Rice crop hit by drought in Bukedea district Preliminary results of a study to assess domestic private sector investment to support climate risk management along agricultural value chains in Uganda reveal that drought, floods and rising temperatures are a major hindrance to rice growing. These calamities, according to…
Moving through the village of Bidin in Nwoya district I observe the well-tended green rice fields at different stages of growth. Some of the rice gardens are being weeded, while others appear to have almost mature rice ready for harvesting. I point out to Mr. Opio, a rice…
In the last few weeks, Kampala has experienced several downpours. One wonders if this is the same pattern in the rest of the country, where much of the agricultural production takes place. A recent collaborative study by CARE-Uganda and the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) showed that Uganda…
Uganda has recorded slow progress in ensuring that majority of Ugandan households have access to electricity. This has been partly due to the limited exploitation of renewable sources that can offer alternative sources of energy. In 2011, for example, renewable energy other than from hydro sources accounted for…
EPRC Signs New Research Partnership with KAPSARC Nairobi – On 19th August 2014, the Executive Director of EPRC Dr. Sarah Ssewanyana signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dr. Muhammad Saggaf, President of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC). Within the MoU, EPRC and KAPSARC will jointly undertake…
Natural resource management and governance often ignore the needs, fears and concerns of the local communities to both the government and the people’s detriment. Too often the needs of local communities are overlooked when such great economic opportunities arise. While local communities often expect great things from new…
For almost two-and-a-half decades, Ugandan economy has grown, become larger and more developed. Two new key areas of focus are (a) the emergence of the oil and gas sector; and (b) EAMU; with high potential benefits /opportunities, (as well as challenges) to the economy. The two new areas necessitate…
YES. From a published paper entitled 'Accelerating Growth and maintaining Intergenerational Equity using Oil resources in Uganda,' presented by researchers from the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Makerere University, in Kampala on 10th December 2013. It is possible. A paper by Lawrence Bategeka, a Senior Research Fellow at…
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development officials have commended the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) for the research on oil for intergenerational equity. They say EPRC researchers have raised the level of discussion in the oil and gas sector taking adequate stock of what has been done and…