Development In Uganda Research Articles

Effect of Government Policy Framework on Entrepreneurial Development in Uganda: A Case of Kira Municipality

Effect of Government Policy Framework on Entrepreneurial Development in Uganda: A Case of Kira Municipality

Gender equality and development in Uganda

The purpose of this article is to review the concept of gender equality in all aspects. Despite all the platforms that have been signed by nations, Uganda in particular, that can give men and women equal opportunities in education, employment, political leadership at all levels, financial empowerment, and equal access to assets, getting training skills for all have not been a reality and this has retarded development in Nations. There are still gaps and challenges that need to be investigated. The study used qualitative methods. The findings showed that women have not been given enough opportunities in building the nation in core development aspects and that has not elevated them to the same level with men ie getting equal opportunities, remuneration and human rights was that the government of Uganda should put training of women on computer, business, entrepreneurship, saving and involvement in most activities for more exposure.

Urbanization and Its Impact on Real Estate Development in Uganda

Urbanization in Uganda is driving significant transformations, impacting the dynamics of cities and the real estate sector. As rural populations migrate to urban centers like Kampala, Entebbe, and Mbarara for better opportunities, the resulting population growth pressures existing infrastructure and exacerbates housing shortages. This surge in demand for residential and commercial properties necessitates substantial investments and innovative approaches to expand and upgrade urban infrastructure. The housing market faces a stark contrast between luxury developments and underserved informal settlements, highlighting the need for affordable housing solutions and policies. Urbanization also offers opportunities for sustainable and smart city development, integrating green building practices, renewable energy, and advanced technologies to enhance urban resilience and efficiency. Government policies and urban planning initiatives are crucial in promoting sustainable growth, affordable housing, and robust infrastructure development. By addressing infrastructure needs, implementing innovative housing solutions, and adopting sustainable urban planning, Uganda can create vibrant, inclusive, and resilient cities for the future. Keywords: Urbanization, Real estate development, Infrastructure, Affordable housing, Sustainable cities.

The nexus between the shadow economy and financial development in Uganda

The nexus between the shadow economy and financial development in Uganda

The nexus between the shadow economy and financial development in Uganda

This paper examines the nexus between the shadow economy and financial development in Uganda making use of yearly time series data over the period 1991 to 2017 and autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) method is applied. Findings are quite telling. We find that financial development reduces the shadow economy in a significant manner, in both the long- and short-run. This finding is robust to the use of alternative measures of financial development. Our results have far reaching implications. Firstly, findings indicate that financial structure plays a key role in mitigating the increase of the shadow economy given that the financial sector can provide access to credit that eases financial constraints faced by entrepreneurs. Thus, a well-functioning financial sector could facilitate access to credit by entrepreneurs which reduces their motivation to operate underground. These findings seem to suggest that reforming financial institutions to facilitate improved access to domestic credit could help tackle widespread informality in developing economies. Additionally, minimizing informality also requires reforming the political system, institutional framework and macroeconomic environment to become responsive to the needs of businesses.

On‐farm evaluation of cassava clones using the triadic comparison of technology options approach

AbstractThe triadic comparison of technology options (tricot) approach to participatory varietal selection has been demonstrated to scale out the on‐farm testing of elite candidate crop varieties. In this study, we evaluated elite clones of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) using the tricot approach. We sought to (1) synthesize on‐farm trial data from two cycles evaluating different sets of elite cassava clones; (2) assess the agronomic performance of elite cassava clones considering sociodemographic and climatic factors; and (3) assess the performance of elite cassava clones for both agronomic and food quality traits. The study involved 10 districts in Uganda, two cycles/seasons of evaluation, 20 elite cassava clones, one check variety, and 294 men and 320 women farmers. Our results indicate that the agronomic performance of elite cassava clones was influenced more by geographic than sociodemographic factors. Our analysis identified the number of days with rainfall higher than 20 mm as the most influencing climatic factor over agronomic performance. Further, the study identified superior elite cassava clones UG110164, UGC14170, and UG120193 as promising candidate varieties for release, targeting food products. Overall, our study emphasizes the important contribution of end‐users to crop improvement and provides insights into use of tricot on‐farm testing methodology to evaluate elite cassava clones during cassava variety development in Uganda, which can be used to support decision making for variety release.

Evaluating the Law and Policies for Achieving Sustainable Economic Development in Uganda

Evaluating the Law and Policies for Achieving Sustainable Economic Development in Uganda

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to promote sustainable development in Uganda.

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to promote sustainable development in Uganda.

