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Development of Inclusive markets in Agriculture and Trade (DIMAT)

Year: October 2011 – October 2015

Country/Area: Uganda

Client: Government of Uganda and UNDP

Description:

DIMAT project supported building of inclusive agricultural business linkages to inputs and outputs markets in Uganda for passion fruits, beans, cassava and rice value chains.

Project Achievements:

  • Forty (40) business linkages were established in 22 districts, targeting 15,000 farmers through 29 business associations.
  • 9,922 MT, valued at US$ 3.4 Million of produce was bulked and sold by participating producer organizations.
  • Five (5) innovative business models were developed and 2 piloted together with private sector companies.
  • Over 4,000 producers accessed financial services and 35 VSLAs formed and/or revived i.e. by project end, each farmer was saving between US$1.67 – US$6.67 on a weekly basis.
  • 4,623 farmers accessed and utilised agro-inputs (seeds and agro-chemicals) as a result, beans yield increased from 0.35 MT/Ha to 0.8 MT/Ha and rice yields increased from 0.8 MT/Ha to 1.8 MT/Ha.
  • 250 SHFs accessed timely market information for decision making.
  • 7,501 were trained on Good Agricultural Practices and Good Post harvest handling practices.
  • Five (5) commodity (Rice, Coffee, Honey, Cassava and Beans) value chain studies were undertaken.
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