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  • Why is palm oil so popular in Uganda?
  • Palm oil is already the most widely used vegetable oil on the planet, with about 71 million tons consumed in 2021. And there is not only a domestic need, but also a demand from the foreign market that Ugandan smallholder farmers like Nassozi’s family and neighbors can help fill.
  • Are oil palm trees a good crop for small farmers in Uganda?
  • Oil palm trees bear the fruit that makes palm oil – a much more reliable and lucrative crop for small farmers in Uganda. Oil palm trees bear the fruit that makes palm oil – a much more reliable and lucrative crop than the cash crops her family previously grew.
  • Who is the largest palm oil cultivator in Sri Lanka?
  • With emphasis on innovation and value addition, Watawala Plantations has grown to be recognized as the largest palm oil cultivator in Sri Lanka.
  • Who are the Kalangala oil palm growers Trust (kopgt)?
  • Thankfully, things started to turn around when Nassozi began working with the Kalangala Oil Palm Growers Trust (KOPGT) and the family planted their first oil palm trees in 2012. They expanded their crop in 2019 and again in 2022. In Kalangala, many of the people are oil palm farmers.
  • When did nassozi start growing oil palm trees?
  • Nassozi started growing oil palm trees in 2012. Like many other farmers on Kalangala, she focused on sustainability and avoiding the deforestation and other issues associated with palm oil farming in some parts of the world. Oil palm trees bear the fruit that makes palm oil – a much more reliable and lucrative crop for small farmers in Uganda.
  • Why is palm oil a profitable crop?
  • Oil palm trees bear the fruit that makes palm oil – a much more reliable and lucrative crop than the cash crops her family previously grew. “When we were farming casaba, bananas, and coffee, we were affected by monkeys,” said Nassozi. “They came and destroyed our crops.”