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The research identifies that while existing savings and credit services provide some buffers and allow for income diversification, there is a need for more tailored products, such as preferential interest rates for CRM strategies and improved climate information services, to enhance resilience for both value chain actors and financial providers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001198#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Climate change in Uganda is characterized by rising temperatures, increasing frequency and intensity of droughts and floods, and shifting rainfall patterns, which threaten the sustainability of agro-commodity value chains.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001198#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate hazards impact all stages of the rice value chain; farmers face direct crop losses, while millers, traders, and transporters suffer from reduced supply, higher raw material costs, and disrupted transportation links.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001198#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Financial services support climate risk management by providing capital for adaptive management (e.g., irrigation and resilient seeds) and offering savings and credit to smooth income fluctuations during shocks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001198#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Existing services from Centenary Bank have enabled some actors to diversify their income sources, such as farmers starting small trading businesses or millers opening retail shops.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001198#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate risks create financial instability for banks through increased operating costs—due to the need for field assessments of crop damage—and higher loan default rates.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001198#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Value chain actors prioritize investments that enable informed decision-making, such as training in climate risk analysis and the dissemination of weather and seasonal forecasts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001198#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A significant barrier for financial institutions like Centenary Bank is the lack of capacity to access and interpret relevant climate and weather information for systematic risk management.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001198#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate risk management","climate finance","microfinance","Climate information service","climate change adaptation","food security"],"geography_discussed":["Bukedea District","Butaleja District","Budaka District","Kibuku District"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","multi-criteria analysis","policy dialogue"]},{"id":"iisd-000743","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-000743","title":"Enabling Climate Risk Management Along Agricultural Value Chains: Insights from the rice value chain in Uganda","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2016-06-30","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/enabling-climate-risk-management-along-agricultural-value-chains-insights-rice","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document outlines a framework for climate risk management (CRM) within agricultural value chains, specifically drawing on research regarding the rice sector in Uganda. 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A major point of contention was the construction of a 532-kilometre pipeline to transport natural gas to Dar es Salaam, which contradicted local expectations that the gas would support local industries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001592#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant gap between local expectations and the reality of petroleum production timelines. While production for main discoveries is at least seven years away, 22% of survey respondents expected living condition improvements in 2015 or 2016, and 25% expected them within two to five years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001592#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Local demands for development are modest and focused on basic public goods. 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