- Maize, cassava, banana-food, and beans are among the major crops cultivated in Uganda. - Production of most crops decreased in 2019 compared to 2018 due to less area planted and lower yields. - Crops are primarily used for household consumption, but are also sold unprocessed or processed.

1. Uganda Bureau of Statistics
Annual Agricultural Survey 2019
Key Findings
Flavia Oumo
Senior Statistician
Department of Production and Environment Statistics

2. Uganda Bureau of Statistics
Production, Productivity and Use
of major crops

3. Crop Incidence: Major Temporary Crops
• Maize remains the main temporary
crop cultivated by the agricultural
households (69% of Ag HHs in season 1
and 48% in season 2).
• Beans and Sweet Potatoes follow
• In general, the second seasons of 2018
and 2019 show similar patterns, except
for groundnuts (11% of Ag HHs in 2019
vs 21% in 2018)

4. Crop Incidence: Major Permanent Crops
• Cassava and Banana-Food are cultivated
by almost half of agricultural
households
• Banana-Food cultivation shows a mild
increase compared with 2018 (47% Ag
HHs vs 40%)
• Coffee Arabica and Robusta incidence
are stable at 7% and 21% respectively

5. • Cultivated by 69% of Ag HHs in S1 and 48% in S2
• 2.8 Million MT Production in Ag Year 2019, of which:
• 1.5 Million MT in season 1
• 1.3 Million MT in season 2
• Highest producers Buganda North (710,000MT),
Bunyoro (561,000MT) & Buganda south
(266,000MT)
• Yield on area harvested: 1.6 MT/Ha (1.7 MT/Ha in
2018-s2)
• Production decreased by 20% in 2019 compared to
previous year, due to less area planted
Maize Production and Productivity

6. • Same patterns as in 2018
• Maize mainly sold in unprocessed form
(46.7% of total production in season 1
and 63.4% in season 2)
• Maize is also used for own consumption
(27.4% of total production in S1 and
28.2% in S2).
• In season 2, % of total production in
storage is much smaller because the
fieldwork was conducted well after the
completion of the season. This has been
observed for other crops.
Maize: Use of Production

7. • Cultivated by 4% of Ag HHs in S1 and 3% in S2
• 167,000 MT Production in Ag Year 2019, of which:
• 76,000 MT in season 1
• 91,000 MT in season 2
• Highest producers: Busoga (50,000MT), Acholi
(19,000MT) & Buganda North (18,000MT)
• Yield on area harvested: 1.3 MT/Ha (1.1 MT/Ha in
2018-s2)
• Production decreased by 16% in 2019 compared to
previous year, due to less area planted
Rice Production and Productivity

8. Rice: Use of Production
• Same patterns as in 2018
• Rice mainly sold in unprocessed form
(59.5% of total production in season 1
and 77.3% in season 2)
• Some rice is used for own consumption
(10.2% of total production in S1 and 9.4%
in S2).
• In season 2, % of total production in
storage is much smaller because the
fieldwork was conducted well after the
completion of the season.

9. • Cultivated by 15% of Ag HHs in S1 and 7% in S2
• 97,000 MT Production in Ag Year 2019, of which:
• 52,000 MT in season 1
• 45,000 MT in season 2
• Highest producers: Teso (34,000MT), Acholi
(10,000MT) & Lango(9,600MT)
• Yield on area harvested: 0.6 MT/Ha (0.5 MT/Ha in
2018-s2)
• Production decreased by 64% in 2019 compared to
previous year, due to less area planted
Sorghum Production and Productivity

10. Sorghum: Use of Production
• Same patterns as in 2018
• Sorghum mainly used for own
consumption (35.3% of total production in
season 1 and 54.7% in season 2)
• Sorghum is also sold unprocessed (17.6%
of total production in S1 and 24.6% in S2).
• In season 2, % of total production in
storage is much smaller because the
fieldwork was conducted well after the
completion of the season.

