• Soybeans are a major food crop in the world and they are grown in some parts of Uganda and form an integral and important component in the human and animal nutrition.

• It is successful in areas where rainfall is moderate to light during the latter part of the growing season.

• There is increasing production and demand of soybeans at domestic, regional and international levels to encourage and promote soybeans production in Uganda.

• There are many varieties grown in the country, with many of them improved to suit specific requirements in the market.

• Since soybeans belong to the botanical family Leguminosae (Legumes) they play also an important role as Nitrogen fertilizer. Soyeans have the ability to transform atmospheric Nitrogen fixing it in the soil in a form that can be taken up by plants. Hence they will improve the fertility of the soil.

• They can be grown on small plots of land and are good for intercropping and as part of crop rotation.