Free Access | March 2019

Positioning Tea as a Priority Commodity for Uganda’s Agro-industrialisation

Authors/Editors: Corti Paul Lakuma ,  Rehema Kahunde ,  Ezra F. Munyambonera ,  Job Lakal

Abstract:

By 2010, Uganda’s tea sector employed over 60,000 people and provided an indirect source of livelihood to about 500,000 Ugandans. In the Financial year 2016/17, tea was Uganda’s 6th largest export, earning the country US$ 67 million.1 Given its potential to employ many people and raise foreign exchange, it is important that the tea sector is prioritized in Uganda’s development agenda, as this will also support inclusive growth.