Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries

What Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries does

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is the government ministry of the Republic of Uganda responsible for agricultural policy, regulation, and sector development. Its mandate derives from the Constitution of Uganda, the Local Governments Act (1997), and the Public Service Reform Programme, and it is structured into four Directorates (Animal Resources, Crop Resources, Fisheries Resources, and Agricultural Extension Services), six departments, and seven semi-autonomous agencies (NAADS, NARO, NAGRC&DB, COCTU, DDA, UCDA, CDO). The ministry's stated mission is to transform subsistence farming into commercial agriculture, and it serves smallholder farmers, pastoral and agro-pastoral communities, refugee and host households, and agricultural enterprises across all 135+ districts of Uganda.

MAAIF implements a portfolio of donor-funded agricultural development projects rather than commercial products, including the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATP, World Bank), the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP, World Bank IDA), the National Oil Seeds Project (NOSP, IFAD/OFID), the Uganda Multi-Sector Food Security and Nutrition Project (UMFSNP, GAFSP), the National Oil Palm Project (NOPP), the Promotion of Rice Development Project Phase II (PRiDe II, JICA), the Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project (RPLRP, World Bank/IGAD), and the Banana Livelihood Diversification Project (UNIDO). Its underlying technology infrastructure includes the National Food and Agricultural Statistics System (NFASS) for sector data, the Electronic Voucher Management System (EVMS) for input distribution, and web-based portals for online certification of fisheries exports and plant/plant product imports.

The ministry operates on a non-commercial model: it does not charge fees for core agricultural extension and advisory services, with funding sourced from Government of Uganda national budget allocations and development partner loans and grants from the World Bank, IFAD, JICA, GAFSP, OPEC Fund, and bilateral partners. Distribution is delivered through District Local Governments, sub-county extension workers, semi-autonomous agencies, and the Electronic Voucher System, with marketing and information dissemination through the agriculture.go.ug national portal, social media, newsletters, and agricultural events.

Name

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries

Legal name

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries

Website

https://agriculture.go.ug

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

MAAIF is Uganda's government ministry for agriculture, animal industry, and fisheries, implementing donor-funded development projects and regulating the sector across 135+ districts through four directorates, six departments, and seven semi-autonomous agencies serving smallholder farmers, pastoral communities, refugees, and agribusinesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Agricultural Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Agricultural Services (700), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADALAG

Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems & Land Management

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Climate, Environment & Sustainable Development Programs

SECONDARYBPADAEAD

Governance, Public Financial Management & Service Delivery Reform

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

SECONDARYBPAGAGAI

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYBPAIACAK

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Agricultural extension services
• Crop production support
• Livestock development programs
• Fisheries resource management
• Food security programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Entebbe

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: Core operational funding from the Government of Uganda national budget for ministry operations, extension services, and administrative functions.
2. Development Partner Financing: International development agencies and financial institutions provide loans and grants for specific agricultural development projects including World Bank IDA credits, IFAD loans, GAFSP grants, and JICA technical cooperation funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MAAIF is a government ministry of Uganda that formulates and implements national agricultural policy, delivers extension and advisory services to farmers, runs agricultural development projects across crop, animal, and fisheries sub-sectors, regulates agricultural trade and inputs, and coordinates the work of seven semi-autonomous agencies (NAADS, NARO, NAGRC&DB, COCTU, DDA, UCDA, CDO). Services are delivered free of charge through a decentralized network of District Local Governments and sub-county extension staff, with operational financing from the Government of Uganda national budget and loans/grants from development partners including the World Bank, IFAD, GAFSP, JICA and OPEC Fund.

Product overview

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is a government ministry that does not offer commercial software products. Instead, it provides agricultural development programs and regulatory services. The ministry operates multiple agricultural transformation projects across Uganda's 135+ districts, including climate-smart agriculture (UCSATP), cluster development (ACDP), food security and nutrition (UMFSNP), oil seeds development (NOSP), oil palm expansion (NOPP), rice development (PRiDe II), and pastoral resilience (RPLRP). Supporting infrastructure includes the National Farmers' Leadership Center for training, the National Food and Agricultural Statistics System (NFASS) for data, and online certification portals for fisheries and plant product imports/exports. The ministry also operates an Electronic Voucher Management System for agricultural input delivery under ACDP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• National Agricultural Sector Portal: The official portal for Uganda's agricultural sector managed by MAAIF

