Uganda: An Agricultural Asset by Ganendra Satria & sergio adiputra Revised Edition

8/3/2019 Uganda: An Agricultural Asset by Ganendra Satria & sergio adiputra Revised Edition

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An Agricultural Asset


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An Introduction to Uganda

Uganda, also known as the Pearl of Africa is located in East

Africa. It was called the Pearl of Africa because of its stunning

scenery filled with vast lakes, tall mountains, fertile soils and a

refreshing climate.


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Because of that, Uganda is able to rely on agriculture dueto the country's excellent access to waterways, fertile

soils, and its regular rainfall apart from other African

Countries.


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Economy in Uganda


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Uganda has the GNP (Gross National Product) of $490.5 per capita

in 2008 which has risen over 3 years by 70%, in 2010, the GNP

has increased to $500 per capita. GNP measures the value of

goods and services that the country's citizens produced

regardless of their location.


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Uganda has the GDP of $17 billion. The GDP

represents the total dollar value of all goods and

services produced over a specific time period, it is

basically the size of the economy.

The GDP per capita of Uganda is $1300 in 2010.

Ugandas economy is constantly stable and risingand within time, it will rise enough to maintain its

high and stable income aside from its problems.


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Ugandas Economic Development Over the Years


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Labor in Uganda

In 2005,68.5%

of the male employment of Uganda isplaced in the Agricultural sector. The female

employment for the Agricultural sector is 81.7% in

2005.

Other sectors such as industry, for females 2.8% and

8.6% for males in 2005 and services, for males 22.7%

and females 15.5% in 2005.

The overall employment in agriculture is 73.5% of the

Ugandan population.


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Machinery Usage in Uganda

Machinery usage in Uganda is a minority, which is usually used by

established companies or corporations gathering resources from

Uganda.


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The majority of agricultural farming is organic farming, used

by mostly rural farmers in Uganda.

The cost of machinery or technology usage in Uganda is

unclear but it is most likely unconcerning Uganda itself, rather

it is financed by various local and international companies.

Local innovators for technology depends on where the

company buys them or if Uganda trades with their import

partners.

The permit to use technology or machinery for agricultural

purposes is limited, so Ugandans are most likely to farm

manually without machines.


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Agriculture-based Education

The most established agricultural university in Uganda is the

Arapai Agricultural University, which has a great quality of

graduates over the years.

Though Agricultural education in Uganda is still low, Ugandas

Agriculture is still stable and maintained.


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Aside from that, Amugo Agrotechnical Institute also

stands as a well-known agricultural university in

Uganda, as well as Makerere University which has anagricultural field.

All of the agricultural university in Uganda tends to

have excellent graduates because the percentage of

Ugandans even going for tertiary education is only

about 4% in 2009.

Most of the graduates in Uganda work in agricultural

job fields in Uganda, but some of them are rendered

with unemployment.


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Ugandas Financial Security

Uganda has one of the most stable income for an African Country,

higher compared to others, but because of the chronic political

instability and the unstable approach on the economic management,

Uganda remains as one of the poorest countries around.


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Agriculture in Uganda


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In 2010, Ugandas

agricultural productioncounts as 24% of the

GDP and the export ofgoods for another 24%,

which counts overall for

Ugandas agriculture for

48% of the GDP.


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Agriculture in Uganda

also occupies over

82% of the labor

force in 2010.

Considering that,

Uganda has the

power and resources

to fulfill any

agricultural needs.


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Known for its rich

agricultural

landscapes, Uganda

has the privilege of

providing a widearray of amazing

agricultural

produces such as

coffee, tea and

tobacco.


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In the world of

agricultural exports,

for coffee, Uganda is

placed as the 12th

biggest coffee

producer in the world.

Though Uganda is one

of the main producers

of Robusta Coffee in

the world.


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Apart from that,

Ugandas greatest

agricultural produce

are plantains, which

is currently the

biggest produce inUganda.


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Another agricultural

contender in

Uganda is the sweet

potatoes, which

Uganda happens to

be the worlds

second biggest

produce of the

commodity.


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Eight other

tremendous

agricultural produces

are also produced in

Uganda, serving most

of the worlds top ten


such as pigeon peas,

sesame seed and

vanilla.


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But even if the coffee

produce is low,

Uganda is known to

have one of the best

qualities of

agricultural produce

in the world, that is

why Uganda is well

known agriculturally.


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And that is why Uganda has

a superb potential to

become an agricultural

giant amongst other

agricultural producers inthe world, which may

have been proven after

Ugandas 177% jump in

the export in just two

years in 2005.


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Ugandas Market for Agriculture


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Ugandas major biggest export

is to Sudan which is 14.3%

of its agricultural produce

based on a 2009 data. In

2006, the biggest export

was to Belgium. Kenya and

Switzerland comes at 9%,

Rwanda at 7.9%, the UAE

7.4%, Congo 7.3%, the UK

6.9%, Netherlands 4.7% and

Germany 4.4%


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Other than the mentioned


previously mentioned,

Ugandas exporting

commodities includes

coffee, fish and fish

products, tea, cotton,flowers, horticultural

products; gold


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Ugandas Export Map


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Ugandas import commodities

include capital equipment,

vehicles, petroleum,

medical supplies; cereals

and Ugandas import

partners include: Kenya

17.1%, UAE 14.1%, China

8.5%, India 8.2%, South

Africa 6.2%, Japan 5.9%,

Germany 4.3%.


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But according to the countries

that imports from Uganda,

it shows that Uganda hasthe absolute most quality

apart from any other

agricultural produces in

Africa and theres no

stopping for Uganda, their

agricultural power may rise

again in the future. So, why

wait?


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How would YOU liketo invest in the

Pearl of Africa?


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Thanks You For your Attention

The Republic of Uganda,

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Uganda: An Agricultural Asset by Ganendra Satria & sergio adiputra Revised Edition