Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme-2

contribute to poverty reduction and economic growth in Uganda through enhanced commercialization of agricultural produce.

COUNTRY/REC Uganda

PROJECT COVERAGE Single-country

PROJECT PERIOD January 2014 - December 2020

PROJECT SITE Mbarara, Masaka, Kasese, Arua, Soroti, Busia, Moroto, Wakiso, Buikwe, Kitgum

Implementing agencies, partners, and budget (USD)

# Agency / Partner Budget
1 Ministry of Local Government
2 AfDB 84,200,000.00
3 Government Of Uganda 9,530,000.00

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 84,200,000.00 0 0
Governmental 9,530,000.00 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Total 93,730,000.00 - 0
Project Goal

contribute to poverty reduction and economic growth in Uganda through enhanced commercialization of agricultural produce.

Project Objectives

improve marketplace economic and social infrastructure

enhance the incomes of market vendors and rural farmers

increase employment opportunities

add value to agricultural commodities in some selected markets

increase customer satisfaction through improved market infrastructure and cleaner business environments

Project Outputs

Market infrastructure redeveloped (better access to clinics, daycare centers, and clean water & sanitation systems).

Quality control, grading and standardization systems established

High-level Pilot Value addition processing mini plants installed

Skilled improved in specialized fields

Linkages established Market to CAIIP agro-processing facilities

Program work plan and operations are implemented

Program activities monitored and information produced regularly

Project activities

Market Infrastructure Development

Value Addition and Trade Facilitation (including Capacity Building)

Project Management and Coordination

Beneficiaries

Direct Beneficiaries
# Beneficiary Number
1 The households in 11 Municipal/Urban Councils 200000
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