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Discussion on improving resource use in agriculture spending, budgeting issues, and required investments for sustainable agricultural development in Uganda.
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AGRICULTURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE IN UGANDA Godfrey Bahiigwa PMA Secretariat Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries ILRI Campus, Addis Ababa May 11, 2009
Notes from PER in Uganda 2007 • Increasing funding is not enough, increasing efficiency in resource use is very important • Resource allocation process between Ministry of Finance and Agriculture needs improvement • Ministry of Agriculture needs to improve its planning, budget execution and monitoring • Local government planning and monitoring need to be strengthened
Status of Public Spending in Agriculture • Ag. PE is 3.8% of national budget in FY 2008/09 • Ag. PE will be 3.3% of national budget in YF 2009/10 • Ag. PE projected to be 5.0% of national budget in 2011/12 • With COFOG definition Ag PE is higher, but only for comparative purposes, not aligned to national budgeting processes
Planning and Budgeting Issues • There is a delink between MAAIF plan and spending => related to low resources and budgetary indiscipline • Planning and resource allocation processes are not transparent, even within MAAIF • DSIP revision and implementation will try to improve these processes
Public Investments by MAAIF • Agricultural advisory services (NAADS • Agricultural research and technology development (NARS) • Regulatory services and quality assurance • Agricultural inputs (e.g. improved seed) • Disease and pest control • Quality planting and stocking material • Water for agricultural production (incl. conservation and irrigation) • Agricultural mechanization • Infrastructure supportive of commodity value chains • Policy coordination and institutional strengthening
Complimentary Investments Required by Agriculture • Rural transport infrastructure • Rural financial services • Agro-industrial development and trade • Rural electrification • Natural resource use and management • Land access and use • Agricultural education
Funding Agriculture in the MTEF • In 2008/09 FY agriculture’s share of the national budget is about 3.8%, but projected to be about 3.3% in FY 2009/10, a decline, yet agriculture is touted as a priority! • However, based on economic modeling, to achieve an annual growth rate of 6% requires an annual increase of the agriculture budget by 26%. At this rate, the share of the budget would be 14% of the national budget by 2015.
Looking Ahead on PERs • PERs definitely useful as monitoring instruments and can inform the budgetary processes • Need to strengthen analysis that links spending and outcomes at sectoral level as well as economy-wide • Analysis of expenditure sequencing would be helpful, given budget constraints • Analytical capacity is weak at national level => how do we get it improved? ReSAKSS?