**Acknowledgements**

Oil palm research in Uganda is spearheaded by the National Crop Resources Research Institute, NaCRRI, funded by the government of Uganda and International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD through the National Oil Palm Project, NOPP under the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries, MAAIF. Therefore, in a special way, we want to extend our sincere gratitude to the funders for the support offered in initiating oil palm research in Uganda, the administration of NaCRRI for their guidance in planning and management of project activities and finally to the Horticulture and oil palm research team for the energy and sacrifice they give in planning and implementing oil palm research activities.
