The Political Economy of Seed Reform in Uganda : Promoting a Regional Seed Trade Market

This report provides a short summary of the recent history of the seed industry. Although the informal seed system still accounts for an estimated 85 percent of planted seed, the formal sector has been transformed in 20 years from control by a mono...

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Main Author: Joughin, James
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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OIL
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AFDB
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
AGRIBUSINESS
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS
AGRICULTURAL INPUT
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
AGRICULTURE RESEARCH
AGRICULTURE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
AGRICULTURES
ANIMAL RESOURCES
ARABLE LAND
AREA
ASARECA
ASPECT
AVERAGE YIELDS
BANANAS
BARLEY
BEANS
BEVERAGES
BIOSAFETY
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
BORDER TRADE
BREEDER SEED
CAPACITY BUILDING
CASH CROPS
CASSAVA
CENTRE
CEREALS
CERTIFICATION CAPACITY
CERTIFIED SEED
CGIAR
COCOA
COFFEE
COMMERCIAL CROPS
COMMERCIAL SEED
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
CONTRACT GROWERS
COOPERATIVES
COTTON
COWPEAS
CROP PROTECTION
CROP VARIETIES
CROPS
CULTIVAR
CULTIVARS
CULTIVATION
DAIRY INDUSTRY
DAIRY SECTOR
DATES
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DESTINATION
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
DRAGGING
ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EXPORT CROPS
EXTENSION
FAO
FARM
FARMER
FARMER ASSOCIATIONS
FARMER ORGANIZATIONS
FARMERS
FARMING
FEED
FERTILIZER
FERTILIZERS
FIELD TRIALS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINGER MILLET
FISHERIES
FISHERIES RESOURCES
FISHING
FOOD CROPS
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FORAGE CROPS
FORESTRY
FOUNDATION SEED
FRUIT TREES
GARDENS
GENOTYPES
GERMPLASM
GLOBAL WARMING
GOATS
GRAIN
GRAIN CROPS
GREEN REVOLUTION
GROUNDNUT
GROUNDNUTS
HARVEST
HORTICULTURAL CROPS
HYBRID MAIZE
HYBRID SEED
HYBRID SEEDS
HYBRIDS
HYV
IFAD
IFDC
IFPRI
INCOMES
INNOVATION
INTEGRATION
INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
IRRIGATION
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LEGUMES
LIVELIHOODS
LIVESTOCK
MAIZE
MARKETING
MEAT
MILLET
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES
NATIONAL RESEARCH
NGOS
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OIL
OILSEEDS
PEST CONTROL
PIGEON PEAS
PLANT BREEDERS
PLANT BREEDING
PLANT HEALTH
PLANT PROTECTION
PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION
PLANTING
PLANTING MATERIALS
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POTATOES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SEED COMPANIES
PRIVATE SEED INDUSTRY
PRODUCE
PRODUCT QUALITY
PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT
PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC GOODS
QUALITY SEED
QUARANTINE
RAINFED AGRICULTURE
RAW MATERIALS
RICE
SASAKAWA GLOBAL 2000
SEED
SEED BUSINESSES
SEED CERTIFICATION
SEED COMPANIES
SEED COMPANY
SEED DEVELOPMENT
SEED ENTREPRENEURS
SEED INDUSTRY
SEED MULTIPLICATION
SEED POLICY
SEED PRODUCERS
SEED PRODUCTION
SEED REFORM
SEED REGULATIONS
SEED SECTOR
SEED STOCKS
SEED SYSTEM
SEED TECHNOLOGY
SEED TESTING
SEED TRADE
SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
SEED VARIETIES
SEEDS
SEEDS SUBSECTOR
SESAME
SINGLE CROP
SMALL FARMER
SMALL FARMERS
SORGHUM
SOYBEAN
SOYBEANS
SUGARCANE
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER SEED
SWEET POTATOES
TEA
TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
TOBACCO
UNDP
UNION
UNION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW VARIETIES OF PLANTS
UNITED NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITIES
UPOV
USAID
VARIETY RELEASE
VEGETABLE SEED
VEGETABLE SEEDS
VEGETABLES
WHEAT
YIELDS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO CREDIT
AFDB
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
AGRIBUSINESS
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS
AGRICULTURAL INPUT
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
AGRICULTURE RESEARCH
AGRICULTURE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
AGRICULTURES
ANIMAL RESOURCES
ARABLE LAND
AREA
ASARECA
ASPECT
AVERAGE YIELDS
BANANAS
BARLEY
BEANS
BEVERAGES
BIOSAFETY
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
BORDER TRADE
BREEDER SEED
CAPACITY BUILDING
CASH CROPS
CASSAVA
CENTRE
CEREALS
CERTIFICATION CAPACITY
CERTIFIED SEED
CGIAR
COCOA
COFFEE
COMMERCIAL CROPS
