Legal and Regulatory Framework for the Agriculture Sector in Uganda

The Agricultural sector is dominant in Uganda’s economy. There are pertinent issues in the sector that need to be regulated for the sector to be effectively managed. The regulation in the agriculture sector starts with land management and then deals with the unique legal issues associated with the sector. These include regulation of land for agriculture purposes, soil governance, livestock management, crop production and management, regulation of water for agriculture, pesticides control, fertiliser management, regulation of investment in the agriculture sector and taxation. Without the legal and institutional arrangements that regulate the agriculture sector, it is difficult to promote incentives in the sector. The main purpose of this chapter is to review the legal and regulatory framework for the agricultural sector in Uganda. It reviews policies, the laws and regulations that relate to legal issues in the sector.