The World Bank Organization under its implementation support mission will assess the status of the project implementation and progress towards achieving the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP).
This was revealed on Monday 8th during the overall project performance engagement by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and the World Bank officials at the Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort in Kampala.
The process will involve a three days field visit from Wednesday 10th – 12th to districts of Bugweri, Mbale, and Kumi as well as drafting the Aide Memoire, presenting mission findings and recommendations to the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) by the world bank team.
It will also assess the overall implementation of planned activities by components including key achievements against set targets and overall results framework.
According to Joseph Oryokot, the Senior Agriculture Specialist at the World Bank, the field visits to selected districts and sites will ascertain the status of implementation on the ground, including conducting consultations with various stakeholders to assess progress.
“Specific attention will be given to the implementation of the matching grants investments, completion of various contracted civil works related to road chokes and the National Seed Laboratory, small-scale irrigation schemes, and roll-out of the developed information and technology tools,” he said.
He also noted that as a team, they will also discuss with the government the progress toward ACDP closure and implementation completion requirements.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is at the forefront of implementing Uganda’s Vision 2040 whose aim among others is to ensure every Ugandan household attains an upper middle-income status with a per-capita income of $ 9,500 by the year 2040.
This it hopes to achieve through, profitable, competitive, and sustainable crops, water, livestock, fisheries, and natural resources management sectors.
The Ministry under Uganda Strategic Investment Framework on SLM(U-SIFSLM) has implemented several projects that are in line with NAPs-Ag, namely; the Agricultural Technology and Agribusiness Advisory Services (ATAAS), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa(COMESA), SURE-FS and Pastoral Livelihood Resilience Project in the Karamoja sub region, and the Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) in the Elgon region.
Currently, under the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP), SLM is being integrated to spur farm production and productivity of coffee, beans, maize, rice and cassava commodities
Elgon region.
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