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"Dairy sector reforms and transformation in Uganda since the 1990s

Mbowa, Swaibu; Shinyekwa, Isaac; Lwanga, Musa - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2012

The Dairy sector in Uganda has responded positively to agricultural sector liberalisation policies that took effect in the 1990s. Total national milk production has grown from 460 million litres in 1990 to 1.6 billion litres in 2011, with per capita milk consumption growing from 16 litres in...

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Institutional Constraints to Agriculture Development in Uganda

Bategeka, Lawrence; Kiiza, Julius; Kasirye, Ibrahim - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2013

Since the early 1990s, Uganda has implemented a number of reforms in the agricultural sector. However, in the past 10 years, the performance of the sector has lagged behind other sectors particularly services and industry. There are concerns among researchers and policy analysts that...

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East African Regional Integration: Challenges in meeting the convergence criteria for monetary union

Kuteesa, Annette - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2012

The realization of a successful monetary union among EAC partner states depends upon a sufficient degree of convergence of partners economies to established criteria. Gathering but scattered research has begun assessing the various benchmarks for this characteristic. This work integrates and...

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Trade opportunities from the EU-ACP EPAs: Prospects for the Fresh Fruits and Vegetables subsector in Uganda

Guloba, Madina; Ogwal, Francis - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2011

With the signing of the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) in January 2009, Uganda as a member of the ACP, should endeavour to re-strategize itself to benefit from the opportunities such trading blocks create through increased trade. Trade is likely to increase with EPA in place and...

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Costs of Overcoming Market Entry Constraints to Uganda's Export-Led Growth Strategy

Nichodemus, Rudaheranwa; Madina, Guloba; Nabiddo, Winnie - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2007

Uganda's export sector has experienced tremendous growth over the last two decades...

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TRADE, REVENUE AND WELFARE EFFECTS OF THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY CUSTOMS UNION PRINCIPLE OF ASYMMETRY ON UGANDA: AN APPLICATION OF WITS-SMART SIMULATION MODEL

Othieno, Lawrence; Shinyekwa, Isaac - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2011

Using the WITS-SMART simulation model, this paper provides insights on the effects of the East African Community Customs Union principle of asymmetry on Uganda with regard to trade, welfare and revenue effects since 2005. The end to the phased tariff reduction on category B products (these...

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INFLATION DIFFERENTIALS AMONG UGANDAN HOUSEHOLDS: 1997 - 2007

Okidi, John A.; Nsubuga, Vincent - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2010

Since the structural adjustment days of the 1990s, targeting inflation to single digit rates has remained a predominant feature of Uganda’s macroeconomic strategy towards creating and sustaining an enabling environment for poverty-reducing growth. One of the most commonly advanced arguments...

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Business Perceptions Indicate Slow Recovery in Economic Conditions

Joseph, Mawejje; Dorothy, Nampewo - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2012

In July – September 2012 the business climate index remained weak at score of 8, having improved from a score of -18 in the April-June quarter. This implies that the general business conditions have improved over the last quarter. Expectations for the next quarter (October-December 2012) are...

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The challenges of the Private Sector Driven Veterinary Extension Services Delivery in the Dairy Sector in Uganda

Mbowa, Swaibu; Shinyekwa, Isaac; Lwanga, Musa - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2012

in the provision of extension services and supply of essential inputs demanded by a growing and more dynamic dairy sector …. Consequently, the number of agents profoundly increased – and the markets became flooded with new and untested inputs (from the … losing money or animals) associated with use of inputs on the market, contributing to non-adoption of essential inputs …

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Widening Opportunities for Increased Marketing of Processed Milk in UgandaIntroduction

Mbowa, Swaibu; Shinyekwa, Isaac; Lwanga, Musa - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2012

The analysis of the 2009 Uganda National panel Survey (UNPS) collected by the UBoS shows that milk production from smallholder farm units was 1 billion litres, and about 52 percent (524 million litres) joined the second level of the milk value chain – and of which 72 percent was marketed in...

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