INFOTRADE is a business name owned by FIT Uganda Limited that was registered
with the sole purpose of promoting Business and agricultural marketing Information
in the country. The brand reference to INFOTRADE meaning Information for Trade involves
collecting, analyzing, tabulating and disseminating data from 20 districts covering a total
of 46 commodities. Information on the site is collected 3 times a week, verified then posted
onto this website and published in form of a report twice a week. (Click here to receive
reports directly to your email. Its free!)
INFOTRADE was set up to provide current agricultural information to farmers and agricultural stakeholders in Uganda.
The economy of Uganda economy is mostly agricultural and 90% of its export earnings come from agriculture. Small and large-scale agro-businesses constantly make decisions each day based on information that consequently determines the future of their business.
Factors that mostly affect them include:
What is the current price of my commodity?
At which market will I get the best price?
What will be my profit after incurring production costs?
The main objective of INFOTRADE is to provide the information that will offer answers to these questions and avail users with accurate and up-to-date agricultural market information. Additional information includes distances between districts across Uganda, names and addresses of transporters in these districts and weather forecasts.
INFOTRADE is a registered trade name that was set up in July 2008 in a partnership venture between FIT Uganda Ltd and ASPS Danida aimed at implementing agricultural market information services in Uganda.