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mentation of the second phase of the program (henceforth NAADS Phase II), which is already under way (
http://www.naads.or.ug/news.php?id=88). The results of this study will also be useful for drawing potential lessons for other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and other developing countries that are implementing or planning to implement demand-driven agricultural advisory services. The findings of this study are expected to be useful to policymakers of central and local governments, farmer groups, advisory service provid- ers, donors, and others seeking to improve agricultural extension services in Uganda and elsewhere.
Before we present details of the NAADS program and the specific objec- tives of this study, it is useful to look at the context of agricultural and rural development in Uganda within which agricultural extension has evolved to the NAADS program that is currently being implemented.
Context of Agricultural and Rural Development in Uganda For a long time Uganda has experienced strong economic growth. In the 1990s, the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew steadily by about 7.2 percent per year from a low rate of about 2.4 percent per year in the 1980s (World Bank 2007b). In per capita terms, the economy steadily grew by about 3.8 percent per year from a declining trend of about –1.2 percent per year in the 1980s. The proportion of the population living under the poverty line declined from 56.4 percent in 1992 to 31.1 percent in 2006 (Uganda, BOS 2010). This remarkable turnaround from the depression associated with the political tur- moil and economic mismanagement of the 1970s until the mid-1980s has been achieved through sound policies linked to investments and economic liberal- ization undertaken by the Government of Uganda with support from the donor community and several other development partners. Despite the substantial progress made, several challenges remain in sustaining the momentum by way of increasing productivity; ensuring the sustainable use of natural resources; and further reducing poverty, hunger, and human disease, among others (Uganda, MFPED 2007a). Recently agriculture has not performed as well as the rest of the economy. For example, from 2000 to 2005 agricultural GDP grew by 4.5 percent per year compared to 5.6 percent for the entire economy (World Bank 2007b). Also, although the incidence of poverty has declined, it is still substantially greater in rural rather than urban areas, 34.2 percent and 13.7 percent, respectively (Uganda, BOS 2010).
Since 2000, the Government of Uganda has been implementing the Plan for Modernization of Agriculture (PMA), the broader framework of the NAADS program, as a key policy initiative aimed at reducing poverty to a level below 28 percent by 2014 (Uganda, MAAIF and MFPED 2000; Uganda, MFPED 2004). The PMA, which emphasizes the revitalization of agriculture as an engine
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