomes by integrating smallholders into the schemes. This will require capacity building of farmers’ groups in order to facilitate knowledge building, skills transfer, input distribution and bulking of produce. Investments to promote better productivity and production improvement will include identifying additional land for both nucleus estate and integration of smallholders targeting large-scale production in Buvuma and potential new districts (Masaka, Kalungu, Lwengo, Mukono, Buikwe, Mayuge, West Nile region and Middle North region). The existing Vegetable Oil Development Project (VODP) is also in the process of identifying suitable land for additional trials.