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Manufacturing Programme

Manufacturing Programme-aims to increase the product range  and scale for import substitution and improved terms of trade.

Manufacturing is one of the 20 programmes of the NDPIII, and it operationalises
objective one of ‘Enhancing value addition in key growth opportunities.’
The Programme was selected to address Uganda’s challenge of having a small manufacturing sub-sector, uses basic technology and creates low quality and quantity of gainful jobs.

The programme seeks to address key challenges which include:

  • Lack of requisite infrastructure to support manufacturing.
  • Limited access to financing mechanisms that can support manufacturing.
  • Weak SMEs in the industrial sector.
  • The proliferation of substandard goods and counterfeits on the market.
  • Poor linkage between trade and industrial development.
  • Lack of a support system to nurture innovations to full commercialisation.
  • High cost of doing business.
  • Low labour productivity.
  • A weak legal framework to support and promote manufacturing.

Therefore, the objectives of the programme were to:

  • Develop the requisite infrastructure to support manufacturing in line with Uganda’s planned growth corridors (triangle).
  • Increase value addition for import substitution and enhanced exports.
  • Develop financial and logistical systems to increase access to regional and international markets.
  • Strengthen the legal and institutional framework to support manufacturing.
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Further Reading

Detailed description about this program can be found on Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Website.

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