Products and services

• Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATP) Six-year government program supporting climate-smart agriculture technologies, productivity increases, and market access for select value chains across 69 districts in 13 agroecological zones, targeting 760,000 direct beneficiary households.
• Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP) Government partnership project spanning 12 geographic clusters across 57 districts to raise on-farm productivity, production, and marketable volumes of maize, beans, rice, cassava and coffee through an electronic voucher system and value chain development.
• Uganda Multi-Sector Food Security and Nutrition Project (UMFSNP) Five-year project implemented with the Ministries of Health and Education to increase production and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods and use community-based nutrition services in smallholder households across 15 districts.
• National Oil Seeds Project (NOSP) Seven-year project (2021-2027) funded by IFAD and OPEC Fund to accelerate commercialisation of oilseeds value chains for 120,000 subsistence smallholder households across six area-based hubs covering 81 districts.
• National Oil Palm Project (NOPP) Government project using a hub approach in oil palm-growing areas (Kalangala, Buvuma, Mayuge, Masaka/Rakai) to develop smallholder oil palm production alongside nucleus estates, targeting approximately 30,800 beneficiary households.
• Promotion of Rice Development Project Phase 2 (PRiDe II) Government of Japan/JICA-supported follow-on project that enhances rice production technology development, institutional training frameworks, and dissemination through the Musomesa Field School approach across priority ZARDIs.
• Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project (RPLRP) Five-year regional World Bank-financed project (USD 40 million) implemented across IGAD member states (Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia) to enhance livelihood resilience of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in 12 drought-prone cross-border districts.
• Banana Livelihood Diversification Project MAAIF and MTIC project executed with UNIDO/GEF to support vulnerable communities in Western Uganda adapt to climate change through banana value addition activities including solar drying, juice production, and wine making.
• National Farmers' Leadership Center (NFLC) Training centre located at Kapiringisa, Mpigi District, established with Republic of South Korea support to transfer Korea's Saemaul Undong (New Village Movement) rural development model, providing mindset transformation and agricultural technology training to farmer leaders and civic/political leaders.
• National Food and Agricultural Statistics System (NFASS) Database system developed by the Statistics Division of MAAIF that provides accurate, timely, consistent, disaggregated and accessible agricultural sector data for private sector, NGOs, government planning authorities, research institutions and development partners.
• Online Certification for Fisheries Exports Web-based portal for online certification of fisheries exports from Uganda, enabling regulatory compliance and traceability in the fisheries value chain.
• Online Certification for Plant and Plant Product Imports Web-based portal for certification of imports of plants and plant products, implementing GACC procedures and phytosanitary certification (ePhyto) requirements for Uganda's agricultural trade.
• Electronic Voucher Management System (EVMS) Digital platform under ACDP enabling farmer registration, input access and co-funding through electronic vouchers for agricultural inputs including fertilizers, pesticides, post-harvest materials and equipment.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Government of the Republic of KoreacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2016South Korea supported establishment of the National Farmers' Leadership Center through transfer of Saemaul Undong (New Village Movement) methodology for rural development and mindset transformation. NFLC officially launched by Presidents of Uganda and Korea.
• Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRPLRP is implemented as a regional project across IGAD member states (Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia) under the IDDRSI framework, coordinated through regional programming papers.
• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJICA provides technical cooperation for PRiDe II rice development project and PISD irrigation scheme development, including training, equipment, and feasibility studies through Japanese expertise.
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNIDO partners with MAAIF and MTIC on Banana Livelihood Diversification Project, supporting value addition technologies and processing facilities for banana-based products.
• Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA)majorTechnology or IntegrationUNMA partners with MAAIF and NARO under UCSATP to provide agro-meteorological information services and climate-smart agriculture support.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Bank Agriculture and Food Global Practice: Provides IDA credits for MAAIF's largest projects (ACDP, UCSATP, RPLRP). Comparable as a strategic partner and de facto peer in designing, financing, and supervising climate-smart agriculture and resilience programs across Uganda and the region.
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): UN agency providing technical assistance, policy advice, and statistical infrastructure to MAAIF and counterparts globally. Comparable as a broad incumbent shaping agricultural standards, data systems, and capacity building that complement ministry operations.

Emerging players

• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD): IFAD is a core financing and technical partner for MAAIF's NOSP and NOPP programs. Relevant as a peer that co-designs, co-funds, and supervises smallholder commercialization projects overlapping with MAAIF's mandate in oilseeds and oil palm value chains.
• Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA): AGRA supports smallholder input access, seed systems, and policy reform across Uganda and East Africa. Relevant as a peer in driving agricultural commercialization agendas, particularly on seed certification, agro-dealer networks, and value chain integration.

Direct peers

• Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania: Tanzania's agriculture ministry executes similar crop, livestock, and fisheries development programs with World Bank, IFAD, and bilateral donor financing. Comparable in structure, mandate, and reliance on extension services and subsidy programs for smallholder commercialization.
• Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Kenya: Kenya's national agriculture ministry with analogous mandate over crops, livestock, fisheries, and extension services. Directly comparable as a regional peer government ministry responsible for input subsidies, e-voucher programs, and value chain development across smallholder farmers.
• Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda: Rwanda's agriculture ministry implements Crop Intensification Program and livestock initiatives with strong donor backing, serving smallholders through cooperatives and e-voucher systems. Directly comparable as a regional peer with similar climate-smart agriculture and value chain agendas.

Others

• National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO): NARO is a semi-autonomous agency under MAAIF responsible for agricultural research and technology dissemination. Comparable as an institutional arm delivering research outputs and climate-smart technologies that MAAIF programs scale through extension services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MAAIF_Uganda
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCcXRUgKrVHnaMPKm8SI8QLw
• Facebookfacebook.com/MAAIFUganda
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministry-of-agriculture-animal-industry-and-fisheries

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries7 records

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