La présents communication a pour objet d'exposer et d'apprécier dans
leurs grandes lignes les politiques et mesures appliquées en Ouganda pour stabiliser les produits agricoles.
The object of this paper is to emphasize some of the special characteristics of agricultural projects particularly in Africa and put forward a general- outline for their formulation and appraisal with the hope that more projects in future will be examined in a comprehensive fashion. Although some of the details may not be applicable, or may not be available, for the wide variety of projects which fall within the agricultural field the general considerations should apply to all of them.
In Kenya drought sharply reduced the maize crop, causing famine
conditions in some areas, towards the relief of which surplus maize
was donated by the United States. In the rest of east Africa the effects
of the drought were less servere, but some food products wera in short
supply in Uganda and thera were crop failures in parts of Tanganyika. ^
Coffee and sisal production increased substantially in Kenya, reflecting
the progress of 'African production under the Swynnerton Plan. In Uganda
Une ferme n'est pas une usine. L'agriculture est pleine de facteurs imprévisibles.
The present Act lays down provisions relating to the improvement of agricultural structures and the safeguard of agricultural and forestry industries. The text consists of 39 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: Land transactions (I); Inheritance proceedings (II); Proceedings (III); Amendment of existing legislation (IV); Additional, transitional and final provisions (V).