• Is Uganda a good place to grow edible oil?
  • 35% of Uganda¡¯s land is arable and suitable for growing edible oil seeds. such as sesame, soya bean, and sunflower. Production of Premium Virgin oils for export is realisable in Uganda in the medium to longer term. The premium oils segment has higher margins and less aggressive.
  • What is Uganda’s supply of vegetable oil made up of?
  • Majority of Uganda’s supply of vegetable oil is made up of imports. Public Private Partnerships have played a role in boosting production across the oilseeds value chain. There is need for further investment in to oilseeds. The agricultural sector contributes about 26% to GDP.
  • Who pays for the oil palm project in Uganda?
  • This cost is split between IFAD, Government of Uganda (GOU), Farmers contributions, Kalangala Oil Palm Growers Trust (KOPGT), Oil Palm Uganda Limited (OPUL) and SNV. The bulk of the funding has gone towards the oil palm project, aimed at planting 40,000 hectares of oil palm. A relatively smaller proportion has gone towards other oilseeds.
  • How can Uganda reduce its dependence on vegetable oil imports?
  • As local production of palm oil and other vegetable oils grows, the aim of reducing Uganda¡¯s dependence on vegetable oil imports could be achieved. Additionally, it would increase exports of vegetable oils to other countries which would diversify exports.
  • Why do we need palm oil seeds from Kalangala?
  • Palm oil seeds from Kalangala supply about of OPULs needs. This highlights the need to boost production of oil from other oil seeds, in order to boost exports and to encourage the use of alternative vegetable oils in production processes. Oil seeds such as sunflower and soybean are good ventures.
  • Are sunflower seeds a good investment?
  • Oil seeds such as sunflower and soybean are good ventures. Sunflower is naturally drought tolerant, and drought tolerant soybean varieties are available, this would mitigate some of the climate risks farmers face.