Over the last two decades agricultural export diversification has been pushed as an economic development strategy for sub-Saharan Africa. This paper looks at Uganda, where nontraditional... Show moreOver the last two decades agricultural export diversification has been pushed as an economic development strategy for sub-Saharan Africa. This paper looks at Uganda, where nontraditional agricultural export commodities have been (re)-introduced since Museveni came to power in 1986. The most important ones are flowers, fresh and frozen fish, fresh fruit and vegetables, hides and skins, vanilla, sesame seed, and maize and beans. The paper considers the success of these commodities and summarizes the findings by evaluating the objectives of the Ugandan government with regard to the diversification of the country's agricultural exports. Show less
This paper analyses a selection of the literature that has been published on the relationship between the development of food trade and urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa. The evolution of food... Show moreThis paper analyses a selection of the literature that has been published on the relationship between the development of food trade and urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa. The evolution of food marketing systems and the urbanization process are described in three phases: the precolonial period, the colonial period, and the postindependence period. The paper concludes that the evolution of food trade and urbanization have been closely interlinked from the beginning. Sometimes urbanization was the cause and food trade the consequence, at other times both were the consequence of external factors such as intercontinental trade and colonial policies. The evolution of marketing channels and the location of market places have been determined not only by population developments, but also by existing agroecological and ethnic boundaries, emerging national entities, changing government policies, and local social values. Show less