11. • Cultivated by 11% of Ag HHs in S1 and 7% in S2
• 73,000 MT Production in Ag Year 2019, of which:
• 47,000 MT in season 1
• 26,000 MT in season 2
• Highest producers Ankole (14,000MT), Acholi
(13,000MT) & Lango(11,000MT)
• Yield on area harvested: 0.4 MT/Ha (0.6 MT/Ha in
2018-s2)
• Production decreased by 49% in 2019 compared to
previous year, due to less area planted and lower
yield
Millet Production and Productivity

12. Millet: Use of Production
• Same patterns as in 2018
• Millet mainly used for own consumption
(29% of total production in season 1 and
46.6% in season 2)
• Millet is also sold unprocessed (13% of
total production in S1 and 26.7% in S2).
• In season 2, % of total production in
storage is much smaller because the
fieldwork was conducted well after the
completion of the season.

13. • Cultivated by 8% of Ag HHs in S1 and 7% in S2
• 127,000 MT Production in Ag Year 2019, of which:
• 79,000 MT in season 1
• 48,000 MT in season 2
• Highest producers: Lango (89,000MT), Acholi
(15,000MT) & Busoga (8,000MT)
• Yield on area harvested: 0.6 MT/Ha (0.4 MT/Ha in
2018-s2)
• Production increased by 18% in 2019 compared to
previous year, due to more area planted and higher
yield
Soya Beans Production and Productivity

14. Soya Beans: Use of Production
• Almost all the Soya Beans production is
sold unprocessed (83% of total production
in season 1 and 80% in season 2)
• A residual part (2.7% of total production
in season 1 and 7.5% in season 2) is
consumed.
• In 2019, farmers did not report significant
losses, as they did in 2018-s2.

15. • Cultivated by 29% of Ag HHs in S1 and 11% in S2
• 133,000 MT Production in Ag Year 2019, of which:
• 92,000 MT in season 1
• 41,000 MT in season 2
• Highest producers: Teso (20,000MT), Acholi
(15,000MT) & West Nile (13,000MT)
• Yield on area harvested: 0.4 MT/Ha (0.5 MT/Ha in
2018-s2)
• Production decreased by 47% in 2019 compared to
previous year, due to less area planted
Groundnuts Production and Productivity

16. Groundnuts: Use of Production
• Gnuts production is used both for own
consumption (26% in season 1, 32% in
season 2) and sales (28.5% in season 1
and 39.5% in season 2)
• Part of the production is set aside for
seeds in the following seasons
• In 2019-s2, % of total production in
storage is much smaller because the
fieldwork was conducted well after the
completion of the season.

17. • Cultivated by 5% of Ag HHs in S1 and 6% in S2
• 44,000 MT Production in Ag Year 2019, of which:
• 13,000 MT in season 1
• 31,000 MT in season 2
• Highest Producers: Acholi (16,000MT), Lango
(15,000MT) and followed by West Nile (94,000MT)
• Yield on area harvested: 0.3 MT/Ha (0.2 MT/Ha in
2018-s2)
• 2019 production is similar to 2018 production
Sim Sim Production and Productivity

18. Sim-Sim: Use of Production
• Sim-sim is mainly sold in unprocessed
form (38.5% of total production in season
1 and 46% in season 2)
• Some sim-sim is also used for own
consumption (15.8% of total production in
S1 and 28% in S2).
• In 2019-s2, % of total production in
storage is much smaller because the
fieldwork was conducted well after the
completion of the season.

19. • Cultivated by 54% of Ag HHs in S1 and 42% in S2
• 438,000 MT Production in Ag Year 2019, of which:
• 238,000 MT in season 1
• 200,000 MT in season 2
• Highest Producers: Bunyoro (77,400MT), Ankole
(72,600MT) and North Buganda (72,300MT)
registered the highest annual production
• Yield on area harvested: 0.6 MT/Ha (same as in
2018-s2)
• Production decreased by 40% in 2019 compared to
previous year, due to less area planted
Beans Production and Productivity

20. Beans: Use of Production
• Same patterns as in 2018
• Beans production is used both for sales
and own consumption
• E.g., in 2019-s2, 42% is consumed by the
producing households and 42% is sold
unprocessed.
• Some of the production (11%) is set aside
as seed for the following season

21. • Cultivated by 7% of Ag HHs in S1 and 5% in S2
• 261,000 MT Production in Ag Year 2019, of which:
• 155,000 MT in season 1
• 106,000 MT in season 2
• Highest producers: Kigezi (61,000MT) and Tooro
(94,000MT)
• Yield on area harvested: 3.0 MT/Ha (3.5 MT/Ha in
2018-s2)
• Production decreased by 20% in 2019 compared to
previous year, due to less area planted and lower
yield
Irish Potatoes Production and Productivity

