The Economic Growth and Development Policy for Uganda is Vision 2040 and it aims at 'Creating a Transformed Ugandan Society from a peasant to a modern and prosperous country within 30 years' Several sectors including Oil and Gas, Tourism, Minerals, ICT Business, abundant labour force, water resources, industrialization and agriculture have been earmarked as key priority and strategic areas of focus. Agriculture is a key sector because of its value and huge potential to Uganda. It is estimated that it contributes to 69% of the labour force, and 26% of the Gross Domestic Product(GDP). It is believed that these figures could even get better if the Agricultural sector is transformed from being predominantly subsistence to commercial
The oil and gas project which is on in the Albertine area is being implemented in the districts of Hoima, Kikuube and Buliisa among others. This project requires a large proportion of land for its implementation and therefore raises several land issues. The project will also review the agro- commodity projects in the landscape.
Suggested citation: Kakungula-Mayambala R.2023.
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