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Dr. G. W Otim-Nape (Team Leader) - Plant Virologist
Mr. A. Bua - Socio-economist
Dr. G. Ssemakula - Plant Breeder
Ms. G. Acola - Socio-economist
Mr. Y Baguma - Agronomists
Mr. S. Ogwal - Entronologist
Mr. R. Van der Grift - Food Scientist TG02 battery replacement
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1
Terms of reference
UGANDA
1. PRODUCTION AND UTILISATION OF CASSAVA IN UGANDA
1.1. Introduction spread and economic importance
1.2. Production Trends
1.3. Production practices
1.4. Utilisation
1.5. Trends in cassava demand
2. FACTORS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED DEVELOPMENT OF CASSAVA IN UGANDA
3. INTERVENTIONS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED CASSAVA DEVELOPMENT
3.1. Changes in the development model adopted
3.1.2. The move to the left and the common man's charter 1960's)
3.1.3 Economic war policy (1970's)
3.1.4 Mixed economic policy (1980-1985)
3.1.5 Liberalised economic model (1986-1997) bolsa de valores
3.2. Investment in cassava processing: The Lira starch factory
3.3. Changes in cassava marketing system
3.4 Investment in storage infrastructure
3.5 Investment in roads infrastructure
3.6 Investments in agriculural research infrastucture
3.7 Investments in cassava research and development
4. SUCCESSES, FAILURES AND LIMITATIONS OF INTERVENTIONS
4.1. Changes in the development model adopted
4.2 Cassava marketing systems
4.3 Investments in agricultural inputs
4.4. Investment in storage infrastructure
4.5 Investment in roads infrastucture
4.6 Investments in cassava processing
4.7 Investments in agricultural research infrastructure
4.8 Investments in agricultural extension and farmer
4.9 Investment in cassava research, generation, transfer, adoption and impact, technologies
4.10 Comparative Advantage of Cassava Production in Uganda
4.11 Economic benefits and returns to investments in cassava research development and production :
4.12 Impact of cassava production on equity, gender and the environment
5. LESSIONS LEARNED FROM PAST EXPERIENCES AND STRATEGIES FOR CASSAVA
5.1 Government policies and infrastructures
5.2 Drought and food security
5.2 Processing. storage and commercialisation of cassava
5.3 Agricultural research infrastructure and policies
5.4 Cassava research and development strategy
5.6 Diseases. pests and weeds
6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
7. REFERENCES