22. Irish Potatoes: Use of Production
• Same patterns as in 2018
• Irish potatoes are mainly sold
unprocessed (44% of total production in
season 1 and 54.8% in season 2)
• Irish potatoes are also used for own
consumption (23.9% in season 1 and
25.6% in season 2)
• A significant part is processed (20.6% in
season 1 and 17% in season 2)

23. • Cultivated by 36% of Ag HHs in S1 and 32% in S2
• 1.1 Million MT Production in Ag Year 2019, of which:
• 296,000 MT in season 1
• 776,000 MT in season 2
• Highest produce of S.Potatoes was from North
Buganda(253,000MT), Busoga (174,000MT), and
Lango(139,000MT)
• Yield on area harvested: 2.8 MT/Ha (3.3 MT/Ha in
2018-s2)
• Production decreased by 28% in 2019 compared to
previous year, due to less area planted and lower
yield
Sweet Potatoes Production and Productivity

24. Sweet Potatoes: Use of Production
• Same patterns as in 2018
• Almost all the sweet potatoes production
is consumed by the producing households
(77.2% of total production in season 1
and 78.6% in season 2)
• A residual part is sold unprocessed (13.8%
in season 1 and 10.5% in season 2) or
donated (7.2% and 8%).
• No processing

25. • Cultivated by 53% of Ag HHs in S1 and 45% in S2
• 2.7 Million MT Production in Ag Year 2019, of which:
• 927,000 MT in season 1
• 1.7 Million MT in season 2
• Highest produce of Cassava was from North West
Nile (471,000MT), Lango (357,000MT), and Busoga
(297,000MT)
• Yield on area harvested: 7.5 MT/Ha (8.7 MT/Ha in
2018)
• Production decreased by 39% in 2019 compared to
previous year, due to less area planted and lower
yield
Cassava Production and Productivity

26. Cassava: Use of Production
• Same patterns as in 2018
• Cassava is used mainly for own
consumption (57.5% of the total
production in season 1 and 59.5% in
season 2)
• Cassava is also sold unprocessed (27% in
season 1 and 28% in season 2)
• A residual part is donated

27. • Cultivated by 47% of Ag HHs in the agricultural year
• 9.4 Million MT Production in Ag Year 2019, of which:
• 4.2 Million MT in season 1
• 5.2 Million MT in season 2
• Highest producers of Banana Food were from
Ankole (3.5 million MT), Tooro and Buganda South
(1.7million MT) each
• Yield on area harvested: 17.1 MT/Ha (12.3 MT/Ha in
2018)
• Production increased by 45% in 2019 compared to
previous year, due to more area planted and higher
yield
Banana-Food Production and Productivity

28. Banana-Food: Use of Production
• Same patterns as in 2018
• Banana-food production is used mainly
for own consumption (62% of the total
production)
• Banana-food is also sold unprocessed
(32% of the total production)
• A residual part is donated (5%)

29. • Cultivated by 22% of Ag HHs in the agricultural year
• 192,000 MT Production in Ag Year 2019, of which:
• 84,000 MT in season 1
• 108,000 MT in season 2
• Highest Producers: South Buganda(69,000MT),
North Buganda (52,000MT), and Ankole (45,000MT)
• Yield on area harvested: 0.7 MT/Ha (0.9 MT/Ha in
2018)
• Production decreased by 17% in 2019 compared to
previous year, due to less area planted and lower
yield
Coffee Robusta Production and Productivity

30. • Cultivated by 7% of Ag HHs in the agricultural year
• 63,000 MT Production in Ag Year 2019, of which:
• 21,000 MT in season 1
• 42,000 MT in season 2
• Highest producers: Elgon (21,000MT) and
Tooro (33,000MT)
• Yield on area harvested: 0.9 MT/Ha (1.0 MT/Ha in
2018)
• Production decreased by 16% in 2019 compared to
previous year, due to less area planted
Coffee Arabica Production and Productivity

31. Coffee: Use of Production
• Coffee is exclusively for sales
• Some coffee robusta is processed