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Interrogating struggles for economic, social and cultural human rights in contemporary Utake: a perspective from Uganda
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Investment opportunities and challenges in the potato value chain in Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2016-06-15)A seed potato shortage is identified as a major problem that affects the quality of potato production in the Kigezi subregion. There are two dimensions of shortfalls in supply: (i) the limited volumes of clean seed produced, ... -
Limited health insurance coverage amidst upsurge of non-communicable diseases in Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2019-04-30)This brief uses the 2016/17 Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) and the World Development Indicators (WDI) to show the extent of health insurance coverage for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, high ... -
Macroeconomic and sectoral effects of the EAC Regional Integration on Uganda: A recursive computable general equilibrium analysis
(2013-05-11)The paper empirically examines the implications of the implementation of the EAC regional integration on the Ugandan economy. Specifically, it analyses the likely effects of the asymmetric tariff reduction on the macro ... -
Male circumcision, sexual behavior, and HIV status in Uganda
(USAID, 2013-08)After a series of studies that revealed the protective effect of male circumcision against HIV infection, WHO/UNAIDS in 2007 recommended the adoption of safe male circumcision as one of the effective strategies in reducing ... -
Non-tariff barriers in EAC customs union: implications for trade between Uganda and other EAC countries
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-12)A key objective for the adoption of East African Community (EAC) Customs Union was to enhance economic gains through elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) within the member states. This study has established ... -
Positioning rural women agri-entrepreneurs to address short-term hunger and undernutrition in rural primary schools in Uganda
(RUFORUM, 2016)Short-term hunger and under nutrition is a key development challenge that has continued to undermine efforts to improve enrolment, retention and acquisition of basic academic skills by children in primary schools in ... -
Potential Hydrogeological Contaminants derived from petroleum activities in the Albertine Graben
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Current understanding of the hydrogeological characteristics of rift-margin environments is limited and not well reconciled to large- scale conceptual models of rift evolution. In Uganda with substantial dependence on ... -
The problematique of economic, social and cultural right in globalized Uganda: a conceptual review
(Human Rights & Peace Centre, Makerere University, 2007-03)Uganda is largely considered a trailblazer in the debate about poverty eradication. Indeed, one of the most striking features of contemporary Ugandan society is the considerable rhetoric devoted to social and economic ... -
Protection of the right to health care of women living with HIV/AIDS (WLA) in Uganda: the case of Mbarara hospital
(2007-04)The study examines factors that affect protection of the right to health care of Women Living with AIDS (WLA) in Uganda. It recognizes the critical role Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) plays in the enjoyment of the rights ... -
Reflections on freedom of expression in Uganda’s fledgling democracy: sedition, “pornography” and hate speech
(Human Rights & Peace Centre, Makerere University, 2008-02)Since the ascendancy of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) regime to power, Uganda has consistently been viewed and perceived by the international community as a source of hope for development and democratization in ... -
Results-focused capacity development strategy
(RUFORUM, 2016-03)Capacity is a critical aspect of development. Capacity development (CapDev) has been at the core of RUFORUM’s mandate and one of the most important result areas for the network. A key approach of the network is to facilitate ... -
Revisiting Uganda’s inorganic fertilizer Supply Chain: Need for a Stronger Regulatory System
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2015-05-15)This paper highlights the quality concerns of inorganic fertilizers on the Ugandan market. the findings reported are based on 170 samples (in 50 kg bags and small 1-2 kg packs) of the commonly used fertilizers on the Ugandan ... -
Righting resources-curse wrongs in Uganda: the case of oil discovery and the management of popular expectations
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2011-07)Following Uganda’s discovery of oil deposits in 2006, the country’s development prospects look higher than ever before. Different stakeholders (discussed in the paper) have high development expectations. However, development ... -
Sectoral and welfare effects of the global economic crisis on Uganda: a recursive dynamic CGE analysis
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-07)This paper analyses the impact of the global economic and financial crisis on Uganda notably on macro-economic aggregates, sectoral output and household welfare, and the potential role of fiscal policy and reform in ... -
A socio-economic analysis of forest foods consumption in Hoima and Masindi Districts of Uganda.
(African Crop Science Society, 1997)Millions of households in the developing world depend on food from forests to supplement their diets especially as emergency food supplies during drought, famine and war periods. Forest foods, therefore, make a critical ... -
The trials and tribulations of Rtd. Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye and 22 others: a critical evaluation of the role of the general court martial in the administration of justice in Uganda
(Human Rights and Peace Centre, Makerere University, 2006-10)When the Chairperson of the Sessional Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs at the time, Hon. Simon Mayende introduced the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) Bill for the Second Reading, he informed Members of ... -
Understanding the rice value chain in Uganda - opportunities and challenges to increased production
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2016-07-15)Government of Uganda considers rice as one of the strategic agricultural enterprises with the potential to remarkably contribute to increasing rural incomes and livelihoods, and improving food and nutrition security. ... -
Youth Engagement in Agriculture in Uganda: Challenges and Prospects
(2013-06-09)The Ugandan population is to a large extent comprised of a high and increasing cohort of young people, close to 78 percent of the population is below the age of thirty. Evidence reveals that youth engagement in agriculture ...