Uganda produced 254,036 bales of cotton in the 2011/12 season, compared to 147,000 bales in 2010/2011.
Production of one of the country's most important cash crops began to go down with the decline of world prices in the 1980s. Instability in the northern Ugandan cotton-growing areas also had an effect. With peace restored, this has contributed to the recovery of the cotton sector.
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