TY - BOOK
T1 - The vegetables and fruit sector in Uganda
T2 - Competitiveness, investment and trade options
AU - Dijkxhoorn, Youri
AU - van Galen, Michiel
AU - Barungi, Julian
AU - Okiira, John
AU - Gema, Joyce
AU - Janssen, Valerie
N1 - Project code 2282100331
PY - 2019/11
Y1 - 2019/11
N2 - The study assess the competitiveness of the fruit and vegetable sector and suggests specific recommendations for further development. It also provides insights in market, trade and investment opportunities. A focus is applied to a limited number of crop specific case studies. In Uganda the production of fruit and vegetable is gaining importance. Despite agricultural practices being weak, farmers in Uganda can make a reasonable profit margin from their farm plots. In addition, key performances indicators of Uganda compared with Kenya show that most products for the domestic and regional markets are very competitive in terms of quality, price and yield.
AB - The study assess the competitiveness of the fruit and vegetable sector and suggests specific recommendations for further development. It also provides insights in market, trade and investment opportunities. A focus is applied to a limited number of crop specific case studies. In Uganda the production of fruit and vegetable is gaining importance. Despite agricultural practices being weak, farmers in Uganda can make a reasonable profit margin from their farm plots. In addition, key performances indicators of Uganda compared with Kenya show that most products for the domestic and regional markets are very competitive in terms of quality, price and yield.
UR - https://edepot.wur.nl/505785
U2 - 10.18174/505785
DO - 10.18174/505785
M3 - Report
T3 - Wageningen Economic Research report
BT - The vegetables and fruit sector in Uganda
PB - Wageningen Economic Research
CY - Wageningen
ER -