COMMERCIAL SEED
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
CONTRACT GROWERS
COOPERATIVES
COTTON
COWPEAS
CROP PROTECTION
CROP VARIETIES
CROPS
CULTIVAR
CULTIVARS
CULTIVATION
DAIRY INDUSTRY
DAIRY SECTOR
DATES
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION MAKING
DESTINATION
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
DRAGGING
ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EXPORT CROPS
EXTENSION
FAO
FARM
FARMER
FARMER ASSOCIATIONS
FARMER ORGANIZATIONS
FARMERS
FARMING
FEED
FERTILIZER
FERTILIZERS
FIELD TRIALS
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINGER MILLET
FISHERIES
FISHERIES RESOURCES
FISHING
FOOD CROPS
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD SECURITY
FORAGE CROPS
FORESTRY
FOUNDATION SEED
FRUIT TREES
GARDENS
GENOTYPES
GERMPLASM
GLOBAL WARMING
GOATS
GRAIN
GRAIN CROPS
GREEN REVOLUTION
GROUNDNUT
GROUNDNUTS
HARVEST
HORTICULTURAL CROPS
HYBRID MAIZE
HYBRID SEED
HYBRID SEEDS
HYBRIDS
HYV
IFAD
IFDC
IFPRI
INCOMES
INNOVATION
INTEGRATION
INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
IRRIGATION
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LEGUMES
LIVELIHOODS
LIVESTOCK
MAIZE
MARKETING
MEAT
MILLET
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES
NATIONAL RESEARCH
NGOS
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OIL
OILSEEDS
PEST CONTROL
PIGEON PEAS
PLANT BREEDERS
PLANT BREEDING
PLANT HEALTH
PLANT PROTECTION
PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION
PLANTING
PLANTING MATERIALS
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POTATOES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SEED COMPANIES
PRIVATE SEED INDUSTRY
PRODUCE
PRODUCT QUALITY
PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT
PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC GOODS
QUALITY SEED
QUARANTINE
RAINFED AGRICULTURE
RAW MATERIALS
RICE
SASAKAWA GLOBAL 2000
SEED
SEED BUSINESSES
SEED CERTIFICATION
SEED COMPANIES
SEED COMPANY
SEED DEVELOPMENT
SEED ENTREPRENEURS
SEED INDUSTRY
SEED MULTIPLICATION
SEED POLICY
SEED PRODUCERS
SEED PRODUCTION
SEED REFORM
SEED REGULATIONS
SEED SECTOR
SEED STOCKS
SEED SYSTEM
SEED TECHNOLOGY
SEED TESTING
SEED TRADE
SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION
SEED VARIETIES
SEEDS
SEEDS SUBSECTOR
SESAME
SINGLE CROP
SMALL FARMER
SMALL FARMERS
SORGHUM
SOYBEAN
SOYBEANS
SUGARCANE
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER SEED
SWEET POTATOES
TEA
TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
TOBACCO
UNDP
UNION
UNION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW VARIETIES OF PLANTS
UNITED NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITIES
UPOV
USAID
VARIETY RELEASE
VEGETABLE SEED
VEGETABLE SEEDS
VEGETABLES
WHEAT
YIELDS
Joughin, James
The Political Economy of Seed Reform in Uganda : Promoting a Regional Seed Trade Market
geographic_facet Africa
East Africa
Uganda
relation Africa trade practice working paper series;no. 3
description This report provides a short summary of the recent history of the seed industry. Although the informal seed system still accounts for an estimated 85 percent of planted seed, the formal sector has been transformed in 20 years from control by a monopoly parastatal to competition among 23 registered companies, with at least 5 or 6 being serious players. Significantly, the relief seed industry that dominated and distorted the formal seed trade during the Northern Uganda conflict has withered away, leaving room for a sustainable, market-driven seed industry to develop. Fundamentally, however, the key institutions in the sector and the legal framework are not fit for purpose and are a significant drag on the industry. This report sketches the roles and contribution of stakeholder organizations such as the Uganda Seed Trade Association, the Uganda National Farmers Federation, and the Uganda National Agrolnput Dealers Association. It outlines the support provided by major donors, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Danish International Development Agency (Danida), the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), the Netherlands Embassy, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the East Africa Community (EAC) Secretariat, over 15 years. After spelling out the issues in the sector, the report looks at the political economy literature for insights to help explain the near paralysis in the regulatory institutions. The dominant role of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in decision making is described, as is the regime's use of inflationary patronage.
