Uganda: Cotton in Uganda 64 Years After Independence
According to the African Development Bank, Cotton is critical to the local economies of Northern Uganda, but many farming communities struggle with low productivity, limited access to quality inputs, weak market links, and outdated processing facilities.
Uganda's cotton industry once connected farmers, cooperatives, ginneries and textile factories in a system that supported both agricultural production and manufacturing.
As Uganda marks 64 years of independence, cotton remains one of the country's traditional cash crops, but production and export earnings have fallen far short of its former position in the economy.
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