Agricultural Value Chains Development Programme

improve farm incomes, rural livelihoods, food security and contribute to poverty reduction through irrigated agriculture, sustainable natural sources management and agricultural enterprise development

COUNTRY/REC Uganda

PROJECT COVERAGE Single-country

PROJECT PERIOD January 2017 - December 2023

PROJECT SITE Whole country

Implementing agencies, partners, and budget (USD)

# Agency / Partner Budget
1 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL, INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES
2 The Ministry of Water and Environment
3 AfDB 57,000,000.00
4 Government Of Uganda 8,300,000.00

Project scheme and budget (USD)

Project budget (USD) Rice component share (%) Rice component budget (USD)
Technical Assistance 0 0 0
Grant 0 0 0
Loan 76,950,000.00 0 0
Governmental 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Total 76,950,000.00 - 0
Project Goal

improve farm incomes, rural livelihoods, food security and contribute to poverty reduction through irrigated agriculture, sustainable natural sources management and agricultural enterprise development

Project Objectives

Farm incomes increased, food security improved and poverty reduced

Improved integrated natural resources management

Improved rural employment (30%youth and women)

Project Outputs

Irrigation infrastructure developed

Access road construction

Support ongoing consolidation of a central database for Ugandan farmers

Establishment of an efficient input distribution system based upon the ewallet platform

Selection of best varieties of maize, rice, and dairy cattle for dissemination to farmers

Improved breeds of dairy and beef cattle developed

Farmer organization of the irrigation scheme established and trained

Watershed management activities implemented

Volume of value added commodities traded

Project activities

Production and productivity enhancement

Infrastructure development

Market Development and Trade Facilitation

Project Management and Capacity Building

Beneficiaries

Direct Beneficiaries
# Beneficiary Number
1 farmers purchasing quality controlledrice seed 799999
Indirect Beneficiaries
# Beneficiary Number

RICE Approach: Areas of contribution by the project

Resilience Industrialization Competitiveness Empowerment
R1: Area under irrigation
I1: Capacity of industrial mills
C1: Share of local rice
E1: Access to financial services
R2: Quantity of resilient seeds
I2: Mechanization ratio
C2: Quantity of high-yielding seeds
E2: Access to technical services

SIEM

Policy / Institutional Infrastructure Human Resource Capacity Provision of Equipments or services Knowledge / Research
Seed
Fertilizer
Irrigation / water management
On-farm technology transfer
Mechanization
Quality Improvement
Access to market
Access to credit
Overall policy tools

Crosscutting

Women

Youth

Nutrition

Climate Change

Food system

Project Notes

Locations where the Bank has developed irrigation schemes, and the Districts of Kyegegwa, Kamwenge, Masindi, Kiryandongo, Kasese, Buhweju, Mitooma, Nakaseke, Mukono, Luwero, Mityana, Kiboga, Buikwe, Wakiso, Buyende, Mayuge, Gulu, Oyam, Amolatar, Pader, Iganga, Kamuli, Mbale, Jinja, Kapchorwa; Rice: Sironko-Acomai irrigation scheme, and the districts of Bulambuli, Bukedea, Kamuli, Gulu, Oyam, Amolatar, and Pader.