A Review of Political Party Proposals for Agriculture Policy Reform in Uganda

8/9/2019 A Review of Political Party Proposals for Agriculture Policy Reform in Uganda

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Agency For

Transformation

www.agencyft.org

Morrison Rwakakamba

C.E.O

[email protected]

http://www.agencyft.org/http://www.agencyft.org/


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The Issues&) Agriculture #ector Financing$*+C, '+, +'+ and *-& %&' -'C %', +++* Non committal RM +

Non Committal (Multispectralapproach in line with DSIP)

Caveat$ The Maputo decaration/0123 45ation by pro%farmer advocates

in *ganda /&ocative vis avisimpementation e6ciency3


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ssues cont’n"Agricultural inputs /ike fertii7ers,pesticides and improved seed3, !PC, FDCan" PPP promised to provide such inputs tofarmers at subsidi7ed prices. ot speci4c on

nature and scae of subsidyNRM) #upport 8 market%oriented mode

farmers, 9 commercia mode farmers and011 food security farmers per parish peryear

'+, +'+ and, *-& " Non* CommittalCaveat$ Is provision of free inputs the

way to go – or rather provision shouldbe for collective public services?


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Issues ContinuedAgricultural Cre"it FDC% Estabish an agricutura bank PDP% Estabish an agricutura bank DP% Estabish an agricutura bank and encourage the

growth of micro%credit 4nancia institutions !PC%Re%estabish cooperative banking and encourage the

growth of micro%credit 4nancia institutions

NRM% Increase agricutura credit through partnerships withprivate 4nancia institutions, promote agricutura insurance,and estabish a Commerciai7ation Chaenge -und

PPP% +rovide easy access to a:ordabe credit !FA% on Committa Caveat) -overnmental approac vis*.*vis Private

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ssues Continue"Agriculture /"ucation)

!FA)Introduce the teaching of agricuture in primary andsecondary schoos and provide incentives within theeducation system for students to opt for it.

PDP)*pgrade a the district agricuture training institutesto centres of e5ceence; transform the -acuty of&gricuture and -orestry into a #choo of &gricuture;transform the -acuty of


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Issues ContinuedAgro*Processing, #torage an"

Mar0eting & +arties +romised to promote

Cooperatives

/1tension #ervices$ & partiespromised to subsidi7e e5tension

services. ot concrete. Caveat) &bsence of mode to reach

miions of farmer househods


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Issues Continued;2ater for Pro"uction)RM, +'+, +++, '+, and -'C promise to

set up a:ordabe irrigation schemes to

reduce over%dependence on rainfa. The manifestos of the *+C and the *-&

are sient on the =uestion of water foragricutura production.


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#ome 0ey Re3ecetions#ome 4ey provocations 5 Re3ections

A$Te Population Tren"s vis avis capa6ility toincrease foo" pro"uction

% &nnua popuation growth rate %9.>, In 0?1 " 0>.Am , In>11B " >.Am, y >1>B " B.0m, &nd by >1B1 " 0B>.> m

+roductivity in agricuture has been osciating between%0.9 to >.B2 for the ast 8 years

Dhat does this mean for food security and empoyment

/abiity to procure food3 (ow about enya, Rwanda, Tan7ania and urundiF


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Comparative 7ie8 Point on9u"gets in Africa

C$ Arcitecture of 6u"gets in /AC) &re budgets targetedto boost -ood #ecurity " *gandaF enyaF RwandaF urundiFOny Ethiopia, iger, Mai, Maawi, urkina -aso, #enegaand Guinea have consistenty reached the 01 per centbudget target

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D$ -DP para"o1 $ Decrease" contri6ution 6ut populationtrappe" in te lo8 sector$ :o8 "o tey get 6y; :o8 are

teir foo" security nee"s catere" for


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Engagement Options)


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Government e:ectiveness at a eves


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#upport to private sector


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Indicators n poitica stabiity andabsence of vioence


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More on Options $everage networks of change /Mutipying iggers3

% Reigious organi7ations Trade *nions

+rivate sector associations eg +#-* in *ganda,E&C, E&-- etc

Media

Informa &dvocacy The &rmy /*+'-3 and food security

+residentJ+rime Minister


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ConcusionIn farming communities, social organi

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A Review of Political Party Proposals for Agriculture Policy Reform in Uganda