Dr. Swaibu Mbowa a Senior Research Fellow at Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) Scooped the World Bank 2017 Global RIA Award. File Photo Dr. Swaibu Mbowa a Senior Research Fellow at Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has received recognition from the World Bank Group for his role in…
In 2008, the Ugandan Cabinet approved the National Biotechnology and Biosafety policy, whose objective is to ensure that Uganda benefits from safe application of modern biotechnology such as genetically modified organisms (GMOs). As a result, the National Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill 2012 was developed with objectives to guide…
According to the 2014 National Population and Housing Census Report, Uganda’s population was at 34.6 million people, which represents an increase of 10.4 million persons from the 2002 census. The population in 2016/17 was estimated at 36.9 million persons, with a Life Expectancy estimated at 63.3 years in 2014,…
During the 19th Makerere University Business School Economic Forum, held on October 25, 2017 to discuss the 2016/17 Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) findings released by Uganda National Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), a spate of observations pointed to the conclusion that middle income aspiration for Uganda is unlikely.…
Unleashing women’s leadership potential in Farmer Groups as a pathway to Agricultural transformation
Farmer Groups (FGs) constitute a crucial component of a properly functioning agricultural system. They not only offer an opportunity to market agricultural produce, but also offer avenues for farmers to gain skills such as financial acumen, entrepreneurship, decision- making and negotiating. At the same time, FGs enable members…
The role of agricultural extension systems Agricultural extension service provision is expected to play an intermediary role between technology development by research institutions (NARO in the case of Uganda) and farming communities. An effective agricultural extension systems is expected to address four key issues, namely : (i) technology…
Dr. Mildred Dr. Mildred Barungi a Research Fellow with EPRC responds to questions during a panel discussion at the launch of Uganda National Young Farmers’ Association in Kampala. Photo by Mouris Opolot A Research Fellow from Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Dr. Mildred Barungi has told the youth to embrace…
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…
In a bid to share indicators of the business environment, constraints and get feedback regarding business viability in Uganda, the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) disseminated the Business Climate Index (BCI) findings to the district officials drawn from Western and Central Uganda. The Western regional meeting was convened…