Agriculture is Uganda’s most import sector and largest source of export earnings, averaging 53% per annum and employing an estimated 73% of the population.

However, based on various dynamics, value addition is crucial to development of the agriculture sector hence driving economic development. It is hindered by lack of technical skills, lack of energy, standards and storage.

The Government of Uganda has put emphasis on developing transport infrastructure to move agriculture products to domestic and regional markets. Value addition in agriculture production can take different forms and levels such as packaging, cooling, drying and extraction.

Uganda National Bureau of Standards has been empowered to solve quality and standard issues which impede access to profitable and standard markets like the European Union, Storage infrastructure is also being promoted for stable supply of agricultural produce that is highly perishable and requires appropriate storage facilities.