| dc.description.abstract | This report is an output from a study conducted in August 2003. The FITCA Project is
introducing a number of interventions, aimed at decreasing losses in productivity due to
animal trypanosomosis, while at the same time increasing household incomes for the primary
beneficiaries/stakeholders, the livestock keepers. It is therefore critical to assess the main
constraints to marketing of agricultural produce in the region where the project is operational.
This activity therefore assesses the demand and supply for agricultural inputs and produce
(identifies the marketing and distribution channels for inputs (seeds, animal drugs, fertilizers
etc), as well as the outlets for agricultural produce (live animals, milk, hides and skins, draft
power, eggs etc) in the project area and, the institutional framework available at the district
for promotion of agricultural marketing and the storage and agro-processing practices and
infrastructure available at household and community levels.
The report provides an assessment of marketing channels for crops, livestock and their
products, and inputs for agricultural production in six districts of south eastern Uganda. It
gives an overview of the main crop and livestock enterprises in the six districts, production
levels and the current market situation, with specific reference to structure of the markets,
constraints and opportunities. It also assesses the demand and supply of agricultural inputs,
with specific emphasis on the procurement pathways, utilization of inputs by farmers and
constraints faced in delivering these inputs. Also documented in the report is an assessment
of processing and storage of agricultural produce in the region. Lastly, the report examines
the strategies for marketing of agricultural products with a closer look at the institutional
framework available at district level for the promotion of agricultural marketing.
The study was largely qualitative, and the methodology used was based on rapid assessment
techniques using both primary and secondary data. Primary data was collected through
interviews with respondents at district and community level, while secondary data was
obtained from literature review and analysis of available data. Data analysis is mainly
descriptive with most of the data being presented in table. | |
