Browsing by Author "Guloba, Madina M."

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    How improving quality and standards in the Ugandan fish value chain impacts sustainable development of decent jobs
    (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2021) Mpuuga, Dablin; Guloba, Madina M.
    This brief shows how quality assurance along the fish value chain is critical in ensuring that youth and women have sustainable decent jobs, economic transformation, and fostering agro-industrialisation in Uganda. Findings from the Fish Baraza reveal that, despite the increased participation of both youth and women in the fish value chain, there is continuous adulteration and mishandling of Fish, adversely affecting quality and, consequently, the market for fish. The brief recommends deliberate sensitisation of women and youth to create awareness on the cost of mishandling the fish at the production phase, increasing the number of fish quality control officers to monitor standards, and investing in affordable techniques to enhance quality and standards. Such measures will ensure sustainability of employment of youth and women in the various fish value chains (silver fish, Nile perch and Tilapia).
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    Is Uganda’s middle class strong enough to deliver national aspirations?
    (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2020) Odokonyero, Tonny; Guloba, Madina M.; Kakuru, Medard
    Uganda envisioned to become a lower middle-income status by 2020 as a foundation for achieving vision 2040. Policies, including the National Development Plan (NDP), were instituted to drive the aspiration. However, the target was not achieved during NDPII (2015-2020). Building a strong middle class is a crucial strategy for achieving the target, as we advance into NDPIII (2020-2025). This brief provides insights into the size and strength or ability of the middle class, to drive the middle-income agenda and prerequisites for building or driving transition into a strong and stable lower middle-income status country. Using the 2016/17 Uganda National Household Survey, the analysis shows that the size of the middle class (without those in floating category) is about 8.3 million, which is 22% of the population. This is a more than two-fold increase from 2012/13. Considering those in floating middle-class category, the size of the middle class becomes 21 million, indicating that majority (61%) of Uganda’s middle class (over 13 million) are floating and susceptible to becoming poor incase of any negative economic shock occurring. The analysis further reveals that transition into the middle class is driven by urbanization, household size, economic activity, and education as a tool for human capital development. In conclusion, Uganda’s middle class is highly fragile. Therefore, the middle class in Uganda is a weak one, incapable of driving the economy to achieve and sustain the middle-income status goal.