Agriculture Cluster Development Project

I ntroduction The Agricultural Cluster Development Project (ACDP) is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) with support from the World Bank. The objective is to raise on-farm productivity, production, and marketable volumes of five selected priority agricultural commodities (maize, beans, rice, cassava, and coffee).   In 2017, ACDP started with five pilot districts of Ntungumo, Amuru, Kalungu, Nebbi and Iganga, and by December 2019, mobilization and sensitization had commenced in 34 roll-out districts. The smart e-subsidy program is implemented in three cropping cycles, is time-bound and declines through the cropping cycles. In season one government grants 67% subsidy, in season two 50% and in season three 37%. After the third cycle, the farmer is expected to have graduated both financially and in knowledge to effectively afford the full cost of the inputs and therefore requires no subsidy. Access to the inputs is through the e-vouche

Introduction To develop a Geographic Information System (GIS) Knowledgebase for MAAIF, a stakeholder a consultative workshop was organized to assess GIS data availability and needs in the different MAAIF sub-sectors.  Thereafter a field data exercise would be organized to collect geographic location information for the Agriculture Cluster Development Project interventions implemented. The objective of the consultative workshop was to; -        Assess the availability of GIS data. -        Assess the data needs if the different MAAIF sub-sectors. -        Create a common understanding of GIS principles. -        Assess the capacity to use GIS techniques. What is Geographical Information Systems (GIS)? A geographic information system is a framework for gathering, managing and analyzing data. Rooted in the science of geography, GIS integrates many types of data. It analyzes spatial location and organizes layers of information into visualizations us