Improving the Ware House Receipt System in Uganda

Abstract

Warehouse Receipt Systems (WRS) have been around Uganda since the early 1990’s as seen by public and private sector efforts through various interventions. Most recently in 2015, the government of Uganda has created the Uganda Warehouse Receipt Systems Authority (UWRSA) whose major role is to reinstate the public WRS. Despite these interventions, uptake for the WRS remains low due to various demand and supply constraints. More so very little is known why this is so. This brief evaluates efforts towards the WRS and provides information that will be helpful to the UWRSA in aligning its activities for a public E-WRS in Uganda.