Report of priority setting: Providing information for increasing and sustaining fish production and utilization to overcome poverty in Uganda

Abstract

Reforms in Uganda's agricultural research system have been undertaken In accordance with the national policy frameworks, in particular,the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) and the Plan for Modernisation of Agriculture (PMA). These reforms have led to the establishment of semi-autonomous Public agricultural Research institutes (PARis) within the National Agricultural Research System (NARS). The PARis were created from institutes formerly under the old NARO structure and comprise of the National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARis) and the Zonal Agricultural Research Institutes (ZARDls). The National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NAFIRRI) formerly FIRRI was established as one of the NARis to spearhead basic and applied research of strategic importance to Uganda in fisheries and water environment. The mandate of NAFIRRI is "to undertake strategic research of national importance in aquaculture, capture fisheries, water environment,socio-economics and marketing; and to develop and manage research, and disseminate the technologies in partnership with relevant stakeholders.