National Oil Palm Project (NOPP)

The National Oil Palm Project (NOPP) is a ten-year project that Government of Uganda (GoU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed into effectiveness on November 29, 2018; the entry into force was effective March 1, 2019.

The overall goal of the NOPP is inclusive rural transformation through oil palm investment, and the development objective is to sustainably increase rural incomes through opportunities generated by the establishment of an efficient oil palm industry that complies with modern environmental and social standards. Implementation shall cover five geographical hubs consisting of 10 districts (Kalangala, Buvuma, Mayuge, Bugiri, Namayingo, Masaka, Kyotera, Kalungu, Mukono and Buikwe) targeting 154,000 beneficiaries, including 11,041 directly supported Oil Palm Growers (OPGs).