The EPRC has successfully concluded the regional validation workshops across the four sugarcane-growing regions of Buganda, Busoga, Bunyoro, and Acholi. Held from October 10 to 21, 2024, the workshops aimed to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to review and offer input on the proposed policies aimed at addressing…
Uganda is often cited as a great example of a country government that has made rapid strides in strengthening its evidence ecosystem, particularly over the past decade. Until 2020, the country’s development plans used a sectoral approach for setting priorities and monitoring the achievement of results. The recent…
This blog looks at the use of evidence in policy design and programming and the lessons learnt from the political economy analysis of evidence use in Uganda. Extent of evidence use in Uganda There is appreciation and use of evidence by key stakeholders who are engaged in…
Participants follow presentations during the Seventh National Agriculture and Food Security Forum held in Kampala on June 12, 2018. EPRC Photo The jeopardies affecting the agricultural sector continue to elicit debate with experts from NUCAFE, Agro-consortium, Ministry of Finance and researchers now calling for more adoption of agricultural…
The Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) Uganda and INCLUDE (the Knowledge Platform for Inclusive Development in Africa) are organizing the Social Protection for Inclusive Growth in Africa conference in Kampala, Uganda, on 21 June 2018. Various high-level policymakers, politicians, scientists and practitioners from Uganda and other countries will…
First Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Moses Ali signs the report titled "Towards Zero Hunger: A Strategic Review of Sustainable Development Goal 2 in Uganda" after its launch in Kampala. Ali represented the Prime Minister, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda. Photo by Mouris Opolot The report titled “Towards Zero Hunger: A…
Director agriculture extension services MAAIF, Beatrice Byarugaba serves researchers and policy makers copies of the national fertilizer policy after its lunch at Kampala. Photo by Mouris Opolot Uganda loses 60 Kg of soil nutrients per hectare per year while fertilizer application is only 1-1.5 Kg per hectare per…
Two Researchers from the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) together with officials from Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) were nominated to participate in training and later development of an agricultural market model for Uganda. Corti Paul Lakuma and Dr. Francis Mwesigye both Research Fellows at EPRC were part of…
Dr. Isaac Shinyekwa from EPRC Trade Department takes URA Customs Staff through the research process during one of the presentation at URA. Photo by Mouris Opolot Staff from the Trade and Regional Integration Department of Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has been hailed upon successful delivery of training…
Paul Corti Lakuma, a Research Analyst with EPRC showcases graphs showing aggregate discipline, technical efficiency and allocative efficiency of Uganda's budgets in the past financial years in line to NDPs. Photo by Mouris Opolot Researchers from the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) have said that a de-link between…