Key regions for passion fruit production in burundi, kenya, and rwanda were selected for the study. Passion fruit production and marketing farm africa us. Mangoes are by far the most common fruit countrywide. In most countries passion fruit production is based on caltivars of the golden passion fruit p. Mr clement odongo has seen his income triple compared to the time he used to plant maize.
Uganda is truly the fruit basket of africa, over 50 varieties of bananas, pineapple that is simply the best, passion fruit, mangoes, watermelons, jackfruit, papayas, citrus fruits, star fruit, avocados and even. Bbc news business fruit could curb ugandan poverty. Passion fruit vines passiflora edulis are fastgrowing, subtropical to tropical plants that do best in u. The passion fruit passiflora edulis, family passifloraceae, is a native of brazil. Uganda is endowed with agroclimatic conditions suitable for the cultivation of a wide range of african indigenous vegetables. Sep 20, 2014 aloysius kibila of kabila passion fruit growing association says majority of the farmers in the area have resorted to growing the fruits because it is profitable. Certain factors need to be taken into consideration before growing orange trees and starting an orange farm. The yellow passion, sweet passion, banana passion, and giant passion are also other varieties grown in kenya. Kenya is a large supplier of fresh purple passion fruits to the european market followed by brazil, colombia, zambia and zimbabwe of which the united kingdom is the largest importer.
Sande is growing the improved masaka variety commonly known as uganda passion fruit upf 12 which is high yielding. In uganda, there are no large scale fruit growers at the moment and until recently. Farmers in the region have predominantly planted maize as the main crop. Long, dry periods are a blessing in disguise for some ugandan. The demand for the fruit on both export and domestic market keeps on growing. Passion fruit production in kenya has, unfortunately, been liable to large fluctuations in supply and the production problems must obviously be solved before largescale marketing can take place. Invest in uganda, start a business in fruits and vegetables. Common passion fruit varieties in uganda the purple grandillais popular for its scent and is locally known as kasese, masaka and kenyan passion fruit variety. Passion friuts growing, consultancy, seedlings and general farm management.
Here is a brief guide that has been prepared exclusively for you by the kuza biashara team. A passion for farming thirtyfouryearold eunice jones and her husband started growing passion fruit in 2010, setting aside half an acre of their land to grow a new variety of the fruit. The one passionfruit project the 100 seeds in one passionfruit bought at the local market can yield 100 passionfruit vines. This is a strong indication of the existence of investment opportunities in fruit juice processing, for local and export markets. Apr 01, 2016 passion fruit, a climbing vine, is a versatile crop whose demand is growing in both export and domestic markets. The good thing about passion fruit growing is that you can be plant it with other crops thereby allowing you to benefit from them as well as the other crops in the garden. Purple passion fruits have deep purple skin colour at maturity. Uganda is truly the fruit basket of africa, over 50 varieties of bananas, pineapple that is simply the best, passion fruit, mangoes, watermelons, jackfruit, papayas, citrus fruits, star fruit, avocados and even apples uganda is africas fruit basket. The crop is adaptable to a wide agroecological zone from low lands to the highlands. The mothers grow passion fruit as part of a cfca livelihood program.
The fruit is bigger with a diameter of 57 cm, relatively acidic and used for juice extraction. Mar 15, 2015 what an early start saturday march 14, 2014 brought starting off at 8am, meeting a group of passion fruit farmers going to bongole farm in mpigi for an exposure visit. Yellow passion this passion fruit is grown for its aromatic but rather acidic pulp. A glass of delicious passion fruit juice from uganda. Kyotera farmers resort to growing profitable passion. Geographical distribution of passion fruit in africa. We have begun to develop larger passion fruit seedlings nurseries, as there has been a huge boom in the demand of passion fruit in the past few weeks. Oct 31, 2015 passion fruit farming and harvesting passion fruit cultivation japan agriculture technology duration.
We provide training and mentor ship on passion fruit growing. In india it is found to be growing wild in many parts of western ghat such as nilgiris, wynad, kodaikanal, shevroys, coorg and malabar as well as himachal pradesh and north eastern. Its more hardy and vigorous as compared to the purple passion. It is an interesting enterprise, because it exemplifies some problems which are apparent in fruit growing, especially in the tropics, including pest and disease control and commercial outlets.
