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A review of Uganda’s Agricultural Policy and how it addresses AgriFose2030’s Target Groups.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 1374 downloads
This paper provides an overview of existing agricultural policies in Uganda and how they address the key AgriFose2030 target groups that include; smallholder farmers, women and youth. One of the main policies in Uganda’s agricultural sector is the National Agriculture Policy (NAP) which deals with commercialization of smallholder agriculture through accessibility of financial services such as, loans. However, NAP lacks a consistent and implementation framework thereby hindering proper transformation and increase of agricultural production in the sector
Achieving Uganda’s Development Ambition. The Economic Impact of Green Growth- An Agenda for Action.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 1011 downloads
Uganda has seen an average of 7% annual economic growth over the last two decades. This has resulted in a reduction in headcount poverty, from 56% in 1992-1993 to 20% in 2012-2013; around half a million jobs created annually; and improved access to basic services.
Balancing Development and Community Livelihoods - A framework for land acquisition and resettlement in Uganda.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 1457 downloads
Land acquisition for development projects by government, private investors and land speculators is a critical source of tensions and conflicts in many parts of Uganda. Following the discovery of commercially viable oil reserves in 2006, Uganda turned attention to extractives and oil development as a matter of national priority. Evidence of this assertion can be found in the recent 2016-17 national budget allocations, where theportion for oil development is substantial.
Bottom-up Accountability Initiatives to Claim Tenure Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa- Collaborative action research on the rush for land and water in Uganda, Mukono District.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 910 downloads
This action research project is being implemented by KWDT with support from TNI and FIAN. The action researchproject aims to answer the following questions and achieve the objectives therein: understanding the local commu-nities’ knowledge, visions and practices regarding natural resource governance and development, strengthening theresearch capacity of small scale food producers’ organisations, identifying the main gaps in and obstacles to applyinginternational human rights law to land, and strengthening the advocacy capacity of small scale food producers, andidentifying strategies to overcome the above-mentioned gaps
Challenges for Pro-Poor Growth in Uganda.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 1989 downloads
The economic development and poverty reduction in Uganda since the fall of Idi Amin has in many ways been noteworthy. The incidence of poverty has decreased from 56 percent of the population in 1992 to 44 percent in 1997 and 38 percent in 2003.
Community Agriculture Infrastructure Improvement Programme (CAIIP) - What are the implementation challenges.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 1524 downloads
The Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) formulated the Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme (CAIIP) in 2006 to enhance commercialization of agriculture and improve market access
Comparative Study of Land Tenure Reform in Four countries - Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Kenya.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 2789 downloads
Despite their divergent colonial and post-colonial histories, these four countries have experienced a remarkable convergence in the current state of affairs regarding customary land tenure.
Country level evaluation.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 876 downloads
Provide relevant external cooperation services of the EC and the wider public withan overall independent and accountable assessment of the Commission’s pastand current cooperation relations with Uganda during the period 2001-2007;
Creating opportunities for young people in Northern Uganda’s agriculture sector.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 1689 downloads
This paper explores the realities of young people’s livelihoods and their transition to adulthood in rural Northern Uganda. It seeks to shed light on how and why young people find employment in the agriculture sector,to determine the obstacles they face and to highlight the opportunities available to them.
Customary Land Ownership and Underdevelopment in Northern Uganda.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 5521 downloads
Contemporary discourse on land in Africa is polarized between advocates of tenure reform through state registration of individual titles to land and others who claim that customary or „communal‟ tenure is the only check against landlessness among the poor in the African countryside, and that „pro-poor‟ land policy should therefore strengthen customary rights to land.
customary land tenure reform in Uganda - Leaasons from South Africa.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 1281 downloads
Does customary tenure have a role in modern economic development.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 3214 downloads
Over 80% of all land in Uganda is held under unregistered ‘customary tenure’. This means that it is private property, but the owners need nodocuments to prove ownership
Enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty in Uganda.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 5744 downloads
Uganda has made enormous progress in reducing poverty, slashing the countrywide incidence from 56 per cent of the population in 1992 to 24.5 per cent in 2009. The reduction of poverty in urban areas has been especially marked.
Enhancing Youth Participation in Agriculture in Uganda- Policy Proposals.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 2058 downloads
This publication is a paper prepared by the Young Leaders Think Tank on Policy Alternatives that analyses youth participation in agriculture in Uganda. The paper was developed to study different factors in youth participation with a special focus on government policies that advance it, their limitations and possible alternative policy recommendations to complement existing ones.
Ethnicity and the politics of land tenure reform in central Uganda.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 1228 downloads
Land tenure reform is certainly one of the most divisive yet important topics in sub-saharan africa today. For countries with high rural populations and high population growth rates,an efficient and fair land tenure system is commonyl seen as necessary in order to alleviate poverty and reduce conflict
Evaluating the Impact of Land Tenure and Titling on Access to Credit in Uganda.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 1222 downloads
Gaps, barriers and bottlenecks to sustainable land management (SLM) adoption in Uganda.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 2760 downloads
Land degradation is a global problem and a great challenge to sustaining the biological, economic and social services provided by various ecosystems. This work assessed the causes of land degradation in Uganda and identified gaps, barriers and bottlenecks that hinder sustainable land management programmes adoption.
How to Integrate Statutory and customary Tenure - the Uganda case.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 1115 downloads
The last two decades have witnessed extensive land tenure reform in East and Southern Africa, with almost every country in the region having undergone some kind of reform. The reform process has been accompanied by much discussion on the need to integrate customary and statutory land tenure systems in policy and legislation.
Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2001-2010, Uganda National Report.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 1334 downloads
Improving Land Administration for Good Governance- What Uganda Can Do to Achieve Complete Coverage.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 15 August 2018 By Super User 2763 downloads
Land in Uganda like other agrarian societies is the only primary means of survival; to generate a livelihood, accumulate wealth and transfer it between generations. It is probably the most invaluable asset for the citizens of Uganda. With more than 80% of the population on rural land directly deriving livelihoods through subsistence agriculture,land access, ownership and use are core to economic, social and environmental driversof land reforms in Uganda.
