Uganda – Agricultural Risk Assessment Study Validation Workshop

The first substantial phase of the PARM process, which is the risk assessment phase is built on a Risk Assessment Study (RAS) that is discussed in a national ARM stakeholders’ workshop. Stakeholders’ consultations on the RAS lead to the identification of the main ARM priorities in a roadmap, including capacity building support to improve local awareness and knowledge.

On the 29^th and 30^th of June 2015, PARM partnered with the Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, NEPAD and FAO to organized a National Stakeholder Workshop in Kampala. This report presents the workshop agenda, a summary of the discussions and outcomes. By the end of the workshop, the stakeholders finalized the key agricultural risks for Uganda as; price risks, crops and livestock pest and diseases, input risks, droughts and post-harvest losses. Two major interventions were identified for ARM in Uganda; innovative information systems and ARM capacity development. Moving forward, the stakeholders approved proposals for feasibility studies and regional capacity development through the East African Community.