This study aims to understand the systemic constraints faced by Uganda’s coffee industry in attracting finance to
the sector. In search of this understanding, the paper seeks to answer three core questions: (i) what challenges and constraints do smallholder farmers face when attracting finance to the coffee sector? (ii) how have financing delivery mechanisms been utilised thus far, and what can we learn from cases of success or failure? (iii) what policy advice can contribute to lifting constraints that inhibit smallholder access to finance? The study relied on a desktop evidence review, ethnographic observation supplemented by interviews with key interview partners, and modelling assessment that aimed to accurately determine the number of smallholder farmers engaged in Uganda’s coffee industry.
About this series
We examine economic issues in Uganda through a policy lens: Which way for Uganda's economic development? Which obstacles does the country face? And how can political players set the course for economic growth? This series crafts policy papers to inform and inspire debates around economic progress in Uganda. The Economic Policy Paper Series is published in cooperation with Centre for Development Alternatives.
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