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 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Joughin, James
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-01
Subjects:	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,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18780154/political-economy-seed-reform-uganda-promoting-regional-seed-trade-market https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17604
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