Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Sector Development Plan (2015/16 – 2019/20). Country/Territory Uganda Document type Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Energy, Mineral resources, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Agricultural commodities Agricultural development Business/industry/corporations Capacity building Fiscal and market measures Governance Processing/handling Internal trade International trade Irrigation Poverty Research Smallholders/peasants Subsidy/incentive Sustainable development Energy conservation/energy production Protection of environment Bioenergy Minerals Waste prevention Waste management Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries Entry into force notes 2015 - 2020. Abstract This Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Sector Development Plan (TIC-SDP) is the second nationwide multi-sectoral document and it has been designed in the context of the Uganda Vision 2040 and the National Development Plan II and it broadly aims to significantly increase the contribution of the country’s Trade, Industry and Cooperative Sector to economic development, and reducing the widening trade deficit. The development envisaged by the Plan concerns the following areas (i) trade; (ii) industry; (iii) cooperatives; (iv) administration. In particular, the Trade, Industry and Cooperatives sector shall pursue the following strategic objectives in the five years between 2015 and 2020 (i) increase the share of manufactured goods and services in total exports; (ii) improve private sector competitiveness; (iii) increase market access for Uganda’s products and services in regional and international market; (iv) improve trade infrastructure; (v) promote the development of value added industries in agriculture and minerals; (vi) increase the productive capabilities for goods and services; (vii) promote the use of research, innovation and applied technology; (viii) promote green industry and climate smart industrial initiatives; (ix) promote the formation and growth of cooperatives and enhance their capacity to compete in domestic, regional and international markets; (x) increase the diversification of enterprises undertaken by cooperatives; (xi) enhance public administration and management; (xii) strengthen sector institutional infrastructure. Full text English