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Mildred Barungi

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26 August 2021

A Rapid Assessment of the Effect of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Livelihoods and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Uganda has instituted two lockdowns—in March 2020 and June 2021. The second lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 has had far-reaching effects on a wide range of businesses. A rapid assessment was condu …

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23 August 2021

A Rapid Assessment of the Effect of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Micro, Small and Medium Transport Businesses in Uganda

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Uganda has instituted two lockdowns—in March 2020 and June 2021. The second lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 has had far-reaching effects on a wide range of businesses. A rapid assessment was condu …

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20 August 2021

Insécurité Foncière, Fragmentation et Choix des Cultures: Preuve de l’Ouganda / Land Tenure Insecurity, Fragmentation and Crop Choice: Evidence from Uganda

This study uses household, parcel, and plot-level data to analyze the effect of land tenure insecurity and land fragmentation on crop choice. We use formal land titling as a proxy for de jure land rights, and the perceived transfer rights over parcels …

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20 August 2021

Land Tenure Insecurity, Fragmentation and Crop Choice: Evidence from Uganda – Policy Brief

This study uses household, parcel, and plot-level data to analyze the effect of land tenure insecurity and land fragmentation on crop choice. We use formal land titling as a proxy for de jure land rights, and the perceived transfer rights over parcels …

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27 July 2021

What Interventions are Required to Achieve Gender Balance in Political Representation at the Local Government Level?

Women remain underrepresented in local government politics which offers men an unfair advantage, ultimately overshadowing women in decision making. It also implies that issues that uniquely affect women may not be prioritised during planning and budget …

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18 March 2021

Land Tenure Insecurity, Fragmentation and Crop Choice: Evidence from Uganda

This study uses household-, parcel- and plot-level data to analyse the effect of land tenure insecurity and land fragmentation on crop choice. We use formal land titling as a proxy for de jure land rights, and the perceived transfer rights over parcels …

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1 July 2016

Why Strong Farmers Groups are Ideal in the Marketing of Rice in Eastern Uganda

Several avenues for marketing rice in three districts of Butaleja, Tororo, and Bugiri in Eastern Uganda are studied based on data collected from a community and market survey. The survey results reveal that the majority of farmers sell their rice to tr …

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1 July 2016

Supply of Improved Rice Seed in Eastern Uganda: The Gap and Required Investment

The challenges are explained in this brief, which limit the use of improved rice seed in three major rice growing districts in Eastern Uganda. Insufficient supply of improved seed is a core constraint to intensification in rice production. In the three …

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1 March 2013

The Impact of the National Agricultural Advisory Services Program on Household Production and Welfare in Uganda

“This paper examines the level of participation of vulnerable households headed by females, youths or people living with disabilities in Uganda’s National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) program, and the program’s impact on agricultural househol …

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