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Investment opportunities and challenges in the potato value chain in Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2016-06-15)
A seed potato shortage is identified as a major problem that affects the quality of potato production in the Kigezi subregion. There are two dimensions of shortfalls in supply: (i) the limited volumes of clean seed produced, ...
Attracting investments using tax incentives in Uganda: The effective tax
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2019-03-30)
Uganda operates a wide array of tax incentives schemes to attract investments like other countries in East Africa.
However, due to significant amount of revenue foregone due to such schemes, Uganda has embarked on ...
Revisiting Uganda’s inorganic fertilizer Supply Chain: Need for a Stronger Regulatory System
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2015-05-15)
This paper highlights the quality concerns of inorganic fertilizers on the Ugandan market. the findings reported are based on 170 samples (in 50 kg bags and small 1-2 kg packs) of the commonly used fertilizers on the Ugandan ...
Understanding the rice value chain in Uganda - opportunities and challenges to increased production
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2016-07-15)
Government of Uganda considers rice as one of the strategic agricultural enterprises with the potential to remarkably contribute to increasing rural incomes and livelihoods, and improving food and nutrition security. ...
Food insecurity in Uganda: a dilemma to achieving the hunger Millennium Development Goal
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-07)
The status of food security in Uganda is worrying. The share of Ugandans suffering from food insecurity measured in terms of caloric intake is alarmingly high with low rates of income poverty. Based on the 2005/06 Uganda ...
Comparing the performance of Uganda’s intra-East African Community trade and other trading blocs: A gravity model analysis.
(EPRC, 2013)
This paper examines factors that determine Uganda’s trade flows and specifically compares the impact and performance of the different trade blocs on Uganda’s trade patterns and flows. The empirical question is whether ...