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Uganda is a small country with a total area of 241,540 km2 and a population of about 20 million people. It has an agricultural based economy, hence depends on agriculture and livestock production for economic well being.
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Elokaokich, J.P. (2001). Potentials of Non-Wood Forest Products of the Semiarid Regions of Uganda. In: Pasternak, D., Schlissel, A. (eds) Combating Desertification with Plants. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1327-8_9
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