Vanilla: July 1 is Uganda's first harvest day for 2021

Published 2021년 6월 30일

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Uganda's new Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Frank Tumwebaze, has announced the start of the country's vanilla harvest for 2021 on July 1. This comes as a strategy to combat quality issues and price fluctuations in the global vanilla market. Tumwebaze has called on farmers, traders, and processors to ensure the best practices are followed for a high-quality yield. Despite global vanilla prices dropping, vanilla remains Uganda's most lucrative crop, grown in 28 districts across the central, western, and eastern regions. The government is collaborating with various organizations to address malpractices along the vanilla value chain to improve the quality and profitability of the crop.

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Kampala, Uganda — Uganda's vanilla harvest date for the first season of this year has been sent for July 1, with the new Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) Frank Tumwebaze urging farmers, traders and processors to maintain best practices for the product to be competitive on the world market. Declaration of harvest date is one of the global best practices adopted by MAAIF to fight the vices in the vanilla industry. Vanilla harvesting process takes about a month, but a harvest date declared by Government marks the beginning of the harvesting period. "Farmers should harvest only fully mature and ripe vanilla. Simultaneously, traders and processors must ensure that they buy only mature vanilla and ensure professional handling and processing of vanilla to attain the highest possible vanillin content," Tumwebaze said in press statement. Poor quality of vanilla ultimately affects the prices that are offered for Uganda's vanilla by the international buyers. ...

Source: All Africa