Passion fruit vines make good container specimens but require maintenance. This vine is native to tropical regions of southern brazil. The juice is used in a very many forms of products and also the pulp could also be added to completely different dishes. Start a business in uganda in fruits and vegetables production and processing. The commercial passion fruit varieties grown in uganda include the purple. Not only has the situation denied the country the millions of dollars it used to receive in foreign exchange, the economy has lost some fruit processing companies, with the surviving ones struggling to get raw materials to. Yellow passionthis passion fruit is grown for its aromatic but rather acidic pulp. Passion fruit, which is a climbing vine, may be a versatile crop whose demand is growing in both domestic and export markets. Discover uganda the tropical fruit basket of africaa. Land access in the development of horticultural crops in east africa. A brief account is given of a minor fruit growing industry in kenya. How to grow papaya in uganda uganda business travel. How to make passion fruit juice recipe from uganda 2 comments.
The type that is majorly grown in uganda includes the yellow and purple passion fruit and this generates a lot of income for those who are. The visit was organized through farmers network uganda fnu, but i was only able to join the visit through a passion fruit whatsapp group power. Brown spot and dieback diseases affected passion fruit most commonly across 8 districts with 55100 and 64100% of the farms having the two diseases, respectively. Passion fruit is native to the tropical regions of southern brazil. The most important variety in kenya is the purple passion fruit passiflora edullis which is grafted on yellow passion passiflora flavicarpa. As you have seen, an acre can give you close to kes. Passion fruit farming is a highly lucrative enterprise in kenya with high and regular income. Kaduru earns millions from passion fruits new visionuganda. Pdf farmers knowledge of passion fruit virus diseases and their. Passion fruit, a climbing vine, is a versatile crop whose demand is growing in both export and domestic markets. Marketing difficulty is due often to the small quantities involved, which make sales firms reluctant to handle the product not only.
The passion fruit is a vigorous, climbing vine that clings by tendrils to almost any support. The report includes detailed analyses of fresh fruit market in uganda, information on major producers, distributing companies, and buyers. With this tool we can combine a large amount of data at gridlevel. Biotic and management related factors have been implicated as the cause.
Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through these aggressive vines can reach lengths of up to 30 feet in just a few years and bear large crops of purple or yellow fruit. Discover uganda the tropical fruit basket of africaa taste. Passion fruit farming has been touted as the next big business venture for subsaharan countries such as kenya. When we carried out research about passion fruits, we realised that over 70% of the passion fruit in uganda came from kenya, he says. The major exceptions are south africa, kenya and new new zealand where production is dependent on lines of the purple passion fruit p. The fruit are often eaten fresh or consumed after extracting the pulp and creating juice. Beans, beer, fruit juice, fruit, preserved vegetables, hydrogenated oils, and fat. However, a combination of poor planting and orchard management, and increasing plant disease and pests, means many kenyan farmers dont earn as much as they could from the fruit. Passion fruit is a perennial vigorous vine, which grows to give oval or round shaped fruit. Financial potential of grafted passion fruit farming in kenya passion fruit, which is a climbing vine, may be a versatile crop whose demand is growing in both domestic and export markets.
Kyotera farmers resort to growing profitable passion fruits. Bongole farm experience visit passion fruit farming a. Jan 19, 2012 kigezi business development services promoting farmer market linkages a case in southern western uganda. Uganda passion fruit production capacity and demand. Vari ability is very low in these crops since the best fruit are selected to obtain seed, and selected seed is very similar genetically to the mother plant. He left teaching to grow passion fruits in luwero daily. Two acres can give you ushs28m in 12 months with invested capital of ushs2m. The fruit can be eaten fresh or consumed after extracting the pulp and making juice. The farm is located in lukaya along kampala masaka high way. Welcome to its bittersweet a documentation of the sweet and sour behind establishing a commercial passion fruit farm in uganda. As with most other fruits, you can intercrop passion fruit with vegetables such as leeks, onions. A farmer in siaya county has broken the norm to start growing passion fruit. The uganda vegetables and fruit sector netherlands and you. Passion fruit the third most wellliked fruit in kenya after bananas and mangoes and bananas respectively.
In order to meet this demand, a range of fruit juices are imported into the country. Surveys were conducted in passion fruit growing regions of kenya, to collect information on disease prevalence, severity and crop management practices carried out by farmers. According to sande, passion fruit farming requires a lot of common knowledge about management of the field and it is important to spend on fertilisers and other essential chemicals in order to obtain good yield. In addition to these problems, the technical ones of processing the juice and converting it into a saleable product are also proving to be difficult. The picture to the right demonstrates kenyas population density. Jul 05, 2016 with passion fruit farming being one of the most profit returning businesses in uganda, many people have adapted this farming not only for home use as it used to be back in the days, but too for large scale farming aka commercial farming with a target of fighting poverty, becoming income well off, profiting from sells and becoming well off in. The yellow passion, sweet passion, banana passion, and giant passion are also other varieties grown in. It is an interesting enterprise, because it exemplifies some problems which are apparent in fruitgrowing, especially in the tropics, including pest and disease control and commercial outlets. How to make passion fruit juice recipe from uganda. Cfca serves more than 2,600 sponsored children and elderly in uganda. Growing oranges for money requires patience and knowledge in the basic skill needed for planting, cultivating and maintaining orange trees. Farmers should be receptive in joining the selected business model that.
