Subvenciones a la Agricultura: El caso de Uganda

This research paper analyzes agricultural subsidies in Uganda, noting that while initiatives like NAADS and insurance subsidies have increased productivity and coverage, they often benefit large-scale farmers over smallholders. The authors highlight critical failures in delivery timing, a severe shortage of extension services, and negative environmental impacts due to the promotion of agrochemicals and hybrid seeds. They recommend a bottom-up redesign of subsidies that supports the entire value chain and increases the participation of small-scale farmers.

• Agriculture is the primary livelihood in Uganda, employing 66% of the population and contributing 24.5% to the GDP, yet public spending on the sector remains below the 10% commitment established in the Malabo Declaration.
• Uganda utilizes several programs to provide agricultural inputs, including the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), established in 2001, and Operation Wealth Creation, launched in 2013 to transition farmers from subsistence to commercial agriculture.
• The government provides insurance subsidies of 50% for small farmers and 30% for large farmers, allocating approximately USD 1.35 million annually. While coverage grew from 45,704 farmers six years prior to 687,608 farmers by March 2023, the majority of beneficiaries are medium and large-scale farmers.
• Government support for the coffee sector, including financial aid and the distribution of fertilizers and seedlings, contributed to a significant increase in exports; in August 2024, Uganda exported 837,915 bags of 60 kg of coffee valued at USD 221.63 million, representing an 82.98% increase in value compared to August 2023.
• Agricultural subsidies in Uganda face significant implementation failures, including a lack of extension services (with a ratio of 1:2000 to 1:3000 compared to the recommended 1:500), poor timing of input delivery, and the distribution of unsuitable hybrid seeds that increase farmer dependency and costs.
• From an environmental perspective, agricultural subsidies contribute to climate change by promoting monocultures and the intensive use of agrochemicals, which increases greenhouse gas emissions.

APA

Nalunga, J., & Lubega, J. (2024). Subvenciones a la Agricultura: El caso de Uganda. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/es/articles/policy-analysis/agricultural-subsidies-uganda

Chicago

Nalunga, Jane, and Jonathan Lubega. Subvenciones a la Agricultura: El caso de Uganda. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2024. https://www.iisd.org/es/articles/policy-analysis/agricultural-subsidies-uganda.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{nalunga2024subvenciones, author = {Nalunga, Jane and Lubega, Jonathan}, title = {{Subvenciones a la Agricultura: El caso de Uganda}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2024}, month = dec, url = {https://www.iisd.org/es/articles/policy-analysis/agricultural-subsidies-uganda}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }