Agricultural ransfoTrmation and Urbanization: Challenges for Uganda Douglas Gollin Queen Elizabeth House and CSAE Oxford University Bank of Uganda Governor's Lecture Series 21 October 2016 D. Gollin (2016) ransfoTrmation and Urbanization Bank of Uganda 1 / 47 Poor farming techniques. I thank you for this note but I think major problem be it the other problems is the devastating nature of the Agriculture today.Most of the problems that the Ugandans are facing today stem from the sickened agricultural industry for example poverty, unemployment, diseases, hunger, corruption among others. POOR TRANSPORTATION: This is a major issue facing not just agriculture but the economy in general throughout Africa. The African Farmer: Problems facing Agriculture Fertile fields, thriving crops, high quality and plentiful yields, healthy and numerous cattle, financial security, good education for the children, a … in agriculture. There are a number of income earners especially in agriculture … Often, land cultivation is ignored by officials, although land tenure remains a major challenge for urban farmers. About 70% of Africans and roughly 80% of the continents poor live in the rural areas and depend mainly on agriculture for their livelihood. Urban agriculture, urban farming, or urban gardening is the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in or around urban areas. Using the Uganda Census of Agriculture 2008/09, we further document the challenges and constraints inherent to the youth in agricultural production relative to adults. As more people place larger demands on what was originally a grassroots movement, we look at some of the hurdles and how some companies and individuals are addressing them. Challenges faced by the agriculture sector. Uganda has a narrow tax base from which taxes can be collected; Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has greatly improved the tax administration but there is still a lot to be done for URA to collect taxes from all income earners. Agriculture is the backbone of Africas economy. The sector employs about 75 per cent of the country’s population, contributes about 20 per cent of the GDP and about 48 per cent of export earnings. 6 may 2013 needs of the urban poor, given the significant knowledge and experience base of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) working on urban poverty. Food Security in Low-income Countries – Challenges and Knowledge Gaps SLU-Global Report 2014:4. The key challenges include the following: High cost of investment/finance. Horizon 2020 seeks to improve simultaneously the productivity and sustainability of agriculture and forestry while strengthening related food and … Most of this pork is consumed in “pork joints” in Kampala and other major urban centers in the country. Challenges - Reasearch and innovation - Agriculture. Inadequate physical infrastructure to support the sector. especially the rural poor are directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture through farming, food processing, fishing, forestry, and trade (Muhammed, 2007). Urban populations are growing rapidly, and so is the popularity of urban agriculture with city dwellers, chefs, and policymakers. Most of the farm produce in Africa just go waste in the remote areas and it is mostly because farmers find it very difficult transporting their farm produce to the market to sell. Some people still believe that there are lots of challenges facing urban agricultural practices and potential problems regarding the impact if it is done wrong. However, the current productivity is low and cannot meet the soaring demand for pork. I thank you for this note but I think major problem be it the other problems is the devastating nature of the Agriculture today.Most of the problems that the Ugandans are facing today stem from the sickened agricultural industry for example poverty, unemployment, diseases, hunger, corruption among others. Uganda is currently among the largest per capita consumers of pork in sub Saharan Africa. Urban agriculture can also involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping, and horticulture.These activities occur in peri-urban areas as well, and peri-urban agriculture may have different characteristics. Quite often our leaders talk about farming as the foundation of the country’s economy and it is strongly tied to poverty reduction. The Problem with Urban Agriculture. Although many poor households benefit from urban agriculture, land cultivation and livestock production are actually illegal in many cities. Unfortunately, like the two sides of a coin, there are always pros and cons. Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Uganda; Luganda: Eggwanga Yuganda) is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa.