Services

Services Offered by U.F.V.E.P.A

Export Registration & Business Orientation

Export registration and orientation on export process and procedures, all enterprises that wish to venture into exports must be legally registered by the laws of Uganda

International Market Access & Trade Linkages

Market access, participating in international exhibitions, linking exporters to buyers, linking farmers to exporters.

Export Readiness Preparation & Capacity Building

Preparing export companies for export readiness for all new export companies, Most SMEs are not export ready by the time of starting the export business be it at farm.

SPS Compliance & Quality Assurance Support

Sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS) compliance support, The oxygen of the export business is plant health and adherence to regulations,

Agricultural Training & Best Practices Education

Training of farmers in production, good agricultural practices, export-oriented production systems. It’s a requirement that farmers capacities are improved all the time.

Collective Farming & Marketing Development

Capacity building for farmers and exporters on farming as a business, collective production, collective marketing and market intelligence.

Pack House Operations Training & Management

All handlers of fresh produce for exports must adhere to the strict food safety measures that warrant quality, product hygiene.

Market Intelligence & Information Services

Access to export market information and export market requirements. Production of fresh produce and actual export business is driven by actual information.

Export Logistics & Operations Support

Assistance to new companies to understand export logistics, quotations, packaging and branding and fulfilling cargo requirements at the airport and boarder points.

Quality Auditing & Compliance Assessment

Auditing of pack houses and farms. All facilities that handle food for export must fulfill the requirements for a food packing facility.

Youth & Women Empowerment Initiatives

UFVEPA focuses on empowering youth and women by integrating them into farming and export businesses.

Research & Standards Development

UFVEPA undertakes research and development initiatives while also engaging in standards development .