Summary report
Subtitle: fostering a sustainable agro-industrialisation agenda in Uganda
By: EPRC - Economic Policy Research Centre
Publisher: EPRC- Economic Policy Research Centre
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Kampala, Uganda
Language: eng
Subjects: Sustainable agriculture; Planning; Government policy; Agricultural industries; Industries; Agriculture and state
Other titles: Fostering a sustainable agro-industrialisation agenda in Uganda. Summary report; Fostering a sustainable agro-industrialisation agenda in Uganda
Description: "This report presents a case for activating a transformative agro-industrialisation (AAGI) initiative in the context of Uganda's proposed National Industrial Policy. The report outlines the urgent need for government to shift the country's economic centre of gravity from low to high value agro-manufacturing. Thus, the report argues for a more manageable menu of nine (9) agro-industrial game-chagers commodities, namely, coffee, cotton, tea, cassava, maize, oil palm, fisheries, dairy and beef out of the 15 broad 'priorities' outlined in the Agricultural Sector Strategic Plan (ASSP) 2015/16-2019/20"--Page 3
Notes: Title and author from cover