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author Joughin, James
author_facet Joughin, James
author_sort Joughin, James
title The Political Economy of Seed Reform in Uganda : Promoting a Regional Seed Trade Market
title_short The Political Economy of Seed Reform in Uganda : Promoting a Regional Seed Trade Market
title_full The Political Economy of Seed Reform in Uganda : Promoting a Regional Seed Trade Market
title_fullStr The Political Economy of Seed Reform in Uganda : Promoting a Regional Seed Trade Market
title_full_unstemmed The Political Economy of Seed Reform in Uganda : Promoting a Regional Seed Trade Market
title_sort political economy of seed reform in uganda : promoting a regional seed trade market
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18780154/political-economy-seed-reform-uganda-promoting-regional-seed-trade-market
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spelling okr-10986-176042021-04-23T14:03:39Z The Political Economy of Seed Reform in Uganda : Promoting a Regional Seed Trade Market Joughin, James ACCESS TO CREDIT AFDB AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS AGRICULTURAL INPUT AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AGRICULTURE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AGRICULTURES ANIMAL RESOURCES ARABLE LAND AREA ASARECA ASPECT AVERAGE YIELDS BANANAS BARLEY BEANS BEVERAGES BIOSAFETY BIOTECHNOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS BORDER TRADE BREEDER SEED CAPACITY BUILDING CASH CROPS CASSAVA CENTRE CEREALS CERTIFICATION CAPACITY CERTIFIED SEED CGIAR COCOA COFFEE COMMERCIAL CROPS COMMERCIAL SEED COMMODITIES COMMODITY CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CONTRACT GROWERS COOPERATIVES COTTON COWPEAS CROP PROTECTION CROP VARIETIES CROPS CULTIVAR CULTIVARS CULTIVATION DAIRY INDUSTRY DAIRY SECTOR DATES DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DRAGGING ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EXPORT CROPS EXTENSION FAO FARM FARMER FARMER ASSOCIATIONS FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FARMERS FARMING FEED FERTILIZER FERTILIZERS FIELD TRIALS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINGER MILLET FISHERIES FISHERIES RESOURCES FISHING FOOD CROPS FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FORAGE CROPS FORESTRY FOUNDATION SEED FRUIT TREES GARDENS GENOTYPES GERMPLASM GLOBAL WARMING GOATS GRAIN GRAIN CROPS GREEN REVOLUTION GROUNDNUT GROUNDNUTS HARVEST HORTICULTURAL CROPS HYBRID MAIZE HYBRID SEED HYBRID SEEDS HYBRIDS HYV IFAD IFDC IFPRI INCOMES INNOVATION INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT CENTER INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IRRIGATION LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEGUMES LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK MAIZE MARKETING MEAT MILLET NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES NATIONAL RESEARCH NGOS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OIL OILSEEDS PEST CONTROL PIGEON PEAS PLANT BREEDERS PLANT BREEDING PLANT HEALTH PLANT PROTECTION PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION PLANTING PLANTING MATERIALS POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POTATOES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SEED COMPANIES PRIVATE SEED INDUSTRY PRODUCE PRODUCT QUALITY PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS QUALITY SEED QUARANTINE RAINFED AGRICULTURE RAW MATERIALS RICE SASAKAWA GLOBAL 2000 SEED SEED BUSINESSES SEED CERTIFICATION SEED COMPANIES SEED COMPANY SEED DEVELOPMENT SEED ENTREPRENEURS SEED INDUSTRY SEED MULTIPLICATION SEED POLICY SEED PRODUCERS SEED PRODUCTION SEED REFORM SEED REGULATIONS SEED SECTOR SEED STOCKS SEED SYSTEM SEED TECHNOLOGY SEED TESTING SEED TRADE SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION SEED VARIETIES SEEDS SEEDS SUBSECTOR SESAME SINGLE CROP SMALL FARMER SMALL FARMERS SORGHUM SOYBEAN SOYBEANS SUGARCANE SUNFLOWER SUNFLOWER SEED SWEET POTATOES TEA TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION TOBACCO UNDP UNION UNION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW VARIETIES OF PLANTS UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSITIES UPOV USAID VARIETY RELEASE VEGETABLE SEED VEGETABLE SEEDS VEGETABLES WHEAT YIELDS This report provides a short summary of the recent history of the seed industry. Although the informal seed system still accounts for an estimated 85 percent of planted seed, the formal sector has been transformed in 20 years from control by a monopoly parastatal to competition among 23 registered companies, with at least 5 or 6 being serious players. Significantly, the relief seed industry that dominated and distorted the formal seed trade during the Northern Uganda conflict has withered away, leaving room for a sustainable, market-driven seed industry to develop. Fundamentally, however, the key institutions in the sector and the legal framework are not fit for purpose and are a significant drag on the industry. This report sketches the roles and contribution of stakeholder organizations such as the Uganda Seed Trade Association, the Uganda National Farmers Federation, and the Uganda National Agrolnput Dealers Association. It outlines the support provided by major donors, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Danish International Development Agency (Danida), the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), the Netherlands Embassy, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the East Africa Community (EAC) Secretariat, over 15 years. After spelling out the issues in the sector, the report looks at the political economy literature for insights to help explain the near paralysis in the regulatory institutions. The dominant role of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in decision making is described, as is the regime's use of inflationary patronage. 2014-04-02T20:42:44Z 2014-04-02T20:42:44Z 2014-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18780154/political-economy-seed-reform-uganda-promoting-regional-seed-trade-market http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17604 English en_US Africa trade practice working paper series;no. 3 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa East Africa Uganda