Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project
Uganda Climate Smart Agriculture Transformation Project
Introduction
The Uganda Climate-Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATP) is a six (6) year implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisherries and its agencies the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO); the National Animal Genetics Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC &DB) and Uganda National Metereological Authority (UNMA).
Project Objective and Description
The objective of the project is to increase productivity, market access and resilience of select value chains in the project area and to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency.
The project will support the Government of Uganda to identify, develop, and incentivize adoption of climate smart agriculture technologies and management practices that contribute to climate adaptation of agricultural value chains to sustainably increase productivity and household incomes while enhancing resilience to climatic shocks.
The following indicators will be used to track progress towards the attainment of the PDO:
- Project beneficiaries (Numbers), disaggregated by nationals, gender, host communities, and refugees.
- Land area (Hectares) under sustainable land management, including climate-smart practices because of project support, disaggregated by nationals, host communities, and refugees.
- Percentage increase in yields of selected value chains in metric tons per production unit, disaggregated by commodity/value chain.
- Percentage increase in volumes of agricultural products of selected value chains marketed by targeted beneficiaries, disaggregated by nationals, gender, host communities, and refugees.
Project Components
The project comprises five interlinked components
1. Strengthening Climate-Smart Agricultural Research, Seed and Agro-Climatic Information Systems
This component will support the development, validation, packaging, and dissemination of context-specific climate-smart technologies and practices to target beneficiaries. The component will strengthen technical and institutional capacity to deliver technologies, support the development of the seed delivery systems, and provide agro-meteorological information services. It will facilitate investments in climate-resilient seed production and marketing systems.
2. Promoting Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Practices
The component will support investments for upscaling and adoption of climate-smart technologies and practices GHG mitigation, agricultural productivity, and incomes in project areas. Construction and equipping of the mechanization centres to increase uptake of agricultural mechanization and labor-saving technologies, Provision of Irrigation and Water for Agricultural Production, Animal disease control and Special interventions in Fisheries and Aquaculture.
3. Market Development and Linkages for Selected Value Chains
The component aims to improve access to remunerative markets through increased access to climate-smart harvesting, postharvest handling, storage, value addition, market linkage services, equipment, and infrastructure. Key investments in this component include rehabilitation of farm-to-market access roads/ chokepoints, purchase of cold chain and value addition equipment
4. Contingency Emergency Response Component
This zero-cost component will finance eligible expenditures under the Immediate Response Mechanism in case of natural or man-made crises or disasters such as severe droughts, floods, specific pests and disease outbreaks, and severe economic shocks in Uganda
5. Project Management, Coordination, and Implementation
The component will support the management, monitoring, and evaluation of the project. It will strengthen the planning and coordination of activities supported by the project, as well as the monitoring of their implementation, financial management (FM) processes, program communication, and knowledge management
Project Coverage
The project will be implemented in target 69 districts across 13 agroecological zones of the country, including 7 refugee hosting districts. The selection of districts in the agroecological zones is based on climate change vulnerability of the watersheds, poverty levels at the subregional level, and watershed degradation.
Project Value Chains: 13 value chains have been selected and up to 4 value chains will be supported in each subregion.
| SUB-REGION | DISTRICT | VALUE CHAINS SUPPORTED PER SUB-REGION | |
| BUSOGA | Iganga Mayuge Buyende Kamuli Kaliro | Dairy Coffee Aquaculture/Fisheries Cocoa Poultry | |
| BUKEDI
| Budaka Butaleja Kibuku Pallisa Tororo | Mangoes Citrus Aquaculture &Fisheries Dairy Poultry | |
| ELGON
| Bulambuli Bududa Mbale Sironko Kween | Dairy Coffee Bananas Vegetables
| |
| TESO
| Bukedea Kaberamaido Katakwi Kumi Ngora Serere Kalaki | Aquaculture & Fisheries Beef Citrus Mangoes Dairy Poultry
| |
| KARAMOJA
| Abim Kaabong Kotido Nakapiripirit Napak Moroto | Beef Sorghum Cassava Soybean Aquaculture/Fisheries | |
| LANGO
| Apac Dokolo Amolatar Oyam Alebtong Otuke | Soybean Aquaculture & Fisheries, Mango Citrus Beef Poultry | |
| ACHOLI
| Agago Kitgum Pader Nwoya Omoro Lamwo | Soybean Beef Maize Aquaculture/Fisheries | |
| WESTNILE
| Adjumani* Zombo Yumbe Nebbi | Beef Soybean Mangoes Aquaculture/Fisheries | |
| ANKOLE
| Isingiro* Kazo Kiruhura Sheema Mitooma | Dairy Beef Banana Coffee Aquaculture/Fisheries | |
| KIGEZI
| Kabale Rukungiri Rubanda Kisoro | Dairy Aquaculture/Fisheries Bananas Coffee | |
| RWENZORI
| Bundibugyo Kamwenge* Ntooroko Kabarole Kyegegwa* | Dairy Coffee Beef Maize Cocoa Aquaculture/Fisheries | |
| BUNYORO
| Kibaale Kiryandongo* Kakumiro Kikuube*
| Dairy Beef Maize Coffee Aquaculture & Fisheries
| |
| BUGANDA
| Nakasongola Butambala Kyankwanzi Nakaseke Gomba Ssembabule Mubende | Dairy Beef Banana Coffee Aquaculture/Fisheries
|
NOTES
- TOTAL NUMBER OF DISTRICTS 69
- * REFUGEE HOSTING DISTRICTS
Project Beneficiaries
The project is expected to directly benefit about 760,000 households (3,900,000 individuals), and indirectly benefit approximately 1,900,000 households (9,500,000 individuals). Among these, beneficiaries from the non-refugee districts will be about 620,000 households and 60,000 refugee households and 80,000 refugee-hosting households. This represents 65% of the total population in the project districts.
Public disclosure notice for the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project P173296, Environment and Social Framework Instruments.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is implementing the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATP) with Project Development Objective of “increasing productivity, market access and resilience of select value chains in the project area and to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency."
In accordance with the provisions in the World Bank Environment and Social Framework Standard 10, on stakeholder engagement and information disclosure, the borrower is required to disclose project information to allow the stakeholders to understand the risks and impacts of the project, and potential opportunities. In that regard, the following documents are hereby disclosed;
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