Uganda, April 10 -- Only 10 percent of Uganda's cotton is processed, which means that at least 90 percent of the country's cotton is exported in raw form.

Speaking at the launch of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development annual report in Kampala, yesterday Mr Jasvinder Bedi, the Fine Spinners chairman, said Uganda could earn up to $50m if it added value to its cotton, noting that the country also has the potential to build a cotton industry that can generate up to $750m annually.

A recent presentation titled: Investment in agro-industry: A case study of Cotton, Textile Apparel Uganda Manufacturers Association, said cotton production in Uganda has about 250,000 small holder farmers, who produce about 68,...