Overview Uganda's climate is conducive to the production of a wide range of produce. Only a third of this is offered to the market, the rest is produced for subsistence. Maize is one of the major food crops grown in Uganda. Around the basin of lake Victoria maize is grown as a cash crop.
Efforts are underway to increase maize exportation to neighbouring countries.
A large variety of food groups are currently being grown as subsistence and cash crops, such as finger millet, sorghum, rice, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes and wheat are currently grown but are not exploited to their full effect. Uganda's biggest advantage is the abundance of natural resources for crop production including arable land, sunlight, well distributed rainfall throughout the year, favourable temperature and cheap labour.