Analysis of sesame seed production and export trends; challenges and strategies towards increasing production in Uganda

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Table 1

Correlation analysis between export, yield, area harvested and production of sesame seeds in Uganda from 1996 to 2018.

	Export quantity	Export value	Uganda yield	World yield	Area harvested
Export quantity
Export value	0.980**
Uganda yield	0.655**	0.619**
World yield	0.730**	0.718**	0.782**
Area harvested	−0.068	−0.115	0.240	0.128
Production of sesame seeds	0.449*	0.388	0.774**	0.598**	0.778**

*: Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed); **: Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).