The regulatory regime for public participation in the upstream petroleum sub-sector in Uganda

This article delves into the regulatory framework governing public participation in Uganda's upstream petroleum sub-sector. The exploration and extraction of petroleum resources have significant economic and environmental implications, making public participation a crucial element for ensuring transparency, accountability and legitimacy. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the legal and institutional framework in Uganda, identifying strengths and weaknesses. It also examines the practical challenges of implementing effective public participation mechanisms and offers recommendations for enhancing the regulatory regime to maximize citizen involvement. . Using doctrinal legal research, the study scrutinizes legal documents, government reports, and academic literature. Findings reveal significant challenges, including limited access to information, disputes in land acquisition, and barriers to public participation, environmental and social concerns, regulatory gaps, and corruption risks. Failure to address these challenges may lead to economic disparities, social tensions, environmental degradation, and mistrust in the government and industry. The study recommends comprehensive legal and regulatory reforms, improved environmental safeguards, and enhanced public involvement to ensure equitable benefits and sustainable development in Uganda's oil and gas industry.

Legal issues, challenges and prospects associated with land acquisition for socio-economic development In Uganda

Uganda’s land question is a very contentious issue today due to the increased pressure on it especially by the growing population together with government’s desire to acquire land for investment so as to bring about socio-economic development. This has also been exacerbated by the existing complex land tenure system in Uganda combined with the prevailing competing interests for both public and private development. It is to that effect that the paper analyses the current existing legal and policy framework relating to land acquisition for socio-economic development. The paper finds that amidst the acquisition, there are existing challenges such as issues of compensation, increased instances of land grabbing and inadequate implementation of the existing legal and policy framework amongst others. Therefore, the research proposes that land acquisition should be done within the perspective of land conservation to avert the effects of environmental degradation for the enjoyment of present and future generations.

The Role of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Smart City Development in Uganda

The Role of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Smart City Development in Uganda

Positioning higher education institutions as work-based ICT-integrated learning theatres for employee mid-career development; a strategy for HR capacity building

PurposeDespite the sporadic evolution of artificial intelligence, the most valuable asset of any organization in the modern world is human resources. This study aims to reveal that partnerships between higher education institutions (HEIs) and employers will ease the process of employee mid-career development in Uganda's corporate employment sector by promoting work-based postgraduate training, and this additionally promotes human resources (HR) capacity-building for organizations.Design/methodology/approachThe hypothesis is that contemporary employees seek out an academic mid-career development postgraduate programme that is blended to fit into the employees' work schedule. The study was a descriptive quantitative study, and a closed-ended questionnaire was sent out to groups of corporate employees online (N = 70) and 41 responded, giving a response rate of 58.5%.FindingsFindings indicate a need for a flexible program for mid-career development and transition, the low standard deviation of (Neutral = 0.95, Disagreed = 2.64 and Agreed = 3.3) implies an insignificant deviation from the mean of responses. Indeed, over 95% agree that pursue further studies is needed but in a more flexible way.Research limitations/implicationsThe study design was limited by the sample selection process and study design. In the future, the authors recommend a mixed study for both quantitative and qualitative dimensions of such studies.Practical implicationsIrrespective of gender, hierarchy and experience, employees want flexible study modes for their postgraduate. This implies that institutions of higher learning should work with the labour industry and position themselves as work-based information and communication technology (ICT)-Integrated learning theatres.Originality/valueThe move towards a collaborative strategy between academia and the employment industry is very evident in this study.

Critical Review of Bioenergy Applications and Sustainable Development: Evidence from Uganda

This study investigates bioenergy applications and sustainable development in Uganda. Traditional biomass dominates Uganda’s energy mix with 89% of overall primary energy consumption. Uganda must reduce traditional biomass energy consumption, if it is to reinforce its sustainable development goals. It seeks to assess bioenergy applications; it also analyses drivers and barriers of biomass consumption.
 Bioenergy is a renewable energy source that is conveniently available. This explains why it is dominating in most of the Sub-Saharan Africa. However, most of this is the traditional biomass, because of the insufficient technology to modernise its use in the developing world. This study is to provide a useful pattern for this transition from traditional to modern bioenergy use to occur.
 The findings indicate an in-built use of traditional biomass because of the drivers that outweigh the constraints of its use. Suggested policy measures to transition to modern biomass energy consumption are made.
 This study provides critical review of bioenergy application and development in the Ugandan setting. This is a landmark in informing the economic planner on the right policy direction of diversifying energy use from traditional to modern sources.

Impact of digitization of sustainable agriculture in Uganda: a case study

Uganda has made outstanding progress in agricultural output, which is crucial for preserving the safety of the country's food supply. The role of technology and digitization in promoting sustainable agriculture practices in Uganda. The case study will focus on various innovative initiatives and solutions that have been implemented in the country to enhance agricultural productivity, reduce environmental impact, and improve livelihoods. By examining the current state of technology adoption in Ugandan agriculture, analyzing successful case studies, and identifying challenges and opportunities, this research will provide valuable insights into the potential of technology and digitization to drive sustainable agricultural development in Uganda." Keywords: Agricultural digitization, High-quality agricultural development, skilled labor, a two way fixed effects model, and the threshold effect

Modeling and Forecasting Uganda’s Beef and Cattle Milk Production using the Box-Jenkins Methodology

