Ethanol Plant in Uganda Provides Market for Cassava Farmers
March 18, 2015http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Cassava-growers-in-Uganda-find-market-at-ethanol-plant/-/2558/2653510/-/2hfx9r/-/index.html
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Farmers in northern Uganda finally get a market for their cassava after an ethanol extraction factory opened in Lira. The facility is expected to boost local cassava prices. The Kamtech Logistics plant is a joint venture between Ugandans, Saudi Arabians and Lebanese investors.
Cassava production in Uganda has increased after the country received $30 million under the World Bank's East Africa Agricultural Productivity Project (EAAPP). This helped National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) develop and distribute improved cassava technologies to Ugandan farmers, which led to increased yield. However, demand did not rise along with the yield.
Farmers now see the Lira plant, which will be using 15 tonnes of cassava daily to produce 4,000 litres of ethanol, as a good market for their produce.
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