The paper examines Uganda's Uganda‟s consumption patterns of the major staples using the data from the
Uganda National Household Budget Survey of 1989/90. The consumption of root and tuber crops of different
municipalities and different regions is compared with that of cereals and cooking bananas (Matooke). The
results show that root and tuber crops hold a significant position among Uganda's Uganda‟s staple foods and in
some localities challenge the traditional cereals and matooke. The contribution of root and tuber crops to
Uganda's Uganda‟s food security, particularly household food security, and the nutritional implications of these
food items arc are also discussed in the paper