High Air Transport Costs Erode Uganda Fish Profits.

(From The Monitor (Uganda) - AAGM)

Byline: Bamuturaki Musinguzi

Profitability of Uganda's fish on the European market is five percent lower compared with regional neighbours owing to high transport costs.

Exporters have singled out high cargo charges, high fuel costs, limited number of cargo and passenger airlines offering cargo space at Entebbe International Airport as some of the factors that limit the growth of their business.

They have petitioned CAA to look into these issues if hey are to stay in business. Uganda Fish Processors and Exporters Association (UFPEA) say transport related costs at Entebbe International Airport are high …