Uganda Dairy Supply Chain Risk Assessment
Cattle are one of the main instruments for economic (e.g., milk, meat, and cattle sale) and social (e.g., marriage, death, dispute settlement, and gift giving) exchange in Uganda. They serve as the main source of livelihood for a large majority of...
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Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2017
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/377781468108855587/Uganda-dairy-supply-chain-risk-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27385 |
Summary: | Cattle are one of the main instruments
for economic (e.g., milk, meat, and cattle sale) and social
(e.g., marriage, death, dispute settlement, and gift giving)
exchange in Uganda. They serve as the main source of
livelihood for a large majority of rural Ugandans,
especially in the cattle corridor. Recent statistics
demonstrate that the livestock sector contributes 13.1
percent of the agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) and
5 percent of the national GDP. Since 1991, the output of the
livestock sector has grown on an average of 2.2 percent per
annum, with most of the growth coming from the dairy sector.
Dairy is an important and growing sector of Uganda's
economy, and it is increasingly proving to be a lucrative
livelihood option for a large number of households engaged
in milk production and trade. Frequent realization of risks,
however, impacts the performance of the supply chain.
Effective management of these risks will require increased
efforts to mitigate the identified risks and strengthen
coping mechanisms. However, rather than a stand-alone risk
management strategy, these efforts should be an integral
component of a broader dairy development policy and strategy. |
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