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Agricultural integrated survey programme (AGRISurvey)

Uganda

The Uganda Annual Agricultural Survey (AAS) was established in 2017 by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) in order to address the growing demand for agricultural statistics in the country. Since 2018, FAO has provided technical and financial assistance to strengthen and expand the AAS.

Under the umbrella of the AGRISurvey project and the 50x2030 Initiative, FAO supported the country in the following areas: i) revision of the data collection instruments; ii) expansion of the survey scope; iii) development of electronic questionnaires; iv) survey integration; v) data documentation, anonymization and dissemination. In addition, FAO provided financial support to the survey programme, thus ensuring the regularity of data collection.

Between 2018 and 2023 FAO provided technical and financial assistance to four survey rounds and, in collaboration with the World Bank LSMS-ISA team, FAO supported UBOS in integrating the AAS and the Uganda National Panel Survey (UNPS). Assistance encompassed questionnaire development, sampling, field work organization, data processing and dissemination. With the programme support, the country made significant improvements in the areas of data collection and data processing.

With the programme support, the country made significant improvements with regard to data dissemination, allowing users to access high-quality data from the surveys and filling a crucial data gap.


Key findings/reports 

Annual Agricultural Survey 2020

Annual Agricultural Survey 2019: 

Annual Agricultural Survey 2018: 

    Interactive statistical tables 

    Annual Agricultural Survey (AAS 2020)

    Annual Agricultural Survey (AAS 2018 & AAS 2019)

    Microdata files

    Annual Agricultural Survey 2020

    Annual Agricultural Survey 2019

    Annual Agricultural Survey - 2018, Second Season

    News
    Uganda publishes the interactive tables from the Annual Agricultural Survey 2020
    08/06/2023

    In November 2022, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under the auspices of the Government of Uganda and with the financial support of the 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agric...

    Key findings from the Uganda Annual Agricultural Survey 2020 provide facts for evidence-based decision making
    22/11/2022
    The Government of Uganda, with the support of 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap, presented the results of the Annual Agricultural Survey (AAS) 2020 on November 18, 2022. 
    With 50x2030 support, Uganda continues to provide regular and reliable data on national agricultural sector
    23/11/2021
    On 15 November, the Uganda Bureau for Statistics (UBOS) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), implementing partner of the 50x30 Initiative, presented the key findings of the 2019 Annual Agricultural Survey (AAS). The presentation provided an opportunity to take stock of the important statistical information generated by the AAS 2019 on the 2019 agricultural year.
    UBOS completes the on-line release of statistical products of AAS 2018
    22/12/2020
    FAO's AGRISurvey programme – now part of the 50x2030 Initiative –  provides financial and technical assistance to the Uganda Annual Agricultural Survey (AAS) administered by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). In the last three years, AGRISurvey has introduced significant enhancements to the AAS in the domains of survey design, use of technology, data analysis, dissemination and use of data and key results.
    FAO and UBOS launch the Annual Agriculture Survey report, providing key statistics for the agricultural sector
    12/06/2020
    The agricultural sector has been the backbone of the Uganda’s economy for decades, employing over 80 percent of the rural population and about 64.3 percent of the working population. Agriculture is a source of food, raw materials for industries and foreign exchange given the many agricultural exports. The Agricultural Sector Strategic Plan (ASSP), the National Development Plan (NDP) II, and now the NDP III identify agriculture as one of the priority sectors for investment.
    Publications
    Use of AGRISurvey data for computing SDG’s and national indicators: Experience in three countries
    05/2021

    FAO's AGRISurvey programme supports countries in monitoring the targets set by the 2030 Development Agenda for the agricultural sector. In particular, the programme has provided support to Cambodia, Senegal and Uganda in monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Indicators 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1 and 5.a.1.

    AGRISurvey Programme in Uganda. Key findings of the Annual Agricultural Survey 2018
    09/2020

    Since 2018, the Agricultural Integrated Survey programme (AGRISurvey) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provides financial and technical assistance to the Uganda Annual Agricultural Survey (AAS) administered by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS).

    Start date: 2018

    Status: Ongoing 

    Objective: Strengthen and expand the national Annual Agricultural Survey (AAS) and integrate the AAS with the UNPS

    Partners: Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBoS), Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)

    • Publication of statistical outputs of the AAS 2018, 2019, 2020 (including survey reports, briefs, interactive on-line tables).
    • Data collection on crop and livestock production, input use and acquisition, labour input, individual land tenure rights, shocks and food security, and extension services.

    Uganda generated national and subnational estimates for SDG indicators 2.3.1 (labour productivity of smallholders), 2.3.2 (income of smallholders) and 5.a.1 (women’s agricultural tenure rights). These estimates have been used to generate recommendations on strategic topics such as access to financial services by agricultural holdings, women’s access to land, the use of inputs, and strategies for building resilience to shocks and stressors.