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Constraints to agricultural technology adoption in Uganda: Evidence from the 2005/06-2009/10 Uganda National Panel Survey.
(EPRC, 2013-05-22)
The study examines the determinants of improved agricultural technologies adoption in
Uganda, using a nationally representative panel data set of 1,600 farming households, collected
by the Ugandan Bureau of Statistics ...
Improving Girls' access to secondary schooling
(2013-06-11)
Despite the successful implementation of the Universal Secondary Education policy in Uganda
in 2007, overall secondary school enrolments have remained low, especially for girls. Among
other reasons, high cost of schooling ...
HIV/AIDS prevention interventions in Uganda: A policy simulation.
(EPRC, 2013-06-23)
The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to be a major health challenge in Uganda. The adult HIV/
AIDS prevalence rate had increased to 7.3 percent by 2011 from 6.4 percent in 2005/6.
Consequently, understanding the programmes ...
Fiscal policy consistency and its implications for macroeconomic aggregates: the case of Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-06)
The relationship between growth in monetary aggregates and price changes continues to be a subject of considerable debate both in the academic and policy circles. Whereas the more ‘conservative’ policy makers hold that ...
Non-tariff barriers in EAC customs union: implications for trade between Uganda and other EAC countries
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-12)
A key objective for the adoption of East African Community (EAC) Customs Union was to enhance economic gains through elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) within the member states.
This study has established ...
Righting resources-curse wrongs in Uganda: the case of oil discovery and the management of popular expectations
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2011-07)
Following Uganda’s discovery of oil deposits in 2006, the country’s development prospects look higher than ever before. Different stakeholders (discussed in the paper) have high development expectations. However, development ...
Inflation differentials among Ugandan households: 1997 - 2007
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-06)
Since the structural adjustment days of the 1990s, targeting inflation to single digit rates
has remained a predominant feature of Uganda’s macroeconomic strategy towards
creating and sustaining an enabling environment ...
Economic and institutional efficiency of the National Agricultural Advisory Services’ programme: the case of Iganga District
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2011-06)
This paper examines the technical and institutional efficiency of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programme implementation in Iganga district. The Cost Effective Analysis (CEA) and stochastic frontier ...
Investment opportunities and challenges in the potato value chain in Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2016-06-15)
A seed potato shortage is identified as a major problem that affects the quality of potato production in the Kigezi subregion. There are two dimensions of shortfalls in supply: (i) the limited volumes of clean seed produced, ...
Understanding the rice value chain in Uganda - opportunities and challenges to increased production
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2016-07-15)
Government of Uganda considers rice as one of the strategic agricultural enterprises with the potential to remarkably contribute to increasing rural incomes and livelihoods, and improving food and nutrition security. ...