In Uganda, oil palm cultivation is expanding through attraction of large commercial farmers and inclusion of local small-scale farmers in setting up new oil palm plantations across the country.
Where does Uganda get its oil from?
In Uganda, half of the oil-seed production meets the demand, while the other half is mainly from crude palm oil imports. Both the locally produced and imported crude palm oil are refined into vegetable oil or used in the manufacture of soaps and detergents.
Should Uganda develop palm oil for import substitution?
As such, there is growing interest by the Government of Uganda in developing palm oil for import substitution, and the fact that production from even poor yielding oil palm substantially exceeds that from a similar area of annual oilseed crops.
Can oil palm plantations be introduced to Uganda’s tropical forest islands?
The introduction of oil palm to Uganda’s tropical forest islands in Lake Victoria – a review of experiences and proposed next steps. pp5-18, In: Ssemmanda R, Opige MO (eds.), Oil palm plantations in forest landscapes: impacts, aspirations and ways forward in Uganda. Wageningen, the Netherlands: Tropenbos International.
Is oil palm adaptable to agroecology in Uganda?
From studies carried out in the 1970s, oil palm showed promising adaptability to some agroecologies in Uganda resulting in the first commercial establishment in 2005 on Bugala Island, Kalangala district.
Is oil palm production suitable in Kalangala?
Oil palm production in Kalangala exceeds 11,000 hectares and has been expanded to the districts of Buvuma and Mayuge. According to adaptability studies, oil palm production is suitable in Masaka, Kibaale, and Kagadi as well.