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Govt Eyes 5,000 Hectares for Oil Palm Project in Buvuma
The oil palm project on Buvuma Island has achieved significant progress, with 2,500 hectares of oil palm trees already planted. However, plans to expand the project to 5,000 hectares face delays due to ongoing land compensation issues, the government has announced.
Oil Palm Project in Buvuma: 2,500 out of 5000 Hectares Already Planted
Buvuma oil palm project has been reported to be making a steady headway, with 2,524 of the projected 5000 hectares by the investor of Oil Palm Buvuma Limited (OPBL) under plantation cover, 6,100 hectares purchased but still encumbered and 2,476 hectares needed to complete the nucleus estate. This was on Wednesday contained in a report by the project coordinator, Wilson Sserunjogi, presented to ...
Government plans to extend Oil Palm tree projects in Buvuma Island
The oil palm project in buvuma Island. So far the project has planted 2500 hectè°©res of oil palm trees. Government intends to expand to 5000 hectares but they are still delayed by issues of land compensation. The oil palm project has greatly improved the economy of the 53 islands in the district. The project has improved household incomes, local revenue taxes, created employment opportunities ...
Buvuma farmers relieved as govt releases sh14 b for oil palm
Earlier compensations The compensation for Buvuma farmers follows the one of Kyotera farmers that was announced by government on Monday, February 2, 2026. In its notice, the Government indicated it had spent sh10 billion to compensate residents affected by the National Oil Palm Project in Sango Bay, Kyotera district.
Harvesting Hope, Facing Hurdles: Why Buvuma s Oil Palm Farmers
This milestone is proof that oil palm cultivation, backed by Uganda s National Oil Palm Project (NOPP), holds immense potential to transform livelihoods. But beneath the optimism lies a growing unease. A Harvest Without a Home Buvuma was meant to be the next frontier of Uganda s oil palm success story, modeled after Kalangala s ...
Nine (9) years and still counting: Buvuma residents still await
By Witness Radio Team. When the oil palm growing project was introduced in the Nairambi sub-county, Buvuma district, in 2015, it was greeted with an abundance of praise, leading many community members to wholeheartedly embrace it. We were promised numerous benefits with the project. Our leaders were preached with success stories of how oil palm [
Land Compensation Issues Delays Oil Palm Project in Buvuma- Government
By: Kyeyune Ali The Buvuma Oil Palm Project that kicked off in May of 2021 has planted over 2500 hectares of oil palm trees in District of Buvuma though the government s target was 5000 hectares in space of over five years. However, the government confessed that the project progress has been delayed due to compensation [
President Museveni Assures Buvuma Landowners of Compensation for Oil
The oil palm trees are now producing, and our people are beginning to see the benefits, he said. The NRM chairperson for Buvuma District, Mr. Fred Wandera, commended the government for key infrastructure and livelihood interventions on the islands, while calling for urgent action on electricity, roads and social services to improve residents ...
Gov t sets aside Shs24bn for Buvuma oil palm landowners
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured residents of Buvuma District that the government will fully compensate landowners who surrendered their land for oil palm growing, ending years of uncertainty surrounding the project. The President, who is also the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential flagbearer for the 2026 general elections, made the assurance on Saturday while
Oil Palm Buvuma Limited
Oil Palm Buvuma Limited has made progress in developing both land and the community, with 5,000 palm trees planted and 700 jobs created. In the future, Oil Palm Buvuma Limited plans to build schools, hospitals and bring on board a ferry, MV Palm to connect the island to the rest of the world.