Uganda enjoys increased capacity to access more profitable regional and European markets

Published 2022년 9월 21일

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A project in Uganda has trained 1,400 smallholder farmers and 70 inspectors to comply with sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements, enhancing the country's capacity to access more profitable regional and European markets for its fresh fruits and vegetables. Funded by the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), the project has improved the efficiency and effectiveness of the SPS compliance process, with a focus on managing crop pests and diseases. The initiative has also streamlined the inspection and export certification system, benefiting the country's crop sub-sector, which contributes 14.4% to the national Gross Domestic Product.

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Uganda is enjoying increased capacity to access more profitable regional and European markets for its fresh fruits and vegetables thanks to a project aimed at helping the country comply with sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements.Uganda is now exporting 5.8 million tonnes of fresh fruits and vegetables worth US$35 million a year – second only in Sub-Saharan Africa to Nigeria which produces around 11 million tonnes a year.Delegates at an end of project seminar – held recently in the Uganda’s capital Kampala – heard that 1,400 smallholder farmers have been trained on SPS compliance to facilitate trade on goods including chillies, jack fruit, mango, basil, bitter guard and okra.The training emphasised the importance of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), food safety and awareness of SPS export requirements. A total of 70 Inspectors and Commissioners have also been equipped with tools to conduct their work – such as inspection kits and personal protective clothing.Crop pests and ...

Source: Cabi