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Access and Use of Credit in Uganda: Unlocking the Dilemma of Financing Small Holder Farmers
(Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), 2012)This policy brief is about access and use of credit in Uganda by small holder farmers. The brief uses the secondary data to shed light on the extent of the problem and further uses successful case studies in agricultural ... -
Addressing Gender Gaps in the Ugandan Labor Market
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2011)Four out of every five women in Uganda are employed in agriculture, according to the 2008 Gender and Productivity Survey (GPS) in Uganda (EPRC, 2009); and 42 percent of women in the labour force are unpaid family ... -
Addressing threats to biodiversity and ecosystems services in agricultural landscapes: Lessons from tobacco growing areas of Middle North - Uganda
(NatureUganda, 2015)There is increasing pressure on ecosystems across Uganda, mainly from growing population. Uganda’s population was about 2 million in 1900, rising to 4.8 million in 1950 and to 24.3 million in 2002 (UBOS, 2002) and it is ... -
Analysis of oil palm projects in Uganda – impacts and implications for future development
(Ecological Trends Alliance Texts, 2019)Different players and stakeholders have sometimes opposing views on the impacts of the palm oil industry that began in Kalangala district in 2002, currently being expanded to Buvuma. However, they have yet to agree on a ... -
Animal Genetic Resources in the IGAD Region: Regional Policy Brief on Policy and Legal Issues
(The IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD), 2019)The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a regional economic community in the horn of Africa. Its member state comprises Uganda, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti stretching ... -
Are Agricultural Sector Institutions in Uganda Complying or Flaunting the Public Financial Management Laws and Regulations?
(Budget Monitoring and Accountability Unit, 2019)Public Financial Management (PFM) refers to the set of laws, rules, systems and processes used by Governments to mobilize revenue, allocate public funds, undertake public spending, account for funds and audit results. Sound ... -
Are Ugandan Farmers Using the Right Quality Inorganic Fertilizers?
(Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), 2015)This brief highlights the quality concerns of inorganic fertilizers on the Ugandan market. The findings reported are an excerpt from a study that analysed the quality of inorganic fertilizers on the Ugandan market1. The ... -
An assessment of land deals undertaken by the National Oil Palm Project in Kalangala and Buvuma districts
(Ecological Trends Alliance, 2019)Land as a key resource requires utmost attention to avert conflicts, especially with large agrarian projects like oil palm development. Gaps in implementing policy and Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) in the oil palm ... -
An assessment of the impacts of oil palm in Kalangala and Buvuma
(Ecological Trends Alliance Texts, 2019)The Government of Uganda had the best intentions when oil palm was established. The aim was to reduce poverty among the Lake Victoria island populations of Kalangala and Buvuma districts, and contribute to import substitution ... -
Bioengineered potato: Resistance to late blight disease and higher crop yields
(International Potato Center, 2019)Average potato yields in sub-Saharan Africa are four times lower than those in industrialized nations, mostly due to the effects of diseases, particularly late blight. This research demonstrates that the transfer from ... -
The challenges of the Private Sector Driven Veterinary Extension Services Delivery in the Dairy Sector in Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), 2012)The privatization of veterinary extension services delivery in Uganda opened more opportunities for the private sector in the provision of extension services and supply of essential inputs demanded by a growing and more ... -
Climate change, food and nutrition policies in Uganda: Are they gender- and nutrition-sensitive
(International Food Policy Research Institute, 2020)According to the 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI), hunger among Uganda’s population has risen, evidenced by a score of 31.2 compared to a score of 26.4 in 2016. Despite being acclaimed as the “regional food basket” for East ... -
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda
(Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), 2017)The effects of climate change on agriculture are severe, and one of the most significant emerging challenges to household livelihoods in Africa. As such, it is imperative that efforts to address agriculture in the context ... -
Coffee Production a Golden Opportunity for Rural Youth Employment
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2013)This brief provides evidence on the status-quo in the coffee value chain and reveals that over 68 percent of profit margins along the international raw coffee value chain are retained at the farm level – and therefore ... -
Coffee Production in mid-Northern Uganda: Prospects and Challenges
(Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), 2014)At the beginning of the 21st Century, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) introduced coffee in the mid-North sub region. This marked the beginning of the sub-region’s transition from dependency on annual crops ... -
Constraints to Agricultural Technology Adoption in Uganda: Evidence from the 2005/06-2009/10 Uganda National Panel Survey
(Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), 2013)The study examines the determinants of improved agricultural technologies adoption in Uganda, using a nationally representative panel data set of 1,600 farming households, collected by the Ugandan Bureau of Statistics ... -
The Constraints to Irish Potato Value Chain Financing in Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2016)This brief summarises the findings from the potato Value chain study on what constrains the financing of potato value chain activities in Kigezi sub-region1. Access to affordable finance remains a challenge to potato ... -
The Contribution of Livestock to the Economies of Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Sudan
(IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas & Livestock Development (ICPALD), 2013)Livestock specialists frequently argue that livestock production is underrepresented in the GDP estimates of African nations. With respect to Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and Sudan – the countries covered in this review – this ... -
Crop Commercialization and Nutrient intake among Farming Households in Uganda
(The African Economic Research Consortium, 2021)Agricultural commercialization is seen as a pathway towards rural economic transformation as it is expected to enhance a wide array of household welfare indicators. This study examines the channels through which household ... -
Crop Diversification and Nutrition Outcomes in Smallholder Households: Panel Data Evidence from Southwestern and Northern Uganda
(The African Economic Research Consortium, 2021)This study examined the effect of adopting crop diversification on nutrition outcomes of smallholder households in southwestern and northern Uganda. We constructed three models of correlates of household dietary diversity, ...
