Uganda’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
Uganda experienced annual economic growth of 5.8 percent between 2009 and 2019 (UBOS 2020). While restrictive COVID-19 policy measures in 2020 and 2021 caused a slowdown in the economy, the country has largely been spared the adverse effects of the global commodity market disruptions arising from th...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Diao, Xinshen Ellis, Mia Pauw, Karl Thurlow, James |
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| description | Uganda experienced annual economic growth of 5.8 percent between 2009 and 2019 (UBOS 2020). While restrictive COVID-19 policy measures in 2020 and 2021 caused a slowdown in the economy, the country has largely been spared the adverse effects of the global commodity market disruptions arising from the Russia-Ukraine war that started in 2022 and from the 2023 global recession (Arndt et al. 2023; Diao and Thurlow 2023). Uganda’s GDP growth is projected to reach 5.5 percent in 2023 and 6.1 percent in 2024 (World Bank 2023), suggesting that the economy is resuming its pre-pandemic growth trajectory. Agriculture remains an important sector, accounting for one-quarter of GDP and two-thirds of Uganda’s jobs. The agriculture sector also performed well in the 2009 to 2019 period, growing at 5.0 percent annually (UBOS 2020). Thanks to a positive terms of trade shock and an established trade surplus in agrifood products, this sector played an important role in weathering the 2022 and 2023 global commodity market shocks (Diao and Thurlow 2023). In this brief, we examine Uganda’s economic growth and transformation trajectory, both historically and going forward. Rather than focusing on the role of primary agriculture, we examine how the country’s broader agrifood system (AFS) is contributing to that transformation process. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1314302025-11-06T04:32:54Z Uganda’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation Diao, Xinshen Ellis, Mia Pauw, Karl Thurlow, James agrifood systems value chains markets agriculture labour productivity off-farm employment poverty diet quality jobs development gross national product oilseeds cattle fruits Uganda experienced annual economic growth of 5.8 percent between 2009 and 2019 (UBOS 2020). While restrictive COVID-19 policy measures in 2020 and 2021 caused a slowdown in the economy, the country has largely been spared the adverse effects of the global commodity market disruptions arising from the Russia-Ukraine war that started in 2022 and from the 2023 global recession (Arndt et al. 2023; Diao and Thurlow 2023). Uganda’s GDP growth is projected to reach 5.5 percent in 2023 and 6.1 percent in 2024 (World Bank 2023), suggesting that the economy is resuming its pre-pandemic growth trajectory. Agriculture remains an important sector, accounting for one-quarter of GDP and two-thirds of Uganda’s jobs. The agriculture sector also performed well in the 2009 to 2019 period, growing at 5.0 percent annually (UBOS 2020). Thanks to a positive terms of trade shock and an established trade surplus in agrifood products, this sector played an important role in weathering the 2022 and 2023 global commodity market shocks (Diao and Thurlow 2023). In this brief, we examine Uganda’s economic growth and transformation trajectory, both historically and going forward. Rather than focusing on the role of primary agriculture, we examine how the country’s broader agrifood system (AFS) is contributing to that transformation process. 2023-07-10 2023-08-08T09:32:55Z 2023-08-08T09:32:55Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131430 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Diao, Xinshen; Ellis, Mia; Pauw, Karl; and Thurlow, James. 2023. Uganda’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation. Agrifood System Diagnostics Country Series 20. https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136794. |
| spellingShingle | agrifood systems value chains markets agriculture labour productivity off-farm employment poverty diet quality jobs development gross national product oilseeds cattle fruits Diao, Xinshen Ellis, Mia Pauw, Karl Thurlow, James Uganda’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation |
| title | Uganda’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation |
| title_full | Uganda’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation |
| title_fullStr | Uganda’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Uganda’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation |
| title_short | Uganda’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation |
| title_sort | uganda s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation |
| topic | agrifood systems value chains markets agriculture labour productivity off-farm employment poverty diet quality jobs development gross national product oilseeds cattle fruits |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131430 |
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