• Uganda •

The art of native medicine has been practiced in Uganda for many years using native medicinal plants. It is a source of income and livelihood for the rural communities. The medicinal plants are mainly collected from the wild.  An assessment of this sector, carried out by the National BioTrade Programme, reflects concerns at the sector, rural communities and enterprise levels, which require for immediate and long term strategic intervention for the sustainable supply of NICP products from Uganda.

With support from BTFP, the  BioTrade Programme in Uganda is promoting the value chains of Natural Ingredients for Cosmetics and Pharmaceutics with the following objective:

To harness and develop the country’s potential to produce, from native Ugandan biodiversity, natural products for cosmetic and pharmaceutical use in national and international markets.

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For sector assessment and strategy, click here