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Nakasero Market
Wholesale · Kampala, Uganda · also called Nakasero
Kampala's central fresh-food market. The gates open around 4am for farmers delivering and for restaurant buyers making the day's purchases, which is the window that matters if you are bringing produce in rather than buying it.
In season here in September: Onion
What trades at Nakasero Market
| Crop | Sold by | Supply peaks |
|---|---|---|
 Banana & plantain |
bunch | — Matooke, sold by the bunch. |
 Tomato |
box | January to February, July to August |
| Onion | net bag | February to March, August to September |
 Cabbage |
head | — |
 Common bean |
100 kg bag | December to January, July to August |
 Maize |
100 kg bag | December to January, July to August |
 Sweet potato |
bag | June to July, December |
 Avocado |
piece | — |
Selling by the bucket or the bag? The farming glossary turns those measures into kilograms — what a 20 litre bucket of each crop really weighs, level and heaped. Open the glossary →
Selling here
- Trading days
- Every day
- Currency
- UGX
- Trading since
- 1927
Gates open around 04:00 for deliveries and early buying.
Trade is in Uganda shillings, cash or mobile money. Bring your own scale or agree the measure first — much of the trade is by the basin and the bunch rather than by weight.
Growers sell in bulk to traders who break the load down and resell. The best price for a full load, and the longest trip.
At the foot of Nakasero hill, central Kampala.
Places that could sell into Nakasero Market
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Kampala · 5 km
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Wakiso · 25 km
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Mpigi · 33 km
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Mukono · 34 km
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Butambala · 48 km
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Buikwe · 49 km
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Buvuma · 61 km
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Jinja · 62 km
The story of Nakasero Market
Trading on this ground goes back to 1895, and the market was formally established in the middle of Kampala in 1927 — the oldest market in the capital, and still on the same slope of Nakasero hill.
Nakasero Market prices, and what to grow for it
Prices here move hour to hour, so they belong in the app rather than on a web page — a printed number would be wrong before you read it, and a live one from the traders standing in this market will not be.
Market prices are coming to the Divisi app — reported by the farmers and traders who are actually on the floor. Divisi also plans the season on your own field: what to plant, when to plant it, and what to do each week. Free for farmers, works offline.
Frequently asked questions
What is sold at Nakasero Market?
Nakasero Market trades banana & plantain, tomato, onion, cabbage, common bean, maize, sweet potato, avocado. Kampala's central fresh-food market. The gates open around 4am for farmers delivering and for restaurant buyers making the day's purchases, which is the window that matters if you are bringing produce in rather than buying it.
When is tomato cheapest at Nakasero Market?
Supply of tomato into Nakasero Market peaks January to February, July to August, and that is when prices are usually at their lowest. Selling just before the peak, rather than in the middle of it, is where the money is.
What currency is used at Nakasero Market?
UGX. Trade is in Uganda shillings, cash or mobile money. Bring your own scale or agree the measure first — much of the trade is by the basin and the bunch rather than by weight.
What time does Nakasero Market open?
Every day. Gates open around 04:00 for deliveries and early buying.
What are today's prices at Nakasero Market?
Divisi does not publish daily prices for Nakasero Market — they move hour to hour, and a number printed on a web page would be wrong before you read it. Market prices are coming to the Divisi app, reported by the farmers and traders who are actually there. Install it and you will have them the day they land.