Site assessment, medical cannabis production in Uganda

Site assessment review

As both pre-selected sites have almost the same climatic and soil specifics, FGM specifically prepared the investigation phase with a preliminary remote assessment of the common regional conditions. This focused on :

• Social environment and local policies that may have a social impact on the development of the local economy,
• Collection of natural conditions’ data including overall soil potential and climatic conditions,
• Review of the actual land occupation and site access using remote-sensing tools.

In-field assessment

Potential site to be developed.

As the medical-grade cannabis production standards are very challenging and close to those of organic requirements,  the on-site assessment focused on the following:

• Review of initial assumptions,
• Assessment of soil potential and collection of samples on land to be used for the cannabis production with a special focus on traces of inputs or pesticides,
• Inspection of the condition of the infrastructures that may be used by EXM Ceuticals (security, power supply, irrigation system),
• Overview of the social and environmental impact of the project,
• Review of site location and access.

Reporting

FGM findings and recommendations were reported in detail including : 

• Identification of key factors of success and main challenges to overcome, 
• Project phasing enabling quick installation and optimum scale-up opportunities,
• Specific agronomic recommendations.

Interesting reading relevant to this project

• Regenerative Agriculture