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TO: Roger Newburn
FROM: Dale S. Bonde
SUBJECT: Cotton Transportation Survey
DATE: 25th November 1982
During the week of November, we sent out a Cotton
Transportation Survey to 17 cotton cooperatives. 12
questionnaires were returned. The results of the-survey are: •
Name of lVehicles Not Vehicle Can you Short Short
Cooperative Operated Operating Needed hire lorrieslInput Distr.
Kakumiro
Kasese
Masaka
Mbale
Lira
Mityana
Soroti
Mbale
Tororo
Jinja
4
9
8
9
13
7
21
11
25
9
12
30
2
3
6
4
7
1
7
6
16
5
3
12
10
20
10-12
15
30
12
40-50
15-20
36-40
12
15
60
yes
no
no
yes
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
6
14
?
6
10
5
26
0
11-15
3
3
10
6
11
?
8
10
3
26
0
11
3
30
30
158 72 275-296 94-98 111
(Four cooperatives deal only in cotton. On the surface it
appears that it would not be practical for them to operate their
own vehicles. Operating their own vehicles for one crop only
would be too expensive).
The survey indicates that lack of spares is one of the more
pressing problems regarding transport equipment. Approximately
455 of the available lorries are not operating due to lack of
spares.
The majority of the cooperatives are only involved in
transporting cotton inputs and transporting ginned cotton. It is
my opinion that better utilization of available equipment could
be made if these cooperatives would engage in transporting other
commodities in the off season.
It is my opinion that the cotton cooperatives should not be
100% sufficient in transporting their products. If the Uganda
Cooperative Transport Union was better organized they should be
able to transport the heavy seasonal demands.
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