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FEATS PROJECT
Uganda: Draft Terms of Reference for Second
Phase Research Study
A Policy Study of the Linkages between Agricultural
Productivity and Rural Livelihoods on the one hand and
Trade in Agricultural and Trade Facilitation on the Other:
Recommendations for Poverty Reduction and Development
for a Landlocked Country like Uganda.
By Mwmbutsya Ndebesa
Dept. of History & Dev. Studies
Makerere University, Uganda
[email protected]
INTRODUCTION
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Brief economic, trade and social profile of the agriculture sector in Uganda:
trends in total and main crop-wise production, agricultural exports and imports,
formal and informal employment in agriculture, rural poverty, and land tenure
system. (Annual time series for the last ten years or so)
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Trends in agricultural productivity: developments in the productivity of main
crops in the last ten years. Trends in livelihood status: poverty levels and
indicators, nutrition and food security status, and human development index in
the last ten years.
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Landlockedness and trade facilitation issues: identification of main physical,
infrastructural and institutional constraints due to landlockedness and underdeveloped trade facilitation measures particularly as they relate to agricultural
sector; description of key corridor projects
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Policy framework: key features of development, trade, agriculture and trade
facilitation policies and their linkages
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ANALYSIS
Agricultural productivity, trade and livelihoods
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Questions:
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What is the relationship between agricultural productivity and
agriculture trade performance?
What is the relationship between agricultural trade performance
and rural livelihoods and employment?
What is the relationship between agricultural price changes and
rural productivity?
How do inequalities (access to land, income distribution,
gender, etc) affect agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods.
What are the constraints to rural farmers in accessing domestic
urban markets?
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ANALYSIS cont…
Landlockedness, trade facilitation, and trade in agriculture
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Questions:
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What are the main constraints for trade in agriculture
resulting from land lockedness?
What are the transaction costs to exporters of
agricultural commodities?
What are the past, present, and planned trade
facilitation measures that attempt to address the
identified constraints?
What are the main corridor schemes and how do they
address the identified constraints?
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ANALYSIS cont…
National, regional and international policy dimensions, and the role of
stakeholders
Questions:
 What are the key features of national policies and programmes related
to agriculture, trade and trade facilitation?
 What has been the impact of agricultural trade liberalisation policy on
agricultural productivity?
 What is the impact of regional (e.g., EAC) and international (under the
WTO) rights and obligations on national policies on trade, agriculture
and trade facilitation?
 Who are the main domestic stakeholders? What is the level of their
respective capacities and involvement in relevant policy making and
implementation?
 What is the role of international donors with focus on agricultural
productivity and corridors development?
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ANALYSIS cont…
Synthesis of linkages
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Questions:
 What are the existing positive and negative linkages among agricultural
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productivity, trade in agriculture, trade facilitation and landlockedness, and
rural livelihoods?
How well are these linkages understood? How can the understanding of
these linkages be improved among policy makers and relevant
stakeholders?
How do the relevant policies (e.g., related to agriculture, trade, and trade
facilitation) take these linkages into account? What are the gaps?
What are the positive and negative impacts of regional and international
commitments under the relevant trade agreements?
How can the positive linkages be strengthened and negative linkages
addressed? What can be a holistic framework for comprehensive analysis
and coherent responses?
What are the main capacity building needs?
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METHODOLOGY
 To visit the Ministries of Agriculture, Trade, Finance etc,
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to collect primary data in their respective reports
To visit some research institutions, eg, CBR, EPRC,
MISR to collect both primary and secondary data.
To visit the various relevant websites
To collect some primary data from trade and farmers
associations
The researcher will also have some consultations with
experts from universities, research institutes and
relevant statutory bodies such as the Export Promotion
Board
Draft findings to be presented to the National
Stakeholders’ Dialogue for validation.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
 Recommendations to the government particularly the National
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Planning Authority (NPA)
Recommendations to the development partners
Recommendations to the CSOs, particularly farmers organizations
Recommendations to the private sector and business organizations
Recommendations to research institutes and universities
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TIME LINE
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Thank You
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