Agricultural Produce in Uganda, Dealers and Exporters of Agricultural Products
Uganda Commodity Exchange
4 Jinja Road Social Security House, 1st Floor Nort 2215,Kampala Kampala
031-2262922, 041-4345678
Uganda Crop Industries Ltd.
14 Parliament Avenue Jubilee Insurance Centre 7666,Kampala Kampala
041-4233362/3
Esco (U) Ltd.
26 Wampewo Avenue Kololo Bakwanye House 7892,Kampala Kampala
031-2261601, 075-2755070
Outspan Enterprises Ltd.
8 to 10 Nkrumah Road Uganda House 6350,Kampala Kampala
041-4344959
Magric (U) Ltd.
103 Jinja Road Lugogo 3218,Kampala Kampala
041-4232100
Uganda Tea Association
Jinja Road Lugogo Showgrounds Excel Building 4161,Kampala Kampala
041-4576498, 041-4220354, 041-4380105
Tatgem (U) Ltd.
110 Bukoto Street 24185,Kampala Kampala
Buiga Farm Industries Ltd.
Diamond Trust Building 3rd Floor 4089,Kampala Kampala
031-2273981, 077-2702372
Uganda Commercial Aloe-Vera Farmers’ Association
34 Rashid Khamis Road 6179,Kampala Kampala
041-4345737
AT Uganda Ltd.
1 Muwafu Road Ntinda 8830,Kampala Kampala
041-4285803
Black herbals at the Source of the Nile, UG Ltd.
P.O. Box 29974
256 782 917 902
Importance of agriculture:
Agriculture has a number of roles it plays in our lives. It is the basis to avail food to humanity and animals thus sustaining our lives. Chances of surviving agriculture would be very counted if we did not have agriculture because both man and animals would definitely die of starvation. Because of this, many people, researchers and policy makers have picked interest in agriculture because of its great significance to humanity.
Food:
For any country on this planet seeking to be entirely independent, they should be able to provide sufficient food for their citizens. And it only through engaging in the different agricultural practices that countries can meet the food demands of their people. By practicing crop and animal husbandry, countries will be able to acquire all necessities to feed their people. For that reason therefore, agriculture has provided all the necessary food supplements to nourish our bodies and keep us disease free.
Additionally agriculture is a reliable source of energy, for instance trees and other plants are cut for firewood. Also Bio-fuels are some of the latest discovery that provide us with energy.
Economic driver and poverty reduction:
Various parts of the world particularly the developed and still struggling economies, you will discover that the main backbone of their economy is agriculture. And it provides the largest percentage of employment opportunities in such countries. In addition to direct farming, various people are involved in processing industries and other agriculture related industries. Agriculture has greatly helped in eradicating poverty through providing employment and above all food. In many developing countries, their major export and chief foreign currency earner are agricultural produces.
Ecosystem:
Surprisingly, agriculture destroys and preserves the ecosystem. The level of destruction depends on the amount of activities taking place in a particular locality. The increasing population growth has led to greater demand for room for agriculture activities leading to an increase in the level at which forests and other vegetation are being cleared. Overgrazing plus deforestation have interfered with the ecosystem.
For instance, as we all know various grass species make up animal pastures. When animals over graze on a particular piece of land, the feed on the edible and leave behind the non-edible. It being that all the various grass species compete for the same nutrients, they can co-exist in the same ecosystem given that no species has an advantage over the other. But because of over grazing, the now-edible will stand out more advantageous than the edible grasses, thus causing them to die out thus changing the entire eco-system.
Destroying the atmosphere:
Intensive modern agriculture involves use of iproduction, large financial investments and labor. This modern farming has resulted into environmental pollution by by erosion, water poisoning through release of chemicals into the water table and release of agricultural chemical fumes into the atmosphere.
Additionally there has been an increase of green house gasses into the environment. These gases have greatly contributed to global warming, by depleting the ozone layer. So unless we practice sustainable agriculture, our atmosphere will be negatively impacted.
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