Daily Monitor
Tuesday June 01 2021
An aerial vew of Dubai city. Pineapple, ginger, beans and avocado are on the demand list for UAE.
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Summary
Uganda is one of the 120 countries with dedicated pavilions even though according to the Uganda Export Promotions Board, no funds have been secured to facilitate participation which includes mobilising public and private sector players.
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the biggest export destinations for Uganda at $1.84 billion in 2020 ahead of the entire Comesa region at $1.27 billion in the same period. Seeing that most of these exports are minerals like Gold and fish, spaces not for many players, the potential for more export in the food sector especially agricultural products is inexhaustible. Uganda’s fruits and vegetables can find demand in this market that is just five hours away via airfreight. There have been several private sector led trade expos organised before between UAE and Uganda but they
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