vegetable seeeds oil screw plant in uganda

   
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  • vegetable seeeds oil screw plant in uganda
  • 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 seed companies are there in Uganda?
  • There are four seed companies headquartered in Uganda: Equator Seeds, FICA Seeds, NASECO, and Victoria Seeds. Only FICA Seeds and East African Seed have the complete seed value chain in Uganda.
  • Which seed companies have the complete seed value chain in Uganda?
  • In Uganda, only FICA Seeds and East African Seed have the complete seed value chain. The other companies, Equator Seeds and Victoria Seeds, lack breeding locations. Five companies produce seeds in the country, and four of these involve smallholder farmers in their activities. Three companies have breeding locations, and five have processing locations in the country.
  • Why is Uganda unable to produce palm oil?
  • Uganda fulfils less than 30 percent of its current oil seeds demand despite efforts undertaken by the government to increase the production of palm oil. The Russian-Ukraine war that broke out in February last year, and the earlier outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, highlightedthe country¡¯s struggle to produce a commodity on high demand, oil seeds.