What is Rice?
Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa or less commonly glaberrima.
Price Of Rice In Uganda
The price in Uganda Shilling is UGX 1824.41 per kg.
What is the most consumed Rice In Uganda?
“Supa” (77.8 %) was the most preferred local rice variety while NERICA lines (6.5 %) were the least.
What is the current rice production in Uganda?
In 2021, rice, paddy production for Uganda was 303,283 tones.
Rice, paddy production of Uganda increased from 15,700 tones in 1972 to 303,283 tones in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 9.54%.
What is the demand for rice in Uganda?
The current demand for rice in Uganda is over 225,000 metric tons of which only 165,000 metric tons are locally produced creating a deficit of 60,000MT.
East African countries (Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi) import over 700,000 metric tones of rice per year.