Beef and cattle milk production play a significant role in reducing hunger, malnutrition, and rural poverty, improving rural livelihoods, creating employment opportunities, and supporting the overall development of Uganda's economy. This study was conducted to find a suitable ARIMA model for forecasting Uganda’s beef and cattle milk production using annual time series data from 1961 to 2020, extracted from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database (FAOSTAT). Following patterns of the Autocorrelation Function and Partial Autocorrelation Function plots of the differenced series, 4 tentative ARIMA models were identified for milk production, i.e., ARIMA (0,1,0), ARIMA (1,1,0), ARIMA (0,1,1), and ARIMA (1,1,1). While 3 tentative ARIMA models were identified for beef production, i.e., ARIMA (1,1,1), ARIMA (1,1,0), and ARIMA (0,1,1). ARIMA (0,1,0) model was selected to be the most suitable for forecasting cattle milk production because it had the smallest MAPE and Normalized BIC values. On the other hand, ARIMA (1,1,0) was selected to be the best model for forecasting beef production because it had the smallest normalized BIC value and a significant coefficient of the autoregressive component. Forecasts show that milk production will increase at an annual average rate of 1.63%, while beef production will increase at an annual average rate of 0.39% in the five-year forecast period (2021-2025). These findings are important in designing strategies to improve the beef and dairy livestock sub-sectors in Uganda.

Towards crude transformation: Scaling development in Uganda's Albertine graben

This paper explores the patterns of oil-driven transformation in Uganda's Lake Albert Basin. Drawing on empirical and secondary data, the paper critiques the ongoing drive towards crude transformation which in part, has morphed into controversial local level development agenda amongst communities in the oil-rich Albertine Graben. From the theoretical optics of scale, the paper highlights the contradictions in the attempt by the Ugandan state and multinational corporations to engender subaltern socioeconomic transformation through oil-inspired projects. Whereas the attempts at transformation are motivated by the so-called international standards of corporate operations, the framing by which the local has been (re)produced is a likely jeopardy rather than support towards an oil-driven change for better in two salient ways: first, that the local represents a problematic category in a development arena, which, in this context, has aided different forms of institutional dispossession and marginalisation of the communities hosting different oil projects and activities. Secondly, this misrepresentation of the local is a commonplace mischief of scale politics in development planning and practice. The paper advances an argument that such mischiefs of scale politics could be altered by viewing the local as important, active and potentially productive part of the multi-scalar teleconnections of positive transformation, such as that offered by Uganda's surging oil industry.

Industrial symbiosis and industrial policy for sustainable development in Uganda

The aim of this article is to analyze how the concept of circular economy and especially the business model of industrial symbiosis can contribute to sustainable development in Uganda. We aim to add to emerging debates around green industrial policies by shedding light on a low-cost solution that can potentially promote a more sustainable industrialization in the Sub-Saharan African context. After sketching the regulatory and policy environment in Uganda, three indicative examples of industrial symbiosis in Uganda are analyzed, based on the result of field research and an online survey. We have found significant mismatch between the supply side of green industrial policies in Uganda (government aims and measures), and the demand side, what local green entrepreneurs would need to improve their competitiveness. Only an incentive and regulatory framework, that takes into account local specificities, builds upon the exploration of existing local good practices and incorporates bottom-up initiatives can successfully promote green development in low-income economies.

The Role of Functional Adult Literacy in Household Development in Uganda. A Case Study of Kakiika Division, Mbarara Municipality, Mbarara District

The Role of Functional Adult Literacy in Household Development in Uganda. A Case Study of Kakiika Division, Mbarara Municipality, Mbarara District

Peer effects in agricultural extension: Evidence from community knowledge workers in rural Uganda

Peer effects are increasingly important in agricultural development through social learning and technology adoption among smallholder farmers in rural communities. In sub-Saharan Africa, peer effects can enhance rural development by improving the performance of rural extension workers, and thereby facilitate the diffusion of innovations among smallholder farmers. Yet, analyses of peer effects in the performance of extension agents remain limited. We respond to this knowledge gap by estimating peer effects in the performance of community knowledge workers (CKWs) who utilize smartphones to provide extension services in rural Uganda. We apply spatial econometric analysis to administrative data on the monthly performance of 650 CKWs across 13 Ugandan districts in 2011 (performance being measured by the amount of information provided in response to farmers’ requests). We found positive and statistically significant effects of the performance of the peers of CKWs on their respective performance by 49%. The result suggests that policy makers and development practitioners can utilize peer effects among rural extension agents like CKWs to improve the delivery of agricultural extension and advisory services and thereby, enhance agricultural growth and rural development in Uganda and similar contexts elsewhere.

Increasing Economic Development In Uganda

Prior to the covid-19 pandemic, Uganda was growing steadily, with a GDP growth of 7.5 per cent in 2019 (World Bank 2020). However, the consistent growth has not changed the economic conditions of the people. There comes a time when African scholars must look past the common remedy which suggests only improving governance will stimulate further economic development; they must address the real issues hampering further economic development. How can Uganda ensure that economic development is increased by the Government to a point where it reflects in the life of the everyday Ugandan? In this essay, I will discuss the necessary steps Uganda must take to increase economic development to promote the economy's and its participants' economic well-being.