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The National Oil Palm Project (NOPP) was declared effective on November 29th, 2018. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is the Executing Agency and established a Project Management Unit (PMU) in September 2019. NOPP received its first disbursement on the 13th of September 2019. The overall goal is inclusive rural transformation through oil palm investment. The project targets to reach an estimated 30,800 households with an outreach of 154,000 beneficiaries of which 30% are women and 40% are youth.

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MINISTRY VISION

A competitive, profitable and sustainable Agricultural Sector

MINISTRY MISSION

To transform subsistence farming to Commercial Agriculture

PROJECT GOAL

Inclusive rural transformation through Oil Palm Investment

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE

To sustainably increase rural incomes through opportunities generated by the establishment of an efficient Oil Palm Industry That complies with modern environmental and social standards

VALUES

Teamwork / Professionalism / Excellency / Commitment / Ownership / Integrity

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    OIL PALM NEWS

    Infrastructural improvement was one of the things promised to the people of Buvuma district as they were being asked

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    OIL PALM NEWS Vol. 001 No.004

    Previously notorious for its lack of basic infrastructure, Buvuma Island, the largest among the Buvuma District islands on Lake Victoria in Uganda

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    ROUND TABLE ON SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL

    Its a non-profit, international membership organisation that unites stakeholders from the key sectors of the palm oil industry to promote the growth and use of sustainable palm oil through credible global standards.

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    STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) OF THE NATIONAL OIL PALM PROJECT (NOPP)

    The Government of Uganda received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) towards the cost of the National Oil Palm Project (NOPP) and has applied part of the proceeds to consulting services for undertaking a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the development of the National Oil Palm Project (NOPP) in Masaka, Mayuge, Mukono, Buvuma, and Kalangala hubs.

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    PROGRESS REPORT DECEMBER 2023

    The National Oil Palm Project (NOPP) was declared effective on 1st March 2019. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is the Executing Agency and established a Project Management Unit (PMU) in September 2019.

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    OIL PALM NEWS Vol. 001 No.001

    Farmers in Buvuma have started planting their oil palm as small holder farmers under the National Oil Palm Project

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    OIL PALM RESEARCH STRATEGIC PLAN

    The Government of Uganda (GoU) recognized the role of the agricultural sector in poverty eradication through its Vision 2040 and National Development Plan III as a key national development agenda. The aim is to “transform Ugandan society from a peasant dominated to a modern and prosperous middle-income country within 30 years”.

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    PROGRESS REPORT JUNE 2024

    The National Oil Palm Project (NOPP) was declared effective on 1st March 2019. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is the Executing Agency and established a Project Management Unit (PMU) in September 2019.

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    PROJECT EXPERIENCE

    While the experiences have been documented by the stakeholders from Buvuma Island in regard to their interaction with the project, this work has been made with Financial Assistance from IFAD and the Government of Uganda.

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    BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR OIL PALM PRODUCTION

    Best Management Practices (BMP) are strategies and techniques used in oil palm production aimed at maximizing productivity through sustainable resource utilisation hence reducing human effects on the environmental. The BMPs foster sustainable practices within oil palm cultivation emphasising the importance of BMP’s in oil palm production systems.

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    RSPO INDEPENDENT SMALLHOLDER STANDARD TRAINING MANUAL

    Established in 2004, RSPO is a not-for-profit, international membership organisation that unites stakeholders from the key sectors of the palm oil industry to promote the growth and use of sustainable palm oil through credible global standards

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    Bugoma forest conversion defeats climate change mitigation efforts

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    New Buvuma ferry excites residents

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    Irregular compensation delays palm oil project in Buvuma district

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    Buvuma leaders worried about unconstructed roads ahead of palm oil planting

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