| dc.description.abstract | This is a report of a study of the agricultural
statistics in Uganda. The complexity of
agricultural development and nature of agriculture
itself demands a wealth of statistics not only for
planning but also for implementation purposes.
The range of policy instruments relevant to
agriculture is very largeo For example, the range
of policy instruments affecting the availability
and use of resourc,es, land, settlement, irrigation,
population, availability and efficiency of markets
and so on is very considereable. Moreover there
is quite a differentiation of agricultural regions
within a nation. The Group Farm Scheme, Cooperatives,
Training Programmes, Crop Spraying
Programmes, Pricing Policies, Ranching developments,
Export Production drives etc., give an idea about
the different decisions to be made. For any
decision making, whether in provate or in public
sector, the need for statistics is therefore great.
The Report describes different statistics
available, their coverage, and adequacy for planning.
The attempt has also been made to indicate their
appropriate uses in planning work. The report
points out clearly that there is a reasonable amount
of information available on Environment, Population,
Trade and on Harketing. Collection of Agricultural
Production data have been systematically carried
out by the Food and Agricultural Organization
(F.A.O.), and have established a bench mark for
the future census surveys. Reliability of the
Acreage, Trade and Population data is quite good.
Perhaps, reliability of Livestock data is equally
good. More information needs to be collected on
farm management data. Data on labout inputs, on
agricultural productivity, and on subsistence food
crops are badly lacking. At the end of the study,
gaps in the knowledge has been pointed out. It is
hoped that the recommendation given will help to
provide an answer to the development of statistics
in Uganda as well as in other developing countries.
In the future, more data would be needed for
comprehensive model planning and perhaps, this
study can serve as groundwork. It is also hoped
that this report will provide interesting reading
on various aspects of statistics. | en |
