Uganda’s organic food exports are projected to increase by 40% in 2024, according to the National Organic Agriculture Movement of Uganda (NOGAMU). The country’s organic food exports were valued at $159 million in 2023, and the projected increase is expected to bring the value to about $223 million in 2024. Uganda is one of the leading African countries producing and exporting organic products to the EU, US, Japan, and other export destinations.
The growth is attributed to demand for major crops such as coffee, fruits and vegetables, cocoa, oil crops like sesame, chia, sunflower, soybeans, spices, and vanilla, ginger, chilli, and tea herbals. In the domestic market, there is already a demand for cereals and pulses, root crops like cassava, sweet potatoes, yams, and indigenous foods that are purely organic. However, the production of organic products remains marginal, with only about 2% of the country’s demand for organic products being met.
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