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Uganda is blessed with favorable agricultural conditions; annual average temperatures 18-28°C, rainfall 1,300-1,800mm, cultivation area 99,018Km2, and bountiful labor. Agriculture is the most important sector in the country and it contributes 22.4% to GDP, accounts for 40% of exports, and employs 65.6% of the total population. The major crops for dometic use are plantain banana, maize, and cassava and coffee, tea, tobacco, and cotton are mainly exported. Despite of these favorable natural conditions, agricultural productivity of Uganda is relatively low. Yielding reaches 1/2 in maize, 1/3 in rice and peanut, 1/4 in sweet potato, and 1/6 in potato per hectare compared to Korea. However, according to research conducted by domestic and international institutes, crop yields can possibly increase 2 to 10 times in many crops. Constrains of productivity are mostly due to poor seeds, inadequate pest & disease management, loss of soil fertility, lack of irrigation, improper post-harvest handling, and underdeveloped cultivation technology. To improve its production and productivity, which is the primary goal of Uganda's agricultural policy, appropriate budget allocation as planned and investment in R&D and extension are considered essential.
