Livestock rearing and a wide range of subsistence crops meet local needs.
Coffee is the main export commodity.
Tobacco, tea, sugar cane and cocoa are also grown for export, and some processing of these is now carried out locally. The industrial sector produces textiles, cement, fertilisers, metal goods and a variety of household items. Limestone and cobalt are being mined at present. In addition, there are known deposits of tin, tungsten, beryllium and tantalum ores. Since 1995 the IMF and the World Bank have arranged several cancellations of Uganda's long-term foreign debt.