Export diversification in Uganda: developments in non-traditional agricultural exports

Over the last two decades agricultural export diversification has been pushed as an economic development strategy for sub-Saharan Africa. This paper looks at Uganda, where nontraditional agricultural export commodities have been (re)-introduced since Museveni came to power in 1986. The most important ones are flowers, fresh and frozen fish, fresh fruit and vegetables, hides and skins, vanilla, sesame seed, and maize and beans. The paper considers the success of these commodities and summarizes the findings by evaluating the objectives of the Ugandan government with regard to the diversification of the country's agricultural exports.