The envisaged introduction of oil palm cultivation as part of the Uganda National Oil Palm Project (NOPP) in Ngogwe subcounty, Buikwe district, will reduce the arable land available for community use and increase the ...

Of the 6873 hectares administrated by Busamuzi subcounty, Buvuma district, Uganda, 44% was assigned to oil palm cultivation, with 23% declared as protected forests. This leaves local communities with hard choices about how ...

Of the 3401 hectares administrated by Buwooya subcounty, Buvuma district, Uganda, 36% was assigned to oil palm cultivation, with 35% declared as protected forests. This leaves local communities with hard choices about how ...

The Ugandan government’s National Oil Palm Project (NOPP) aim is to improve rural development in and around Lake Victoria through oil palm production, and to contribute to poverty reduction. This began in Kalangala district ...

The introduction and expansion of oil palm on Uganda’s Lake Victoria islands show that on Kalangala, oil palm has replaced much of natural forest, while on Buvuma it will replace subsistence farming and therefore have major ...

The envisaged introduction of oil palm cultivation as part of the Uganda National Oil Palm Project (NOPP) in Kityerera subcounty, Mayuge district, will reduce the arable land available for community use and increase the ...

Of the 4429 hectares administrated by Buvuma Town Council subcounty, Uganda, 30% was assigned to oil palm cultivation, with 21% declared as protected forests. This leaves local communities with hard choices about how to ...

Of the 7571 hectares administrated by Nairambi subcounty, Buvuma district, Uganda, 37% was assigned to oil palm cultivation, with 29% declared as protected forests. This leaves local communities with hard choices about how ...