1. USAID/Uganda April 2016

2. Context Landlocked and liberalized economy
Agriculture provides almost 60% of export earnings and bulk of raw materials for industry
Uganda currently accounts for 70% of the maize & beans trade in the EAC region
FtF focuses on developing value chains of coffee, maize and beans through:
Improving production and marketing (market facilitation approach)
Combating counterfeits
Improving policy formulation and implementation
Expanding financial services through a donor-to-donor collaboration
Helping to create a more-enabling environment

3. FtF Focus Districts

4. Successes and challenges
Policies, regulations and strategies
Maize and beans quality standards
Export procedures’ simplification
Private sector market system approach has achieved scale and impact to build local capacity
Vibrant engagement with private sector
Strengthened National Food and Agricultural Statistics system
Climate change adaptation fully mainstreamed in the activities
Challenges
Low on-farm productivity
Counterfeits (50% of seeds and majority of agro-chemicals on the market are counterfeits)
Poor quality agricultural produce
Weak enabling environment for agricultural growth
Uganda produce does not meet EAC quality standards
Bulk of food trade through informal channels
Poor implementation capacity of government

5. Asks Bilateral Mission assistance for Uganda-specific activities
Showcase more bilateral mission activities
Collection, collation, analysis and sharing of regional formal/informal agricultural trade statistics
COP meetings with the bilateral mission