Given the fact that masaka and kasese districts are the leading producers of passion fruits in uganda, one would conclude that the climbing plant does well only in those parts of the country. They planned to sell their harvest at a market in mombasa. Mangoes grow wild by gift of nature and adapt to all ecological zones of uganda, dry or humid lowland, montane and lake shoreline. Passion fruit farming and harvesting passion fruit cultivation japan agriculture technology duration. In uganda, there are two edible types of passion fruits grown passiflora edulis forma flavicarpa, the yellow or golden passion fruit, also known as the tropical passion fruit and passiflora edulis, the purple type. Uganda the tropical fruit basket of africa visiting the pearl of africa uganda on a safari is a foodie adventurers delight.
Highly resistant kawanda hybrid this is a cross between the local purple and the yellow passion fruits. It does not require full land cultivation, so the cost of seed bed preparation is low, ahangaana said. Pdf passion fruit production has decreased over years in uganda. Currently, however, large quantities of passion fruits are eaten fresh locally and also exported. We have had customers from so many different areas of uganda, including places like mityana, mukono, jinja, luwero, masindi, soroti and of course regionally in and around fort portal. Conservation and use of traditional vegetables in uganda. There is demand for fruit juices for outstrip production. Business report 2020 provides a complete overview of current market state issued in a comprehensive and easily accessed format. Aloysius kibila of kabila passion fruit growing association says majority of the farmers in the area have resorted to growing the fruits because it is profitable. It is estimated that of uganda s nontraditional cash crops, passion fruits controls about 20% of the market annually, of which the number is likely to double with minimum skills among farmers. Talks on improving fruit production in uganda begin. Its bittersweet reflections of a passion fruit farmer.
Temperate fruit farming has been introduced to the region by ugandas agricultural research and development institute. It is estimated that of ugandas nontraditional cash crops, passion fruits controls about 20% of the market annually, of which the number is likely to double with minimum skills among farmers. Growing passion fruit step by step passion fruit is a perennial plant that allows farmers to enjoy yields for longer periods often exceeding three years depending on management. One passionfruit project one passionfruit project home. Kenya grows plums, pears, apples, grapes, oranges, lemons, tangerines, bananas, loquat, dates, pawpaws, pineapple, avocados, peaches, apricots and passion fruit. Mar 25, 20 original plants planted february 15th, 2012. A brief account is given of a minor fruitgrowing industry in kenya. The az of growing passion fruits to harvest 15 tonnes. What an early start saturday march 14, 2014 brought starting off at 8am, meeting a group of passion fruit farmers going to bongole farm in mpigi for an exposure visit. In the 1980s i had taken on passion fruit farming but the economic and. We also supply high yielding, disease resistant purple passion fruit seedlings to upcoming farmers. There are limited fruit processing industries in uganda. The lucrative business opportunity in passion fruit.
Daily monitor reported that farmers, who invested in passionfruit vines. Where the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurial ideals pan out much like the flavor of the fruit that consumes us. The fruit will be eaten fresh or consumed when extracting the pulp and creating juice. Make money, profit from passion fruit farming in uganda. He says they have registered over 0 farmers in kabila sub county alone who are involved in passion fruit production. Follow these steps to get high yields from passion fruits. The cool climate makes africas switzerland good for apples seeds were imported from germany and south africa and kept in the fridge at 0.
The possible markets for papaya fruit are the national markets like the nakasero, the fruit carts, road side stall, and supermarket grocers. The fruit can be eaten fresh or consumed after extracting the. With passion fruit farming being one of the most profit returning businesses in uganda, many people have adapted this farming not only for home use as it used to be back in the days, but too for large scale farming aka commercial farming with a target of fighting poverty, becoming income well off, profiting from sells and becoming well off in. And yet, a sample of the ugandan soils showed us that. Passion fruit, a climbing vine, may be a versatile crop whose demand is growing in export as well as domestic markets. Talks on improving fruit production in uganda begin katine. You have learned how growing passion fruit can be an excellent income generator in the long run. Bajja fruit farm is engaged in commercial production and marketing of the small purple passion fruits purple granadilla type. Not only does it make money to support their families, but it also gives them a way to actively engage in their community. The number of passion fruits for the recipe depends on how much juice you want to make. Farmers to train on how to get market for passion fruits.
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