The level of pesticide residues found in chilli coming from Uganda will cause a import ban by the EU food authorities. A banned chemical called Rocket stays in the chilli after spraying. Banned cheamicals are cheap and flooded the market in Uganda as the farmers buy them based on the price and availability instead of knowing what is best for their crop. The EU food authority has now informed other European ports about chilli from Uganda and as a result they will not be let within their borders.

After this ban it will be very difficult to re-enter th european market. This will have a great impact on the Ugandan fruit export as chilli accounts for 35% of it.
Still the absence of a market regulator for agro-products will cause traders to produce products irrespective of whether they conform to the EU market conditions.

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