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The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is in charge of registering customs records.
The institutions that are in charge of collecting data on fertilizers in Uganda are the Regional Agricultural Input Market Information and Transparency System (AMITSA) is currently assisting the East Africa Community (EAC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in addressing the issue of a lack of information regarding agricultural inputs, such as fertilizers.
Urea and NPK 17:17:17 were the most commonly used fertilizers by crop in Uganda, according to fertilizer consumption and use by crop.
DAP, MOP, TSP, CAN, rock phosphate, NPK (16:6:20), and NPK (25:5:5) are additional fertilizers utilized.
NPK 17:17:17 was used by the majority of farmers who were cultivating plantains, rice, potatoes, sugarcane, tobacco, and coffee. Urea, NPK-TPL17, DAP, MOP, rock phosphate, and TSP are the six kinds of fertilizers that are used to fertilize sugarcane
The Uganda Fertilizer Market accounted for $XX Billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2024 to 2030.
A new organic fertilizer has been created by Mbarara University of Science and Technology.
Students from the Faculty of Agriculture and Livelihood collaborated with the Mbarara Grapes Farmers Association and the Mbarara Agricultural Research Development Institute to innovate and develop the organic fertilizer, I-Soft Organic Fertilizer.
The invention was led by a second-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Livelihoods and farm production. She stated that the team conducted pilot tests on five farms in five districts: Mbarara, Busienei, Kircher, Rampura, and Isingiro.
A grape farmer in Kasogi named J address Meisel Kasogi claimed that she used organic manure when planting trees. After using the manure, she claims to have harvested 500 kilograms.
Over time, Uganda’s imports of fertilizers have increased with NPK and Urea being the most popular imports.