Determinants of Import Demand of Rice in Uganda
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Date
2017
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International Journal of Applied and Pure Science and Agriculture (IJAPSA)
Abstract
Rice has been singled out as one of the crops that play an important role as both food and a cash
crop in Uganda. Its importance has become more critical due to increasing demand. The
increased demand has created a gap in domestic supply which has to be covered through imports.
This study analyses determinants of import demand for rice in Uganda using econometric
methods. Population, domestic rice production, own price and own consumption were found to be
significant and therefore influencing rice imports in Uganda. Thus there is a need to increase
supply through supporting farmers to increase domestic rice production to stabilize prices, If the
country is to be self sufficient in rice as a way of saving foreign exchange, it would have to control
its high population growth rate or increase domestic production through adopting high yield
increasing technologies.
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Uganda, Rice, Import demand
Citation
Hyuha, T., William, E., & Grace, B. K. (2017). Determinants of import demand of rice in Uganda. International Journal of Applied and Pure Science and Agriculture (IJAPSA), 3, 75-81. DOI: 10.22623/IJAPSA.2017.3010.FKL6W