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Uganda Rice Development: Implementation Status & Future Steps

This article outlines the chronology, modality, constraints, and investment priorities of the National Rice Development Strategy in Uganda, including stakeholder meetings, project updates, challenges, and potential areas for growth. It also discusses the linkage with other development strategies and future steps to strengthen monitoring, evaluation, and policy finalization in the rice sector.

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Uganda Rice Development: Implementation Status & Future Steps

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  1. NATIONAL RICE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION STATUS IN UGANDA 3RD CARD GENERAL MEETTING 18TH-19TH May 2010, Arusha, Tanzania MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES UGANDA

  2. Chronology of Events in Developing The NRDS NRDS approved on 20th May 2009: • Rice Steering Committee Meeting – 20th May 2009 Presented to Donors • June 2009 in Tokyo Japan Technical Support by CARD • 2 day workshop at CARD Secretariat in September in Nairobi • Video Conference in Kampala/Nairobi in March 2010 Sharing the NRDS with Stakeholders • Steering Committee Meeting – 4th August 2009 • FAO Workshop in Nov. 2009 in Kampala and January 2010 in Dar-es-Salaam Mid year Stakeholders Meeting • Steering Committee Meeting - 11th May 2010.

  3. Modality of Implementation of the NRDS ASM MSM ACR NRDS TF ASM MCB MSM HL indicators ASM Stats Dept. MSM Project updates ASM Government MSM ASM Project updates Donors MSM Project updates ASM NGO’s MSM ASM Farmers MSM ASM Commercial Sector MSM

  4. Constraints in Implementation of the NRDS Limited funding for the rice sub-sector Institutional weakness i.e. local govt. Weak water management Lack of efficient Monitoring & Evaluation

  5. Uganda Rice Producing Areas and Potential Areas Uganda Production Potential untapped Priority areas Consumption Research Project sites Seed distribution facilities Factors used in selecting Potential and priority areas include: 1. Soils , water, temperature and topography 2. Interest and ability of people to grow rice

  6. Most supported On-farm technology dissemination Access to market Seed This does not indicate the monetary terms because the analysis did not look at the exact funding of each project to the rice sub-sector Analysis of Elements with most Attention Total No. of Projects investing in each stage of rice value chain

  7. Most supported Human Resource Capacity Policy/Institutional Information /Knowledge This does not indicate the monetary terms because the analysis did not look at the exact funding of each project to the rice sub-sector Analysis of Categories with most Attention Total No. of Projects investing in each category of intervention

  8. Investment Priorities 2010/11-2014/15

  9. Investment Priorities 2010/11-2014/15 Short to Medium term • 1. Irrigation • 2. land management • 3. Marketing • 4. Mechanization

  10. Linkage with other development strategies • CAADP has just been signed by all stakeholders where the stakeholders commit themselves for sustained investment in the sector – Ugandan MTEF to increase in favor of agriculture sector • NDP(National Development Plan) provides the national framework of actions where increased production/productivity is one of the components • DSIP(Development Strategy and Investment Plan of Agriculture sector) identifies investment priorities such as Irrigation and Land Management.

  11. Future Steps • Strengthening of Monitoring & Evaluation • Finalization of Policies related to Water and Land Management • Completion of restructuring of Agriculture Ministry and Agencies

  12. Future Steps (cont.) Strengthening of Monitoring & Evaluation • Set benchmarks for assessing progress • Involve all rice related programs/projects to use this format • Collect information bi-annually

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