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  • Is Uganda a nut exporter?
  • Nearly all countries listed by FAOSTAT as exporters of nuts are African – all West African. Uganda is therefore not listed. Moreover, the Uganda National Bureau of Statistics itself does not publish data on production or exports of shea nuts, shea butter or shea butter products.
  • What is Ugandan Nilotica Shea Butter?
  • Ugandan Nilotica Shea Butter is of the highest quality and is produced in a socially responsible manner. The process begins with cleaning, washing, and drying shea nuts before they are cold pressed in a factory using a mechanical oil screw press.
  • How to promote Ugandan shea butter?
  • Exhibit Ugandan shea butter at appropriate trade fairs 4.2.2. Sponsor five export ready and near export ready companies (in addition to UEPB itself) to membership of one international shea network for five years (Global Shea Alliance is suggested) 4.2.3. Focus marketing efforts on selected markets 5. STABLE SHEA NUT PRICES (UGX216,900,000)
  • Is Uganda a significant player in the International shea nut/butter trade?
  • A search for Uganda shea exports in a number of international trade databases yielded no results. The Statistical Abstract that the Uganda Bureau of Statistics publishes annually also gives no data on shea exports. It can therefore be assumed that for now, Uganda is not a significant player in the international shea nut/butter trade. 4.1.8.
  • Will Uganda's Shear & Shear butter products be more competitive?
  • It is expected that through these measures and interventions, Ugandan shear and shear butter products will be more competitive on global markets; that the country will earn more from shea butter and shea butter products; and that cooperatives and gatherer groups will earn more for their members by participating at a higher level in the value chain.
  • Is Ugandan shea butter a distinctive brand?
  • Through strategies in 5.4.3 and 5.4.4, it is expected that Ugandan shea butter and its products will be presented on global markets as a distinctive brand and therefore differentiated from shea butter products from elsewhere.