Agricultural non-traditional export promotion II (ANEP II)

Commodity Import Program (CIP) to increase nontraditional exports (NTEs) of agricultural products by Uganda's private sector. A total of $12.5 million will be disbursed to the Bank of Uganda in two tranches for financing private sector imports of items needed to increase NTEs -- seed, raw jute or jute bags, steel for the manufacture of agricultural handtools and farm implements, and packing materials for exported commodities. The Government of Uganda (GOU) will contribute $5 million to the CIP and will deposit local currency generations in a special account to be used for mutually agreed upon purposes. In addition, the GOU will covenant to: (1) reduce the Produce Marketing Board's participation in the commercial trade of NTEs; (2) establish a Trade Policy Analysis and Monitoring Unit (TPAMU) within the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MPED); and (3) formulate an integrated production export strategy designed to increase the productivity and trade of NTEs in line with the Unit's recommendations. The program includes a grant-funded TA and training component (see PD-BBM-879) to provide a long-term trade economist and short-term consultancies to the TPAMU, as well as of

Source: DEC abstract, PD-BBM-894 (1988). The source's own text.