The Uganda Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program
(APEP) is a five-year USAID-funded activity that commenced
implementation in November 2003. APEP aims to expand
rural economic opportunities and increase household income
in the agricultural sector by increasing food and cash crop
productivity and marketing.

The program builds on sector successes with added emphasis
on creating economies of scale that catalyze transformation of
agriculture from low input/low output, subsistence within the targeted commodities, APEP addresses production-to-market transactions, improvements in input distribution, and the development of competitive agricultural and rural enterprises. This includes working with business and industry leaders to design corporate structures to reach producers and work with producers to respond and organize themselves. APEP also works with producer organizations to develop linkages, management systems, and revenue streams. Specifically, APEP focuses on the following activities:

• Technology generation, including agricultural research
• Technology transfer, through farmer field demonstrations
• Post-harvest handling
• Producer organization strengthening
• Private sector input supply
• Training
• Market development and market intelligence
• Agricultural investment promotion
• Agricultural finance
• Agro-processing
• Policy advocacy
• Biotechnology and biosafety