Joughin, James2014-04-022014-04-022014-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17604This 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITAFDBAFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANKAGRIBUSINESSAGRICULTURAL EXPORTSAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDSAGRICULTURAL INPUTAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL PRACTICEAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTESAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGYAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONAGRICULTURE RESEARCHAGRICULTURE RESEARCH INSTITUTEAGRICULTURESANIMAL RESOURCESARABLE LANDAREAASARECAASPECTAVERAGE YIELDSBANANASBARLEYBEANSBEVERAGESBIOSAFETYBIOTECHNOLOGYBIOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTSBORDER TRADEBREEDER SEEDCAPACITY BUILDINGCASH CROPSCASSAVACENTRECEREALSCERTIFICATION CAPACITYCERTIFIED SEEDCGIARCOCOACOFFEECOMMERCIAL CROPSCOMMERCIAL SEEDCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHCONTRACT GROWERSCOOPERATIVESCOTTONCOWPEASCROP PROTECTIONCROP VARIETIESCROPSCULTIVARCULTIVARSCULTIVATIONDAIRY INDUSTRYDAIRY SECTORDATESDECENTRALIZATIONDECISION MAKINGDESTINATIONDEVELOPMENT PROJECTSDRAGGINGECOLOGICAL CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHEXPORT CROPSEXTENSIONFAOFARMFARMERFARMER ASSOCIATIONSFARMER ORGANIZATIONSFARMERSFARMINGFEEDFERTILIZERFERTILIZERSFIELD TRIALSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINGER MILLETFISHERIESFISHERIES RESOURCESFISHINGFOOD CROPSFOOD POLICY RESEARCHFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD SECURITYFORAGE CROPSFORESTRYFOUNDATION SEEDFRUIT TREESGARDENSGENOTYPESGERMPLASMGLOBAL WARMINGGOATSGRAINGRAIN CROPSGREEN REVOLUTIONGROUNDNUTGROUNDNUTSHARVESTHORTICULTURAL CROPSHYBRID MAIZEHYBRID SEEDHYBRID SEEDSHYBRIDSHYVIFADIFDCIFPRIINCOMESINNOVATIONINTEGRATIONINTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT CENTERINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTIRRIGATIONLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLEGUMESLIVELIHOODSLIVESTOCKMAIZEMARKETINGMEATMILLETNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTESNATIONAL RESEARCHNGOSNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSOILOILSEEDSPEST CONTROLPIGEON PEASPLANT BREEDERSPLANT BREEDINGPLANT HEALTHPLANT PROTECTIONPLANT VARIETY PROTECTIONPLANTINGPLANTING MATERIALSPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOTATOESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SEED COMPANIESPRIVATE SEED INDUSTRYPRODUCEPRODUCT QUALITYPRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTPUBLIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHPUBLIC GOODPUBLIC GOODSQUALITY SEEDQUARANTINERAINFED AGRICULTURERAW MATERIALSRICESASAKAWA GLOBAL 2000SEEDSEED BUSINESSESSEED CERTIFICATIONSEED COMPANIESSEED COMPANYSEED DEVELOPMENTSEED ENTREPRENEURSSEED INDUSTRYSEED MULTIPLICATIONSEED POLICYSEED PRODUCERSSEED PRODUCTIONSEED REFORMSEED REGULATIONSSEED SECTORSEED STOCKSSEED SYSTEMSEED TECHNOLOGYSEED TESTINGSEED TRADESEED TRADE ASSOCIATIONSEED VARIETIESSEEDSSEEDS SUBSECTORSESAMESINGLE CROPSMALL FARMERSMALL FARMERSSORGHUMSOYBEANSOYBEANSSUGARCANESUNFLOWERSUNFLOWER SEEDSWEET POTATOESTEATECHNOLOGY ADOPTIONTOBACCOUNDPUNIONUNION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW VARIETIES OF PLANTSUNITED NATIONSUNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMEUNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTUNIVERSITIESUPOVUSAIDVARIETY RELEASEVEGETABLE SEEDVEGETABLE SEEDSVEGETABLESWHEATYIELDS10.1596/17604