Strengthening the market information service in Uganda
Subtitle: report of stakeholders' meeting
By: compiled by Shaun Ferris and Peter Robbins
Publisher: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Ibadan, Nigeria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 109
Subjects: Information services; Congresses; Agriculture; Economic aspects; Farm produce; Marketing
Notes: Meeting held at American Recreation Association, Kampala, 1 December 1999 and Kyotera Milano Hall, Rakai District, 2 December 1999.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: A review of market information systems in Africa  -- P Robbins -- (p.7-8).; title: The role of market information within the plan for the modernisation of agriculture [PMA] in Uganda  -- Willie O Odwongo -- (p.9-13).; title: The role of market information in food security analysis  -- Andrew Mutenga -- (p.14-16).; title: The Agri-business center's "IDEA [investment in developing export agriculture] project" support to marketing news  -- Mark Wood -- (p.17-18).; title: The IITA [International Institute of Tropical Agriculture] -- Foodnet's macro-scale marketing information service in Uganda  -- S Ferris -- (p.19-28).; title: Outline of a plan to develop a trade-oriented market information service for smallscale stakeholders  -- Peter Robbins -- (p.41).; title: Tanzanian market information services  -- Frederick Mashamba -- (p.49-55).; title: A commodity marketing and information system for food security within a liberalized market economy  -- Adrian W Mukhebi -- (p.56-65).; title: The Rwandan food security project [PASAR]  -- Alain Houyoux -- (p.66-75).; title: Market information meeting held with farmers at the Kyotera Milano Hall, Rakai District  -- Fred Bikande -- (p.81-85).; title: Uganda agriculture production and trade forecasting meeting -- (p.93-98).; title: Abribusiness development center [ADC] -- (p.99-104).; title: Needs / capacity assessment for a regional commodity information system-- (p.105-109).