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MAAIF Performance Report 2015-2016 THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES Performance Review Report FINANCIAL YEAR 2015 to 2016 Foreword This agricultural sector annual performance report prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) covers the period July 2015 to June 2016. The report fulfills annual requirements under the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program (CAADP) and the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) commitments. The abridged version of this report was submitted to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) to constitute the agriculture chapter of the Government Annual Performance Report (GAPR) for the Financial Year (FY) 2015/16. The MAIF performance report incorporates stakeholders’ comments, observations and recommendations made during the Joint Agricultural Sector Annual Review (JASAR) for FY 2015/16. The report provides an assessment of the sector performance and the results of public spending during the FY 2015/16. It also highlights responses of MAAIF and Agencies to undertakings agreed to in the JASAR 2015 workshop. The information presented covers the MAAIF structure and mandate, Crops, Livestock; Fisheries sub- sectors performance as well as of the Agencies in addition to that of institutional development and reforms. The document is an annual publication through which key statistical information derived from routine monitoring visits and administrative records of the Ministry Department and Agencies (MDAs) are also disseminated. The Ministry appreciates contributions of all stakeholders in implementation of the FY 2015/16 sector initiatives and the political leadership as well as the agricultural sector Development Partners for their guidance. The Ministry welcomes constructive comments from stakeholders that aim at enhancing the quality of its future publications. At their convenience, readers are encouraged to send constructive comments to the under signed, and or the editorial team. This report can be down loaded from the Ministry website at www.agriculturee.go.ug. It is my sincere hope that the information in this publication is used to make informed decisions. P. Wakabi PERMANENT SECRETARY ii Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ i CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 2 1.2 MAAIF Structure and Mandate .......................................................................................... 2 1.2.1 MAAIF Mandate .............................................................................................................. 2 1.2.2 MAAIF Structure ............................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Institutional Composition of the Agriculture Sector ........................................................ 3 1.4 Document Structure ........................................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER TWO: OVERALL SECTOR PERFORMANCE.................................................................... 5 2.1 Budget Performance .......................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Trends and Progress Measured Against ASSP Outcome Indicators 2015/16 ................... 6 2.2.1 Agriculture Sector Strategic Outcomes ....................................................................... 6 2.3 Overall Sector Performance and Progress in FY 2015/16 .................................................. 8 2.3.1 Sector Outputs and Indicators ...................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER THREE: SUB SECTOR PERFORMANCE ....................................................................... 13 3.1 Crop Sub Sector Performance ............................................................................................... 13 3.1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 13 3.1.2 Mandate of the Directorate ........................................................................................ 13 3.1.3 Functions of the Directorate ....................................................................................... 14 3.1.4 Performance of Priority and Strategic Commodity Development .......................... 14 3.1.5 Pest and Disease control ............................................................................................. 30 3.1.6 Crop Inspection and Certification Services................................................................ 34 3.1.7 Food and Nutrition Security ........................................................................................ 41 3.1.8 Policies, Strategies, Standards, Laws and Regulations ............................................ 42 3.1.9 Responses to Issues and Recommendations from JASAR 2015 ............................... 43 3.1.10 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 43 3.2 Fisheries Sub Sector Performance ................................................................................... 43 3.2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 43 3.2.2 Mandate and Functions ........................................................................................ 44 3.2.3 Key Issues that the Interventions addressed in FY 2015/16 ................................ 44 3.2.4 Performance of Implementation ......................................................................... 45 3.2.5 Production in FY 2015/16 as compared to FY 2014/15 ........................................... 50 i 3.2.6 Responses to JASAR 2015 Recommendations and Agreed Actions .................. 51 3.2.7 Challenges .............................................................................................................. 52 3.2.8 Stakeholder Participation in thee Fisheries Sub Sector Activities .................... 52 3.2.9 Conclusions ............................................................................................................ 53 3.2.10 Recommendations ............................................................................................. 55 3.3 Livestock Sub Sector Performance .................................................................................. 55 3.3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 55 3.3.2 Mandate and Structure of the Directorate of Animal Resources (DAR) .......... 57 3.3.3 The Functions of the Directorate ......................................................................... 57 3.3.4 Subsector Performance by Commodity .............................................................. 57 3.4 Agricultural Extension Services ........................................................................................ 81 3.4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 81 3.4.2 Mandate and Functions ........................................................................................ 82 3.4.3 DAES Performance for FY 2015/16 ........................................................................ 82 3.4.4 The Extent to which Key Issues have been addressed and what Remains to be done 87 3.4.5 Stakeholders Participation ................................................................................... 87 3.4.6 Key Issues that Agricultural Extension Services Interventions addressed ...... 87 3.4.7 Responses to JASAR 2015 Recommendations ..................................................... 87 3.5 Other MAAIF Departments .............................................................................................. 88 3.5.1 Agricultural Infrastructure and Water for Agricultural Production ................. 88 3.5.2 Human Resource Management ............................................................................ 91 3.6 MAAIF Agencies ................................................................................................................ 95 3.6.1 National Agriculture Research Organisation (NARO) ........................................ 95 3.6.2 National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) ............................................ 103 CHAPTER FOUR: OVERALL CONCLUSIONS .............................................................................. 113 4.1 Overall Performance ............................................................................................................ 113 4.2 Sub Sector Performance ...................................................................................................... 113 List of Tables Table 1: Overview of Sector Budget Performance 2014/15 ........................................................... 5 Table 2: Agriculture Sector GOU Budget Performance by Vote Function FY 2015/16 in UGX Bn (Excluding Taxes, Non Tax Revenue and Arrears). .......................................................................... 6 Table
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