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Abstract
Government of Uganda considers rice as one of the strategic agricultural enterprises with the potential to remarkably
contribute to increasing rural incomes and livelihoods, and improving food and nutrition security. However, current rice
yields are remarkably low, a situation partly attributed to the fact that farmers hardly use agro-inputs such as improved
seed, fertilisers and herbicides, which would otherwise boost yields. Low rice yields lower farm incomes from rice production,
which partly contribute to the poor and declining performance of the agriculture sector. It is reported in the 2010/11-
2014/15 National Development Plan that one of the major constraints to the performance of the agriculture sector is
weak value chain linkages from production, processing and marketing; and limited extension support. The current study
focuses on rice and assesses the constraints and opportunities for intensification along the value chain, as one of the
strategies to accelerate growth of the agriculture sector...