Industry
The industrial sector in Uganda is growing though still small. The structure industry is described in terms of composition, ownership, size, location, etc
Composition of output
Most industries in Uganda are agro-based processing industries e.g processing, coffee processing, lumbering, fish processing, oil processing, etc.
The industrial manufacturing sector is mainly formal, comprising large scale industries and informal comprised of small scale industrial activities.
Industry in Uganda predominantly produces consumer goods rather than manufactured products or capital goods.
Most industries in Uganda are mainly dependent on hydro-electric power output from Nalubaale, Kiira and Bujagali power processing centres.
The tertiary industry in Uganda mainly provides services such as repair works, printing and publishing, etc.
There are also several construction industries, basically catering for local needs and demands.
The industrial sector in Uganda is characterized by limited extraction/mining activities. These activities include minerals like copper, tin, phosphates, limestone, gold, stone quarries, sand, salt, clay, etc.
The sector basically depends on imported manpower from abroad.
The industrial sector in Uganda is mostly urban-based. This is because several industries have tended to be located in urban areas.
Industries in Uganda tend to depend on availability of foreign exchange, imported inputs, locally produced agricultural raw materials, etc.
Though the sector is export-oriented, there is still little production for the outside market.
Labour intensive techniques of production are common.
most industries tend to produce for the domestic consumer market i.e import substitution, mainly.
Ownership
Small-scale and cottage industries are usually under private ownership, mainly indigenous Ugandans, while medium and large-scale industries are foreign-dominated or under joint venture between the state and foreigners. It is rather important to note though such joint arrangements may exist, the government of Uganda, today has undertaken the policy of privatization.
Composition of output
Most industries in Uganda are agro-based processing industries e.g processing, coffee processing, lumbering, fish processing, oil processing, etc.
The industrial manufacturing sector is mainly formal, comprising large scale industries and informal comprised of small scale industrial activities.
Industry in Uganda predominantly produces consumer goods rather than manufactured products or capital goods.
Most industries in Uganda are mainly dependent on hydro-electric power output from Nalubaale, Kiira and Bujagali power processing centres.
The tertiary industry in Uganda mainly provides services such as repair works, printing and publishing, etc.
There are also several construction industries, basically catering for local needs and demands.
The industrial sector in Uganda is characterized by limited extraction/mining activities. These activities include minerals like copper, tin, phosphates, limestone, gold, stone quarries, sand, salt, clay, etc.
The sector basically depends on imported manpower from abroad.
The industrial sector in Uganda is mostly urban-based. This is because several industries have tended to be located in urban areas.
Industries in Uganda tend to depend on availability of foreign exchange, imported inputs, locally produced agricultural raw materials, etc.
Though the sector is export-oriented, there is still little production for the outside market.
Labour intensive techniques of production are common.
most industries tend to produce for the domestic consumer market i.e import substitution, mainly.
Ownership
Small-scale and cottage industries are usually under private ownership, mainly indigenous Ugandans, while medium and large-scale industries are foreign-dominated or under joint venture between the state and foreigners. It is rather important to note though such joint arrangements may exist, the government of Uganda, today has undertaken the policy of privatization.