Legal and Regulatory Framework for the Agriculture Sector in Uganda

Kasimbazi, Emmanuel

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-36004-7_4

Emmanuel Kasimbazi²⁸

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Abstract

The Agricultural sector is dominant in Uganda’s economy. There are pertinent issues in the sector that need to be regulated for the sector to be effectively managed. The regulation in the agriculture sector starts with land management and then deals with the unique legal issues associated with the sector. These include regulation of land for agriculture purposes, soil governance, livestock management, crop production and management, regulation of water for agriculture, pesticides control, fertiliser management, regulation of investment in the agriculture sector and taxation. Without the legal and institutional arrangements that regulate the agriculture sector, it is difficult to promote incentives in the sector. The main purpose of this chapter is to review the legal and regulatory framework for the agricultural sector in Uganda. It reviews policies, the laws and regulations that relate to legal issues in the sector.

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Nations Encyclopedia (2018).
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Byrnes (1992).
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UBOS (2018).
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Trading Economies (2019).
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Trading Economies (2019).
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Trading Economies (2019).
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Nations Encyclopedia (2011).
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Nations Encyclopedia (2011).
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Nations Encyclopedia (2011).
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Nations Encyclopedia (2011).
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Nations Encyclopedia (2011).
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Nations Encyclopedia (2011).
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Government of the Republic of Uganda, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (2013).
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Section 5 of the Land Act.
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Section 10 of the Land Act.
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Section 29 of the Land Act.
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Section 16 of the Land Act.
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Kabanda (2013).
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Conserve Energy Future (2018).
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The New Vision (2012).
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Lal et al. (1989).
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Kennard et al. (2008).
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Kennard et al. (2008).
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Kennard et al. (2008).
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New World Encyclopedia (2008).
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UBOS (2018).
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OECD Data (2018).
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Olson and Berry (2013).
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Government of the Republic of Uganda, Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (2015).
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OWC is an initiative by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda aimed at engaging the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) in improving household incomes by providing support in the coordination of NAADS activities at community level.
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Byarugaba (2008).
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The Uganda Forestry Policy, 2003.
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Government of the Republic of Uganda, National Planning Authority (2013).
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Section 20 of the Water Act Cap 152.
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Rawarinda (2016).
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Government of the Republic of Uganda, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and Ministry of Water and Environment (2017).
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Government of the Republic of Uganda, Directorate of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees (2010).
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Uganda Pesticides Control Board (2018).
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Ludwig et al. (2018).
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Government of the Republic of Uganda, Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (2016).
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Section 25 of the Investment Code Act.
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Uganda Revenue Authority (2013).

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School of Law, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda
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German Environment Agency, Dessau, Germany; Development and Rule of Law Programme [DROP], University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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School of Law, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Emmanuel Kasimbazi
School of Law, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Development and Rule of Law Programme [DROP], University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa, Fraunhofer Centre for International Management and Knowledge Economy [IMW], Leipzig, Germany
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Kasimbazi, E. (2020). Legal and Regulatory Framework for the Agriculture Sector in Uganda. In: Yahyah, H., Ginzky, H., Kasimbazi, E., Kibugi, R., Ruppel, O. (eds) Legal Instruments for Sustainable Soil Management in Africa. International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36004-7_4

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