The Kampala Report
  • Latest
    • Community
    • News
    • Trends
    • Education
    • Health
    • Africa
    • World
  • Money
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Farming
    • Tech
    • Winning Brands
  • Talk Back
    • Editorial
    • Op-Ed
    • Columnists
  • Politics
    • Parliament
    • Elections
  • Society
    • Entertainment
    • Relationships
    • Travel
  • Sports
  • Impact
    • Investigations
    • Special Reports
  • FACT CHECK
SUBSCRIBE
No Result
View All Result
  • Latest
    • Community
    • News
    • Trends
    • Education
    • Health
    • Africa
    • World
  • Money
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Farming
    • Tech
    • Winning Brands
  • Talk Back
    • Editorial
    • Op-Ed
    • Columnists
  • Politics
    • Parliament
    • Elections
  • Society
    • Entertainment
    • Relationships
    • Travel
  • Sports
  • Impact
    • Investigations
    • Special Reports
  • FACT CHECK
No Result
View All Result
The Kampala Report
No Result
View All Result
Home Money Farming

Government Sets July 7th for Vanilla Harvest

bytheKR TEAM
May 26, 2022
in Farming, Money
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on Twitter

KAMPALA: The government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries-MAAIF set July 7th as the harvest date for vanilla in the country. This follows the rampant cases of vanilla theft, which compromises the quality of vanilla beans supplied to the market.

Fred Bwino Kyakulaga, the State Minister for Agriculture, announced this at a press briefing at the government-owned Uganda Media Center.

According to the Minister, despite the fluctuating vanilla prices on the international market, it still fetches better prices compared to any other commercial crop in Uganda. In the last season, a Kilogram of vanilla cost between Shillings 40,000 and 50,000, which means a farmer could fetch Shillings 21million per hectare as gross income.

Experts projected that during the years 2022 and 2023, the global market will be oversupplied by vanilla, which may cause price reductions. However, the prices have continued improving.

RELATED STORIES

The Chairperson of Uganda Alcohol Industry Association (UAIA), Francis Onapito Ekomoloit, said the bill would only be relevant if it targeted the 65 per cent of illicit and unlicensed alcohol in the market.

Manufacturers join forces to resist Alcohol Bill

February 2, 2023
65
Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa hits back at EU Parliament for poking its nose into the development of the oil and gas sector in Uganda and Tanzania. (IMAGE: Courtesy | theKR Media)

Tayebwa directs for inquiry into Police SACCO

February 2, 2023
66
Hon. Ruth Aceng (R) in the House on Wednesday.

Ministers trade barbs over drug stockouts in govt hospitals

February 2, 2023
68
Barcelona’s Polish forward Robert Lewandowski (C) kicks the ball and scores a goal during their Spanish league football match against Real Betis at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville on Wednesday. (IMAGE: Coutesy | theKR Media)

Lewandowski scores as Barça beat Betis to improve league lead

February 2, 2023
67

According to Kyakulaga, vanilla has proved to be a sustainable and profitable crop for farmers in Uganda with the potential to deliver the participating farmers in the middle income. The minister further said that vanilla has proved to be a sustainable and profitable crop for farmers in Uganda with the potential to deliver the participating farmers to the middle-income status.

He said the government will take punitive actions against the people who will be found selling vanilla before the harvest date, saying that this practice compromises the quality of the vanilla beans

The minister also expressed concern about the crop inspectors from the ministry of agriculture who have been approving the export of immature vanilla beans contrary to their mandate.

Joseph Lukandwa, a member of vernix vanilla processing company, said that as buyers they have tried to maintain the prices for the last two years between Shillings 40,000 to 50,000 in order not to discourage the farmers from taking on vanilla farming as it was many years ago. Lukandwa also expressed concern about vanilla theft mostly in Kabaale, Buikwe, and Lubirizi districts among others.

