WHO WE ARE

The Agricultural Value Chain Development Programme (AVCP)-Project is a five-year project implementated along commodity value chain framework with a focus on three commodity value chains: Rice, Maize and Dairy/Beef value chains. The project is implementated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)

The project was approved by the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda on 26^th September 2018 and the project load agreement was signed on the 25^th day of October 2018 between Government of Uganda and the African Development Bank. The project was declared effective on 7^th December 2018, with the first operational disbursement in March 2019. Its therefore a new project.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

• Development Objective: To contribute to poverty reduction and economic growth in Uganda through enhanced productivity and commercialization of agriculture
• Specific Project Objective: To improve household incomes, food security and climate resilience through commercial agricultural practices, sustainable natural resources management and agricultural enterprise development