9431: Human Capacity Development for Income Generation and Organic Market Linkages in Uganda
(2007) Human Capacity Development for Income Generation and Organic Market Linkages in Uganda. Poster presented at Zwischen Tradition und Globalisierung - 9. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Deutschland, 20.-23.03.2007.
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Summary
Rapid economic growth in Uganda has resulted from the strong emphasis on the market liberalization policies tied to export promotion. Commercialization of smallholder farmers’ products has been at the heart of the country’s development program since the year 2000. This study describes how the organic farming sector links farmers to markets through community empowerment, resource development and market linkage intervention strategies using a qualitative analysis of the institutional support provided by the organic sector. The private sector assures technical commodity related support, organic export linkage, and higher incomes while the civil service society emphasizes facilitation to a wide range of market linkages and builds capacities along aspects of the market chain. They both contribute to the empowerment of the communities to make decisions on various aspects of their farm lives. Further studies to assess the impact of the respective farmer market interventions on the livelihoods of the rural population are required.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | organic, market linkages, community development, natural resource management |
| Subject Areas: | "Organics" in general |
| Research affiliation: | International Conferences > Scientific Conferences for D,A,CH (Wissenschaftstagung) > Scientific Conference 2007 > 4 Other subjects > 4.7 Organic farming in the tropcis and subtropics |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 9431 |
| Contact: | Pali, ms Pamela |
| Deposited On: | 14 May 2007 |
| EPrint Type: | Conference poster |
| Published?: | Published |
| Type of presentation: | Poster |
| Peer Review Status: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
| Additional Publishing Information: | Die endgültige Version des Beitrags ist veröffentlicht in: S. Zikeli, W. Claupein, S. Dabbert, B. Kaufmann, T. Müller und A. Valle Zárate, Hrsg. (2007) Zwischen Tradition und Globalisierung – 9. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, Universität Hohenheim, Deutschland, 20.-23. März 2007, http://orgprints.org/10742/ |
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