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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background This district report represents the first output of the Phase I study of the capacity of poor people to access sustainable rural non-farm employment (RNFE) and livelihood opportunities in Uganda. The purpose of the research, implemented by the Natural Resources Institute of the UK, and funded by the British Government Department for International Development (DFID) under a collaborative agreement with the World Bank, is to inform and assist the Government of Uganda, DFID and the WB in formulating pro-poor RNFE policies. The project has two main outputs: 1. Understanding the factors that condition access to rural non-farm employment for the poor, and 2. Mechanisms for integrating these research results into relevant policy processes. The rural non-farm economy is diverse. The definition used here excludes primary agriculture, forestry and fisheries, but includes trade and processing of those products, as well as other less unambiguous sources of non-farm income. Analyses of national survey data in Uganda over the past decade have identified the important role that these varied sources of income play in the rural household economy. However, little is known about how rural dwellers become engaged in these non-farm activities, who can gain access to them, who can not and why, and which are sustainable and potentially profitable. This study of the RNFE in Uganda represents an initial attempt at uncovering and understanding some of these issues within specific demographic, agro-ecological, historical and financial and service provision contexts. Two case study districts were selected in consultation with key stakeholders: Kumi district in the East and Rakai district in the Central Region. 1 . The findings of this study will be used to further develop the research, a process of knowledge consolidation on some of the key issues and themes arising from the fieldwork. This process will be conducted in collaboration with key Ugandan stakeholders with the aim of integrating the evolving research findings into appropriate policy and planning mechanisms. Thanks must go to those who have given their time and commitment to enable this first phase of research to be implemented, including: Alwyn Chilver, Ayambira Kayemba, Bruce Ambrose, Cathy Magnay, David Charles Luyimbazi, Dr Peter Ngategize, Dr. Fred Golooba, Dr. Robert Mayanja, Fred Bingoye, George Kasumba, Godfrey Mutaawe, Godfrey Ssemanda, Henry Mbaguta, Isaac Sserugo, James Mwonge, John Kalungi, Leonard Okello Chandwong, Margaret Kakande, Margaret Ssenkuboge, Mutaaya S. Abu Baker, Mwesigwa Agabus, Mwonge Mohammed, Passy Nassuuna, Rein Koelstra, Richard Ssewakirayanga, Rose Nakialiisa, Rosetti Nabbumba, Suzanne Willerup. 1 Separate reports cover the Kumi study, the methodologies used, and the summary conclusions from both district studies. 1
The remaining introductory sections draw on the information presented as background to the 1994/5 to 1998/9 Rakai District Development Plan (Rakai District Council, 1994) and the ealuation of the Danida supported Rakai District Development Programme (RDDP), especially Report No. 7 which focuses on the production sector (Andama, 2000). 1.2 Location Rakai District covers a total area of 4,989 km 2 , although over 1,000 km 2 of this is open water, mostly part of Lake Victoria. It is located in south-western Uganda between 31°04’ and 32°00’E, and 0°01’ and 1°00’S (Fig. 3.1). It borders Mbarara District to the west, Sembabule District to the north, Masaka District, of which it was once a part, to the northeast, and Kalangala District in Lake Victoria to the east. To the south it borders Tanzania. Rakai Town, the district capital is approximately 190 km south-west of Kampala. Figure 1 Location of Rakai District 2
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