31 Mar

Economic Policy Research Centre has received a greenlight to carry out a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) for the sugarcane sub-sector in Uganda. Mr. Patrick Ocailap, the Deputy Secretary to the Treasury (DPST), said the RIA will “lead to a serious policy direction that is necessary to take care…

26 Mar

The opening of the global economy from the COVID-19 pandemic came with an unprecedented problem: rising commodity prices. Bank of Uganda’s state of the economy report of December 2022 shows that international inflationary pressure persisted and became widespread, driven by supply-side shocks in agricultural commodities, energy, and non-energy…

21 Mar

Seasonal changes due to climate change remain one of the biggest challenges facing Uganda today. The increasing temperatures, drought, erratic rainfall, and floods adversely affect farmers’ yields. This creates an uncertain future for farmers and everyone who depends on agriculture as a source of livelihood. According to the…