Browsing by Author "Nakazi, Florence"

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    How to overcome the challenges faced by private companies engaged in agricultural research and development
    (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2019) Barungi, Mildred; Nakazi, Florence; Mwesigye, Francis
    In line with their mandates, public institutions, particularly the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), have developed several improved technologies for crops, animals and fisheries. However, most of the developed technologies are yet to be adopted by the intended end-users. Some private companies are making significant contribution towards closing the gap between research, technology generation, dissemination and uptake by farmers. Nonetheless, private companies face various challenges, which limit their overall contribution. This brief recommends specific actions that could ease private sector engagement in agricultural research and development.
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    The Effect of Commercial Banks’ Agricultural Credit on Agricultural growth in Uganda
    (African Journals Online (AJOL), 2020) Nakazi, Florence; Sunday, Nathan
    Over the past one decade, commercial banks in Uganda have progressively lent credit to agriculture. However, the increasing commercial bank’s agricultural credit disbursements have not translated into commensurate increase in agricultural GDP growth. Upon this backdrop, the study sought to examine the short run and long run impact of the commercial banks’ credit on agricultural sector growth. Using quarterly time series data sourced from bank of Uganda and Uganda bureau of statistics over the sample period of 2008Q3 -2018Q4, the study applied the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach to examine that the short run and long term relationship between commercial banks’ credit and Uganda’s agricultural GDP performance.In the long run, we find credit to have significant positive impact on agricultural output. Credit to production is found to have a much higher impact on agriculture output compared to credit to processing and marketing.In the short run, we find bank credit not to have an instantaneous impact on agricultural output.The study provides evidence that commercial banks’ agricultural credit contributes significantly to Uganda’s agricultural sector GDP. Specifically, the study provides evidence of the segment of the agriculture value where credit has the highest impact. This paper contributes to providing policy options for improving agricultural GDP performance in Uganda for example de-risking production segment.
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    What interventions are required to achieve gender balance in political representation at the local government level?
    (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2021) Barungi, Mildred; Nakazi, Florence; Kasirye, Ibrahim
    Women remain underrepresented in local government politics which offers men an unfair advantage,ultimately overshadowing women in decision-making. It also implies that issues that uniquely affect women may not be prioritised during planning and budgeting. To attain gender parity in political representation at the local government level, Government should design and implement a mentorship program, create a special fund for female political contenders, and launch campaigns to shift the harmful social norms.