• a palm oil processing plant – best oil press in Uganda
  • a palm oil processing plant – best oil press in Uganda
  • a palm oil processing plant – best oil press in Uganda
  • a palm oil processing plant – best oil press in Uganda
  • What is Uganda's oil palm industry?
  • This version of the report is a digest of key facts about Uganda’s oil palm industry at the national level, and a specific case of the industry in the mid-western sub-region. The oil palm is a cash crop that forms a major component of vegetable oil in Uganda.
  • Why was oil palm introduced in Uganda?
  • The introduction of oil palm in Uganda was an attempt to increase Uganda’s production of vegetable oil, in order to meet domestic demand. Beyond the PPP, the oil palm sub-sector is now attracting purely private investments given the economic potential associated with it.
  • Is the oil palm industry in mid-western Uganda (Bundibugyo) a viable sub-region?
  • At the sub-national level, the report presents a specific case of the oil palm industry in Mid-Western Uganda (Bundibugyo), to shed light on the potential of the industry in the sub-region. The key highlights of the report are; Production is essentially clustered in one hub.
  • How is oil palm investment implemented in Uganda?
  • Accordingly, the introduction and implementation of oil palm investments (from production to value addition) in Uganda is through a Public Private Partnership (PPP), spearheaded by the Vegetable Oil Development Project (VODP) housed at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF).
  • Why does Uganda rely mainly on Kalangala oil?
  • Therefore, Uganda currently relies primarily on yields from the Kalangala oil palm hub. The level of domestic oil palm or Fresh Fruits Bunch (FFB) and crude palm oil production is low - cannot adequately meet the industrial needs of refineries, especially large-scale ones. This is exacerbated by sub-optimal oil palm productivity.
  • Which country supplies crude palm oil to Uganda?
  • Within the region, it is only the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that supplies crude palm oil to Uganda, although the import value is the least compared to the rest of the suppliers.