Abstract
We have seen in the previous chapter how high transport costs and lack of transport infrastructures act as impediments to trade, and how these conditions largely shape the structure of the agriculture sector and negatively impact on trade flows in Uganda. There is consensus among experts and scholars (USAID 2008) that improving access to markets and to trade can lead to a shift away from a supply-based situation of the agriculture sector where farmers/outgrowers merely sell their crop surplus, to a demand-driven agriculture where farmers produce for the markets. However, this shift is complex and beset by numerous constraints that still prevent Uganda’s farmers from fully participating in the market.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Department for International Development UK (DFID) (2014) Operational Plan: 2011–2016 DFID Uganda. Department for International Development, London
Gollin D, Rogerson R (2010) Agriculture, roads and economic development in Uganda. NBER Working Paper, no. 15863. National Bureau of Economic Research
Komarek AK (2010) Crop diversification decisions: the case of vanilla in Uganda. Q J Int Agric 49(3):227–242
Lall SV, Shalizi Z, Deichmann U (2004) Agglomeration economies and productivity in Indian industry. J Dev Econ 73(2):643–673
Nyapendi M (2009) Uganda: vanilla gate prices hit by international speculation. http://allafrica.com/stories/200901080066.html
Porter G (2002) Living in a walking world: rural mobility and social equity issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. World Dev 30(2):285–300
Raballand G, Macchi P, Merotto D, Petracco C (2009) Revising the roads investment strategy in rural areas: an application for Uganda. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, no. 5036. Social Science Research Network, Washington, DC
Romanik C (2007) An urban rural focus on food markets in Africa. The Urban Institute, Washington, DC
Taaffe E, Gauthier H, O’Kelly M (1996) Geography of transportation. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) (2013) Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Kampala
USAID (2008) Uganda Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program (APEP). United States Agency for International Development
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2017 Springer International Publishing AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Medda, F.R., Caravelli, F., Caschili, S., Wilson, A. (2017). Consolidation and Reform: Towards a Collaborative Approach. In: Collaborative Approach to Trade. Advances in Spatial Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47039-9_12
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47039-9_12
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-47038-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-47039-9
eBook Packages: Economics and FinanceEconomics and Finance (R0)