Uganda Strategy Support Program Notes

1. Uganda Agricultural News and Research Digest – May 16th
   Agricultural and Food Policy News Government to inject sh11b in cooperatives New Vision Government is seeking an additional funding of sh11 billion to facilitate and support cooperatives revival and development in the country, as one way to boost value addition and marketing of agricultural produce. According to trade Minister Kyambadde, government views cooperatives as being [...]
2. Uganda Agricultural News and Research Digest – May 8th
   Agricultural and Food Policy News NGO report on land grabbing - two NGOs face deregistration Independent.co.ug Two non- governmental organisations, Oxfam and Uganda Land Alliance, face de-registration for what government calls inciting violence over land issues. On Thursday April 26, the Internal Affairs Minister, Hillary Onek, under whose docket the NGOs fall, summoned representatives of [...]
3. Uganda Agricultural News and Research Digest – May 2nd
   Agricultural and Food Policy News Govt launches Shs180 billion agriculture programme Daily Monitor government will spend $73 million (about UShs180 billion) on agricultural value addition and enabling improved access to markets for farmers in western region. The five-year Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme (CAIIP), is jointly funded by African Development Bank (Shs150.8b), Islamic Development Bank [...]
4. Uganda Agricultural News and Research Digest – April 25
   Agricultural and Food Policy News Government unveils its budget priorities for next five years New Vision Government has released the national budget framework paper outlining its priority areas for the next five years. According to the budget framework paper, the challenges in agriculture will be addressed through the zoning strategy. Special attention will be paid [...]
5. Uganda Agricultural News and Research Digest – April 18
   Agricultural and Food Policy News Uganda’s economic growth skewed The East African Uganda’s economy is among the fastest growing in the world, but the impact of this growth is felt by a small fraction of the country. With the current volatility in foreign exchange, interest rates and inflationary pressures, the economy needs a rethink to [...]