fruits and vegetables sector overview of the fruit vegetable 2 markets 8 investment opportunities 12 incentives 18 uganda s competitive advantage 20 useful contacts 23 available 19 million hectares land for agriculture area under is less than 1 average yield low 11 6 9 metric tonnes per hectare res pectively given abundance natural resources like soils fairly well distributed rainfall moderate climate capable producing most tropical sub or even temperate as some areas are 4 000 metres abo ve sea level has good conditions organic many crops can be grown small holders in traditional mixed farming systems cultivate much without irrigation fertilizers chemicals currently there only one exporter who certified 93 outgrowers spread districts within local setting exporters pay out growers a price premium range 40 80 table below compares farm gate prices conventional
