Aligned with Uganda's Agro-industrialization Agenda
Well-developed value chain with established production, processing, and market systems
Mature value chain with significant industrial processing and export capacity
Major export contributor - widely grown with high market demand
Broad applications in food, cosmetics, animal feeds, and biofuels
Food security staple and industrial raw material for pharma, textiles, and fuel
Emerging sector with significant potential for domestic and export markets
Cassava is a critical staple food for the majority of people across Uganda, directly addressing food and nutrition security for millions
Provides essential materials for diverse industries including pharmaceuticals, textiles, and emerging biofuel sectors
Creates multiple income opportunities across the value chain from production to processing and marketing
Reduces dependency on imported industrial inputs, freeing foreign exchange for other critical imports
Uganda has four large cassava-based industries with high potential for expansion with supportive policies
Agro-industrialization in cassava drives GDP contribution, employment, and national economic development
From basic crops to complex industrial products
Strengthen farmer organizations, cooperatives, and value chain coordination mechanisms
Train farmers, processors, and entrepreneurs in modern agricultural and processing practices
Adopt and transfer improved varieties, modern farming, and processing technologies
Establish linkages between producers, processors, traders, and final markets
Facilitate access to affordable credit and financial services for value chain actors
Promote supportive policies and regulatory frameworks for cassava agro-industrialization
Metric tonnes annual production (from 3M)
Value addition from primary to secondary products
Direct jobs created along the value chain
Additional annual GDP contribution