Area-Based Commodity Development Portal
The ABCD portal showcases the performance of Uganda's commodity value chains in different sub-regions, providing real-time data insights and statistics to inform policy makers, researchers, and investors.
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Sub-regions
See value chain performance data per sub-region
Coffee Growing Sub-regions
Acholi, Ankole, Bukedi, Bunyoro, Central1, Central2, Elgon, Karamoja, Kigezi, Lango, Tooro
Tea Growing Sub-regions
Kigezi, Ankole, Tooro, Bunyoro, Central 1, West Nile, Northern
Maize Growing Sub-regions
Acholi, Ankole, Bukedi, Bunyoro, Busoga, N. Buganda, S. Buganda, Elgon, Karamoja, Kigezi, Lango, Teso, Tooro, West Nile
General Data Overview
Data is collected from the 15 sub-regions across the country
Sub-Regions
Data captured on the portal covers time frame from 2019-2023
Years
The portal currently covers data for Coffee, Maize and Tea
Data Sources
How We Do It
Data Sourcing
Data on the portal is collected and analyzed by responsible field and desk officers of mandated MDAs. This data is then forwarded to the Technical Working Group of the ABCD Portal for review and validation.
Note: The Technical Working Group is composed of Technical officers from Various MDAs and private Sector organizations that are involved in the respective Value Chains.
Data Validation
After value chain data is collected and cleaned by field and desk officers, the ABCD Technical Working Group reviewed, analyzed and approved and signoff the data so that it can be published on the online portal.
Data Visualization
Approved data is published and displayed on the online ABCD portal by the MoFPED desk officers.
Once data is uploaded on the portal, it is automatically displayed in different analytical formats such as data tables, graphs, line charts and geographical maps to enable summarized and meaningful analysis and displays.
ABCD Portal Modules
Analytics & Insights
All data indicating figures(numbers) of different factors of production, processing and markets for every value chain to track how much investment/inputs and impact/output has been registered over a given period of time (Quarterly or Annually).
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Geolocation
The portal provides geo-graphical maps that enable viewing of geo-graphical locations maps that show the distribution of key value chain facilities such as farmland, certified ware houses, manufacturing plants among other production, processing and manufacturing plants.
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Performance Comparisons
Compare performance of commodity value chains in the different sub-regions to understand sub regional contribution to the national output to enable value chain analysis and research to guide policy and investment decisions.
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Professional Reports
View and download reports of data that has been collected, analyzed and published by trusted sources (i.e. MDAs and Private Sector stakeholders that are collaborating to provide Value chain data).
Value Chain Updates and Notifications
Get email or mobile (SMS or WhatsApp) notifications on updates of any data value chain updates on latest production and market data.
Advantages of ABCD Portal Data
Efficiency
Data on the portal is collected and validated by different mandated MDAs and Private Sector Organizations who are ABCD portal stakeholders.
Up-to-Date
Data on the portal is near real-time meaning has been collected and processed with in a minimal time frame and timely basis of at least monthly or quarterly basis.
Country Level Accuracy
Data on the portal has a high degree of accuracy since the process of data collection involves district commercial officers across different regions of the country.
Application
ABCD value chain data has the following real-world applications
Government (MDAs)
Governments and administrative institutions can use this solution to determine subsidies, stay up-to-date about the state of commodities in the area of interest, monitor production efficiency, and more.
It also ensures sustainability as near real-time data guides continuous and successful implementation of new agricultural regulations through near real-time discovery of gaps to ensure guided interventions to improve value chain performance.
Private Sector
The portal provides a detailed database on various aspects of the commodities in various sub-regions guiding businesses involved in different value chain stages from production, processing and markets to know and determine and manage yield estimation, harvest dynamics, market shares dynamics among others to help them in strategic planning of their businesses as well as participate in policy formulation.
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