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Uganda has probably one of the fastest growing organic certified lands in Africa . The products grown organically and sourced from Uganda include cotton (lint, yarn and finished garments), coffee (Arabic and Robusta), sesame (simsim), dried fruit (Pineapples, apple bananas, mangoes, jack-fruit), fresh fruits ( pineapple, apple bananas, passion fruits, avocadoes, papaya (pawpaw), ginger), jack-fruit, , vanilla, cocoa, fish, shea butter and shea nuts, bird eyed chilies, dried hibiscus, honey and bark cloth. These products are exported to Europe, USA, Asia and other part of Africa among others.
The number of organic exporters in Uganda has been growing and now totals 44. All projects are fully certified or in conversion, from internationally accredited certifying bodies operating in Uganda . The certifying bodies include: UgoCert, IMO, Ceres, Ecocert, Soil Association and BCS.
A list of the organic exporting companies can be viewed below:
| Name |
Products |
Certification Status |
Certification Body |
| African Organic / Amfri Farms Ltd |
Fresh Fruits
Pineapples, Apple bananas, Passion fruits, Papaya, Mangoes, Avocadoes, Ginger, Jack fruit,
Dried Fruits
Pineapples, Apple bananas, Jack fruit, Mangoes, Papaya, Cured Vanilla
|
Certified Organic |
IMO |
| Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union |
Robusta Coffee
|
certified organic |
Ceres |
| Bio Uganda Ltd |
Fresh Fruits
Pineapples, Apple bananas, Passion fruits, Ginger
Dried Fruits
Pineapples and Apple bananas
|
Certified Organic |
IMO |
| Biofresh Limited |
Fresh Fruit (Pineapples, Apple Bananas, Papaya, Passion fruits, Avocado, Ginger)
Dried (Pineapples, apple bananas, jackfruit and mangoes)
|
certified organic |
IMO |
| Bufumbo Organic Farmers Association (BOFA) |
Arabic Coffee and Vanilla
|
Certified Organic |
Ceres |
| Buiga Farm Industries Ltd |
Cured Vanilla
|
certified organic |
Ecocert |
| Coetzee Natural Products(U) Ltd |
Cured Vanilla
|
certified organic |
BCS |
| Covol Uganda |
Shea nuts and Shea Butter cream
|
Certified Organic |
Ceres |
| Esco Uganda Limited |
Cocoa Beans and Vanilla
|
certified organic |
IMO |
| Flona Commodities Ltd |
Dried pineapples,Apple Bananas,mango,bogoya,papaya, jack fruit
|
Certified Organic |
Ceres |
| Fruits of the Nile |
Dried Pineapples, Apple bananas, Mangoes
|
Certified Organic |
IMO |
| Good African Coffee |
Arabic Coffee
|
certified organic |
Soil Association |
| Gourment Gardens |
Vanilla,dried pineapples,apple bananas, mangoes
|
certified organic |
IMO |
| Green Organic Watch |
Cocoa Beans
|
Certified Organic |
Ceres |
| Gulu Agricultural Development Ltd |
Cotton Lint
|
In- Conversion |
Control Union |
| Gumutindo Coffee Cooperative |
Arabic Coffee
|
certified organic |
Ecocert |
| Guru Nanak Oil Mills Inc |
Shear Butter
|
certified organic |
Ecocert |
| Jali Organic Organic Assoiciation |
Fresh and Dired Pineapples
|
Certified Organic |
Soil Association |
| Kasule Organic Farm |
Robusta Coffee
|
certified organic |
IMO |
| Kawacom (U) Ltd |
Arabic and Robusta Coffee
|
certified organic |
Ceres |
| KFP international |
Shea butter and shea nuts
|
certified organic |
IMO |
| Masaka Organic Producers (MOP) |
Dried Pineapples, Apple bananas, Mangoes, Jack fruit
|
In- Conversion |
IMO |
| Mukono Vanilla Spices and Horticultural coop Society |
Vanilla
|
Certified Organic |
IMO |
| Nile Teas (Uganda) |
Dried Hibiscus
|
Certified Organic |
IMO |
| North Bukedi Cotton Co. Ltd |
Cotton
|
Certified Organic |
Ecocert |
| Olam Uganda Limited |
Cocoa
|
certified organic |
IMO |
| Outspan Enterprises Ltd |
sesame and red eye chillies
|
certified organic |
IMO |
| Phenix Logistics (Uganda) Ltd |
organic garments and yarn
|
certified organic |
Ecocert |
| Reco Industries Ltd |
organic coffee
|
certified organic |
IMO |
| RUCID |
Dried Pineapples, Apple Banana and Mangoes
|
certified organic |
Ugocet |
| Shares Uganda Limited |
Sesame and Red eye chillies
|
certified organic |
Ecocert |
| Sulma Foods Ltd |
Fresh Fruits
Pineapples, Apple bananas, Passion fruits, Papaya, Mangoes, Avocados, Aubergines
Dried Fruits
Pineapples, Apple bananas, Mangoes
|
Certified Organic |
Ceres |
| Tamteco (U) Ltd |
Lemon Grass, Herbal teas, Rosemary and Essencial oils
|
Certified Organic |
IMO |
| Tatgem (U) Ltd |
Fresh Pineaples,Passion fruits and Papaya
|
Certified Organic |
Ceres |
| Tree Shed Organic Farm |
Cured Vanilla and coffee
|
certified organic |
IMO |
| Tuliraba Estate Ltd |
Vanilla, coffee, Black Pepper, Cardamom,Cinamon,Ginger
|
Certified Organic |
IMO |
| UGACOF |
Coffee, Cocoa
|
cerified Organic |
Ceres |
| Uganda Crop Industries Limited |
Vanilla,cadamon,Cinamom and black pepper
|
certified organic |
IMO |
| Zigoti Coffee Works Limited |
Robusta and Arabic Coffee
|
certified organic |
Ceres |
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