How to promote institutional reforms in the agricultural sector? A case study of Uganda's National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS)

Rwamigisa, Patience B.; Birner, Regina; Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo; Semana, A.R.

doi:10.1111/dpr.12318

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“…Proactive leadership, as seen in SHA and Hoima LG for instance, can make up for some of these weaknesses, while other constraints, for example the unfavourable policy environment, affected all equally. The agricultural sector in Uganda is fragmented and characterised by an unstable policy environment, lack of institutional stability and weak stewardship (Rwamigisa et al 2013). This fragmentation led to several constraints, making it difficult for the districts to institutionalise the plant clinics and for MAAIF and other key actors to coordinate actions effectively.…”

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Using a plant health system framework to assess plant clinic performance in Uganda

Danielsen

Matsiko

2016

Food Sec.

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Systems thinking is commonly applied to understand the complexities of human healthcare delivery. In contrast, plant health systems as an organising principle have evolved more recently from work with plant clinics as providers of plant healthcare services to farmers. As plant health systems evolve and expand, new analytical frameworks and tools are needed to identify factors influencing performance of services and systems in specific contexts, and to guide interventions. In this paper we apply a plant health system framework to assess plant clinic performance, using Uganda as a case study. A comparative study of plant clinics was carried out between July 2010 and September 2011 in the 12 districts where plant clinics were operating at that time. The framework enabled us to organise multiple issues and identify key features that affected the plant clinics. Clinic performance was, among other factors, influenced by basic operational and financial concerns, inter-institutional relations and public sector policies. Overall, there was a fairly close match between the plant health system attributes and plant clinic performance, suggesting that the framework can help explain system functioning and identify intervention points and domains for strengthening plant health systems. The plant health system framework needs further testing to explore the full scope of the method, including assessing the relative importance and interactions of the system components, and tracking attributions and outcomes over time.

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Using a plant health system framework to assess plant clinic performance in Uganda

Danielsen

Matsiko

2016

Food Sec.

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“…Uganda's public agricultural extension system has undergone a raft of organisational and institutional changes over the last 50 years (Bashaasha, Mangheni, and Nkonya 2011;Rwamigisa et al 2013). Despite ambitious efforts to make extension services more inclusive and responsive to the needs of farming communities, the extension reforms have visibly not led to the expected results (Kibwika, Wals, and Nassuna-Musoke 2009;Bashaasha, Mangheni, and Nkonya 2011;AfranaaKwapong and Nkonya 2015).…”

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Access and coverage: which farmers do plant clinics reach in Uganda?

Karubanga¹,

Matsiko

Danielsen

2017

Development in Practice

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This article reports on a study that assessed farmers' access to, and coverage of, five plant clinics operating from market places in two districts of Uganda. Despite the noticeable geographic and thematic coverage of the services, placing plant clinics at markets did not automatically ensure equitable access and high farmer attendance. Clinic users were predominantly middle-aged male farmers and overall attendance was relatively low. Uganda has taken plant clinics to scale in recent years due to their potential to strengthen the country's responsiveness to pests and diseases. Optimising farmer reach and ensuring equity in access requires reviewing clinic placement, timing, and mobilisation strategies.

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“…Related to this decline as one looks at the challenges from the reforms since 1993; more specific policies to promote agricultural production including livestock largely failed while the National Agricultural Advisory Services success also remained contested since they were seen as being weak and expensive [21]. The National Agricultural Advisory Services Program from 2001 initially considered as a role model for demand-driven, decentralized and market-oriented agricultural extension reform in Africa despite adequate resources available had limited success [22]. It has thus been noted that; decentralization has not and will not necessarily lead to better outcomes due to the highly variable environment exampled by several decentralization and recentralization efforts made of the Forestry Department Uganda [23].…”

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Factors Associated with a Low Veterinary Regulatory Compliance in Uganda, Their Impact and Quality Management Approaches to Improve Performance

Wesonga¹,

Madasi²,

Nambo³

2018

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Organized veterinary services in Uganda were established in year 1908 and successfully controlled animal diseases nationally through a centralized chain of veterinary command. Such services were of public good, mandatory by regulations and also referred to as the "veterinary regulatory services". However, from 1993; policy reforms were introduced coincidentally at the same time with a national animal health passive surveillance system. Despite reforms, continued losses in livestock were observed necessitating a longitudinal survey based on the above surveillance system. Study findings were to serve as an indicator of performance for the reforms as regards animal disease control. Overall aim of the study was to: Confirm the assumed increase of disease after reforms; identify predisposing factors; gauge their impact and make recommendations to improve service delivery. Results confirmed that: Local government veterinary personnel reduced by 90.61% after the first year of decentralization; national animal health report submissions reduced from average of 81% to only 47.06% with a correlation or association of negative (−) 27.3% albeit at p-value > 0.05. Further, correlation at p-value < 0.05 confirmed that: Contagious and other major animal disease cases increased by 46.1%; roundworm infestation in pigs increased by 69.4%; field animal vaccine availability decreased by (−) 64.3% with time and a positive correlation of 65.3% was confirmed between human deaths and the number of bites by suspected rabid animals. Regression confirmed that with other factors held constant; on average: 69.5% of all Foot and Mouth Disease outbreaks in other areas of the country originated or depended on the same disease found in the cattle corridor while 42.

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How to promote institutional reforms in the agricultural sector? A case study of Uganda's National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS)

Cited by 29 publications

References 24 publications

Using a plant health system framework to assess plant clinic performance in Uganda

Using a plant health system framework to assess plant clinic performance in Uganda

Access and coverage: which farmers do plant clinics reach in Uganda?

Factors Associated with a Low Veterinary Regulatory Compliance in Uganda, Their Impact and Quality Management Approaches to Improve Performance

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