with competitive factory soybean seeds oil press in uganda

   
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  • with competitive factory soybean seeds oil press in uganda
  • Could oil seeds be Uganda’s new gold?
  • A farmer in a soya beans garden in Maleka Parish in Mayuge District. About 81 districts are targeted in the accelerated value chain addition for the oil seeds under the National Oil Seeds Project (NOSP). PHOTO/DAN WANDERA The value chain oil seeds component could be Uganda¡¯s new gold, according to Agriculture sector players.
  • Who is okeba Uganda Limited?
  • Okeba Uganda Limited is one of the partners working in the soybean value chain in the districts of Mubende, Kakumiro, Kyegegwa and Kyenjojo. The company met resistance from farmers when they first tried to introduce soybean as a climate-resilient crop. Most of the farmers cited production challenges and lack of a sustainable market.
  • How many smallholder farmers will be able to grow soybeans in Uganda?
  • In Uganda, the project has so far signed partnership agreements with eleven SMEs working in the soybean and sesame value chains with a potential to reach 90,000 smallholder farmers.
  • What is Uganda’s agricultural sector strategic plan?
  • The Ugandan government¡¯s latest Agricultural Sector Strategic Plan highlights oil seeds as part of the four strategic commodities expected to lead the transformation of the smallholder sector from subsistence to commercial farming.