Uganda - Promoting Inclusive Growth : Transforming Farms, Human Capital, and Economic Geography, Synthesis Report

At an average above 6.0 percent per year over the past two decades, Uganda' s growth rate was impressive by all standards. In parallel, poverty declined significantly, not only in urban areas, but also to some extent within the rural areas. This combination was possible because the key drivers of growth were labor-intensive services sectors, some of which are agriculture based. In fact, Uganda's growth process has reduced overall poverty faster than what has been observed in many other developing countries. This report addresses the issue from a double perspective: sectoral and geographical. From a sectoral perspective, it concludes that the agricultural sector needs transformation because it remains the primary employer; it is the country's main comparative advantage and bedrock for industrialization. More broadly, identifying sectors with potential will be important for employment opportunities, which in turn will be largely dependent on productivity levels and thus on the level of education and skills of the labor force. From a geographical perspective, transformation generally yields a concentration of economic activities that leaves some locations lagging in prosperity. This unbalanced growth needs to be supported with appropriate economic integration policies that have been analyzed in the report.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012-02
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, ACCESS TO MARKETS, AGGREGATE INCOME, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT, AGRICULTURAL YIELDS, AGRICULTURE, ANNUAL GROWTH, AVERAGE INCOME, AVERAGE INCOME LEVEL, BASIC EDUCATION, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BONDS, CAPACITY-BUILDING, CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS, CAPITAL ACCOUNT, CAPITAL ACCUMULATION, CASH CROPS, CASH TRANSFERS, CENTRAL REGION, CENTRAL REGIONS, CHRONIC POVERTY, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, CONFLICT, CONSUMPTION BASKET, CONSUMPTION GROWTH, CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA, CROP PRODUCTION, DATA ISSUES, DECLINE IN POVERTY, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING WORLD, DEVELOPMENT GOALS, DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, DEVELOPMENT REPORT, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, DISADVANTAGED AREAS, DIVERSIFICATION, DIVIDENDS, DOMESTIC PRICES, DROUGHT, ECOLOGICAL ZONES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC CONCENTRATION, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC POLICY, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ELASTICITY, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION, EXPORT MARKETS, EXPORTS, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, EXTREME POVERTY, FARM INCOME, FARM SIZE, FARM-GATE, FARMER, FARMERS, FARMING ACTIVITIES, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FIXED COSTS, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD CROPS, FOOD POLICY, FOOD PRICES, FOOD STAPLES, GDP, GINI INDEX, GLOBAL CONDITIONS, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH FRONT, GROWTH PERFORMANCE, GROWTH PROCESS, GROWTH PROSPECTS, GROWTH RATE, GROWTH RATES, HEAD COUNT INDEX, HIGH GROWTH, HIGH POVERTY, HIGHER INEQUALITY, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME GENERATION, INCOME GROWTH, INCOME INEQUALITY, INCOME POVERTY, INCREASING INEQUALITY, INDUSTRIALIZATION, INEQUALITY, INEQUALITY LEVELS, INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, IRRIGATION, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND PRICES, LAND REFORMS, LAND RIGHTS, LAND TENURE, LAND TITLING, LIQUIDITY, LIVING STANDARDS, MEASURING POVERTY, MEDIUM TERM, NATIONAL ACCOUNTS, NATIONAL POVERTY, NATIONAL POVERTY LINE, NDP, NEGATIVE EFFECT, NEGATIVE IMPACT, NONFARM INCOME, OUTPUT GROWTH, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, PER CAPITA INCOME, PER CAPITA INCOME LEVELS, POLICY MAKERS, POLICY RESEARCH, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POOR, POOR PEOPLE, POVERTY ANALYSIS, POVERTY DECLINE, POVERTY ERADICATION, POVERTY ESTIMATES, POVERTY HEAD, POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE, POVERTY IMPACT, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRODUCT MARKETS, PRODUCTION PROCESS, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC POLICIES, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, REDUCED POVERTY, REDUCING POVERTY, REDUCTION IN POVERTY, REFORM PROGRAM, REGIONAL COORDINATION, REGIONAL DEMAND, REGIONAL INEQUALITY, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, REGIONAL LOGISTICS, REGIONAL TRANSPORT, RELATIVE PRICES, RISING DEMAND, RISK MANAGEMENT, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL FINANCE, RURAL ROADS, SAVINGS, SCHOOLING, SMALL FARMERS, SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SPATIAL ANALYSIS, STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, TRANSITION PROCESS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNSKILLED LABOR, URBAN AREAS, URBAN GROWTH, URBAN POVERTY, URBAN WORKERS, VETERINARY SERVICES, WAGES, WAR, WELFARE MEASURE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/02/16489182/uganda-promoting-inclusive-growth-transforming-farms-human-capital-economic-geography-synthesis-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12655
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