Madagascar is the leading producer and exporter of vanilla to the international market with 1200 to 2000 metric tons exported in a single season. In 2020, Uganda exported vanilla worth US$13.3M making it the 10th largest exporter of Vanilla in the world.

Uganda’s market shares for vanilla dropped from 4 percent to 2.8 percent because of the poor quality of vanilla which lacked the vanillin content caused by immature harvest among other factors.

Share this:

  • WhatsApp
  • Tweet

Like this:

Like Loading...
Tags: GovernmenttoptopnewsVanilla Harvest

Do you have a story in your community or an opinion to share with us: Email the editor on  editorial@thekampalareport.com

LATEST UPDATES

  • Manufacturers join forces to resist Alcohol Bill
  • Tayebwa directs for inquiry into Police SACCO
  • Ministers trade barbs over drug stockouts in govt hospitals
  • Man Utd finish off Forest to cruise into League Cup final
  • Messi strikes as PSG moves 5 points clear but Mbappe injured

MOST POPULAR

  • Mr. Pradid Karia, whose family runs city real estate giant -- Property Services Limited. PHOTO/COURTESY

    I’m going nowhere! Property Services chief Karia dismisses Uganda exit rumours

    70 shares
    Share 28 Tweet 18
  • Maureen Tweyongyere: Why we need a New Year 2023 Ideation Hour

    51 shares
    Share 20 Tweet 13
  • EXCLUSIVE! Church starts probe into sodomy claims at King’s College Budo

    49 shares
    Share 20 Tweet 12
  • Mathias Katamba steps down as CEO of dfcu Bank

    35 shares
    Share 14 Tweet 9
  • REVEALED! Why Museveni daughter Diana applied for name change at NIRA

    416 shares
    Share 166 Tweet 104

INVESTIGATION

Student in torture video sentenced to three years in prison

Kafta Queen following arrest last week.
byMIKE OPIO | theKR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
January 31, 2023
0
81

Prosecution led by Mr Edward Tweheyo states that Kaftah and others still at large on January 8, at Nsasa in...

Read more

Two Kasese officials remanded on corruption charges

byMIKE OPIO | theKR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
January 30, 2023
0
107

The duo are alleged to have irregularly reinstated six teachers who resigned from teaching service and joined politics for 10...

Read more

Pastor arrested over coordinating high profile armed robberies

byMIKE OPIO | theKR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
January 30, 2023
0
82

Police arrested Pastor Kaliisa from his home in Katovu Sub County, Lwengo district after he notified the village council leaders...

Read more

Court orders woman to refund Shs10m to man for breach of marriage promise

the judge hammer a judge in court. located on a desk.
byMIKE OPIO | theKR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
January 26, 2023
0
198

In her ruling on Wednesday, the Kanungu Grade One Magistrate, Asanansio Mukobi, said that they despite being served, Kyarikunda failed...

Read more

About Us

The Kampala Report is a news media start up, and aims to become the leading news and information source in Uganda. We are known for our accurate, authoritative news content, diversity of opinion and analysis, covering the latest news and events from Uganda’s capital Kampala, the Ugandan countryside and East Africa regional contexts.

Learn more

Recent Stories

  • Manufacturers join forces to resist Alcohol Bill
  • Tayebwa directs for inquiry into Police SACCO
  • Ministers trade barbs over drug stockouts in govt hospitals
  • Man Utd finish off Forest to cruise into League Cup final

Follow Us

Facebook Twitter Instagram

No Result
View All Result
  • Latest
    • Community
    • News
    • Trends
    • Education
    • Health
    • Africa
    • World
  • Money
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Farming
    • Tech
    • Winning Brands
  • Talk Back
    • Editorial
    • Op-Ed
    • Columnists
  • Politics
    • Parliament
    • Elections
  • Society
    • Entertainment
    • Relationships
    • Travel
  • Sports
  • Impact
    • Investigations
    • Special Reports
  • FACT CHECK
%d bloggers like this: