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Uganda Agricultural Risk Assessment Study
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Online Location
https://p4arm.org/document/agricultural-risk-assessment-study-in-uganda/
Publication date
30/10/2015
Number of Pages
116
Language:
English
Type of Publication:
Studies
Focus Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Focus Topic:
Agricultural Value Chains / Agri-Businesses
Climate / Weather / Environment
Market / Trade
Rural Finance / Insurance
Land / Water / Resource Management
Capacity Development
Type of Risk:
Biological & environmental
Logistical & infrastructural
Managerial & operational
Market-related
Natural disasters
Policy & institutional
Political
Weather & Climate related
Type of Risk Managment Option:
Risk assessment
Commodity:
Livestock
Crops
Fisheries & Aquaculture
Source
https://p4arm.org/document/agricultural-risk-assessment-study-in-uganda/
Author
PARM (2015). Agricultural Risk Assessment Study in Uganda (by J.Kerer & H. Talwana) in collaboration with MAAIF Uganda. Rome: PARM/IFAD.
Organization
Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM)
Agriculture is still the mainstay of the Ugandan population. The sector contributes 22.5% to GDP (in 2013/14), 54% to exports (in 2014) and 70% to employment (in 2014). Yet the growth rate of the sector is below average GDP growth. The low growth rate can be attributed to the diversity of risks that affect the sector’s productivity.
This Risk Assessment Study (RAS) report presents a comprehensive mapping and assessment of agricultural risks in Uganda through a holistic approach. Drawing on discussions with different stakeholder groups, the report provides information on the priority risks and impacts as well as the existing policies and tools to improve agricultural risk management (ARM) in the country.
Keywords: agriculture, Risk Assessment