Uganda Manufacturing IndustriesUganda Manufacturing Industries and their Contribution to Uganda's economyUganda Manufacturing contributes only a small portion of the gross domestic product. The major industries are based on processing such agricultural products as tea, tobacco, sugar, coffee, cotton, grains, dairy products, and edible oils. Also important are beer brewing and the manufacture of cement, fertilizers, matches, metal products, paints, shoes, soap, steel and textiles Industrial production grew dramatically in the years following independence but then declined precipitously from the early 1970s. Since 1990, with the return of stability to the country, foreign companies and lending institutions have invested in such businesses as textile and steel mills, a tannery, bottling and brewing plants, and cement factories. There are a number of Uganda Manufacturing cottage industries, which produce a wide variety of domestic and commercial iron and wooden products ranging from security doors, household and farm goods, numerous spare parts, and furnitureUgandans are creative and manage to utilize iron and other waste materials in the manufacture of useful implements like hoes.
With its numerous national parks that contain a wide variety of animals, Uganda is a natural tourist destination. From independence until the early 1970s, tourism was a major part of the economy and ranked third after coffee and cotton in producing foreign exchange. Under President Amin, however, tourism ceased and the national parks were neglected. Since the mid-1980s tourism has slowly increased, and foreign investment in new hotels has also expanded. However, Uganda’s tourist industry was affected by political instability in surrounding regions during the 1990s, although it rebounded in the early 21st century. The government is the country’s largest employer. Attempts to decrease the number of government workers in the early 1990s met with failure. The Museveni government attempted to increase the status of wage labourers after it took power in the mid-1980s. Cooperative societies, largely focused on agricultural export products, numbered in the thousands at the beginning of the 21st century. Tax revenue in the form of customs duties, sales taxes, and income taxes provides the majority of Uganda’s budget, and grants provide the remainder. The majority of the budget goes to capital expenditures, wages and salaries, education and security, with health receiving less than 5 percent.
Agriculture,Forestry and Fishing Wherever you go turn, wherever you go there is music and people swaying and dancing to the beat. Music, Dance in Uganda is as normal as breathing. It would be a shame if as a visitor to Uganda you would miss that. Below are a few places and groups that I have enjoyed on several occasion, places and events that I take my out of town visitors to. Enjoy KampalaMore _____________________________________________ Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi National Park Tracking Mountain Gorillas in Uganda. The Mountain Gorillas of Uganda attract people from around the world. They are the main reason that Safari Travelers come to Uganda and venture to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest or Mgahinga Gorilla Park.More Bungee jumping remains one of the most bizarre and unforgettable experiences of my life.A to Uganda without Bungee jumping on the source of River Nile will be incomplete.More ________________________________________ Ssese Islands on Lake Victoria Uganda is endowed with lakes and rivers.Among these t5hereis lake Victoria where the Ssese islands are found.These islands lies in the western section of Lake Victoria, in Kalangala district. There are 84 small islands in total and the islands vary in size from less than10,000sq km to over 40km in length.More ________________________________________ Mountaineering and Hiking in Uganda Mountaineering begins from the park headquarters 5,400ft (1,646m) walking past typical “mud and wattle” Bakonzo homes and gradually moving upward through elephant grass and garden plotsMore ___________________________________________ Get a Kampala city tour without a guide. Kampala is a spectacular city with much to see and do for every visitor. No matter whether you like seeing the quieter parts of the city, or getting into the hustle and bustle of the city, there is always something to keep you busy.More ____________________________________________ Welcome to the wonderful world of Birding vacation! Uganda is arguably the most attractive country in Africa to bird watchers not only because of the More ______________________________________________ For a long time Uganda has been overshadowed by it's bigger and better known neighbour Kenya. But over the last years word has been getting out that this one is a real gem. More ____________________________________ Seconds after I fill my lungs with a healthy gulp of fresh air, a giant wall of green water is towering above us. The raft buckles as the bow explodes into whitewater and droplets of spray sparkle in the sunshine. Moments later we are under water.More ______________________________________________ |
