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dc.contributor.authorMbowa, Swaibu
dc.contributor.authorMwesigey, Francis
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-16T08:42:23Z
dc.date.available2018-11-16T08:42:23Z
dc.date.issued2016-06-15
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/6722
dc.description.abstractA 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, and (ii) inadequacies in the supply of the appropriate potato varieties to support industrial-level processing into crisps and high-quality frozen chips. The study shows that Uganda needs to produce approximately 25,400 metric tons of quality seed valued at Ugx 28.1 billion (US$ 8.2 million). It reveals that some of the seed supplied by private seed producers is of low quality; only 47% of the seed multipliers are registered, which points to the weaknesses in the seed regulatory system.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEconomic Policy Research Centreen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesResearch Report;14
dc.subjectAgro-inputs, Food crops, Western Ugandaen_US
dc.titleInvestment opportunities and challenges in the potato value chain in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US


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