Chariton Namuwoza, the chief executive officer of NOGAMU says to fight climate change, organic farming does not discourage the use of improved seed varieties
Albert Kakande, an organic innovator, says the prices of inorganic fertilisers are increasing with 1kg of NPK up from between Shs2,500 and Shs3,000 to Shs6,000 – Shs6,500
Daily Monitor
Tuesday March 02 2021
Mr Chariton Namuwoza, the chief executive officer of the National Organic Agricultural Movement of Uganda. PHOTO | RAINHER OJON
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Organic products mainly exported to the European Union fetch about $51m (Shs186b) only, in spite the large international market for Organic products estimated at over $100b (Shs366 trillion) annually. Prosper Magazine talked to Mr Chariton Namuwoza, the chief executive officer of the National Organic Agricultural Movement of Uganda (NOGAMU), on some of the major reforms within this sub sector.
Bring us to speed with the state of the organic sub sector?
Globally, the organic sub-sector continues to grow from strength to strength. According to the Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL), the global value of organic food exceeded the $100 billion mark for the first time in 2018. The US market takes the lead with over 41 per cent, followed by Germany (over 11 per cent) and France (over 9 per cent