| dc.description | The government of Uganda has put in place enabling policy frameworks for food loss reduction and these include the constitution of the republic of Uganda objective 12 (twelve) which compels the state to take appropriate steps to grow and store adequate food. The Uganda Vision 2040, an overarching development plan underscores the need to reduce food loss and wastage and improve food safety. The Nation Development Plan III (NDP III) provides for the establishment of food technology incubators and a national food chain management system. NDP III also prioritizes agro-industrialization with the aim of creating jobs, making households food secure, and minimizing post-harvest food loss and waste. In the Agriculture Sector Plan (2015/16-2019/20), the government allocated over UGX 450 billion ($127 million) to interventions that would directly address food loss and waste. These included an efficient Food Agricultural Statistics (FAS) system to support policymaking, and the promotion of new food processing technologies. The Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) Uganda Country Plan (2018) aims to address food waste at the processing stage. Under the 5th Schedule of the East African Community Customs Management Act (2004), Uganda gave tax exemptions to licensed hotels on importation of technologies, including those that relate to food waste (such as cookers, fridges and freezers, IT accessories and software). In addition, the Environment Management Act (2019) calls to control waste generation to the greatest extent possible through the circular economy, while the KCCA Strategic Plan (2020) promotes urban agriculture to increase the supply of fresh food and vegetables, and support food handlers to minimize food contamination and associated food waste and loss. Despite the effort made to put in place policy frameworks to prevent and reduce food loss and waste, food waste remains a huge challenge to the country. To overcome the challenge of food waste requires Ugandan to improve our understanding of where existing legislation is inhibiting the adoption of food prevention technologies and practice and make necessary amendments. These changes could include amending or developing new legislation to provide more flexibility or incentives to redirect food waste to charities or convert it for other purposes, avoiding its disposal in landfill. All MDAs can work together to identify and support changes to achieve national consistency. Research and development and use of technologies can improve our existing processes is an important part of avoiding and reducing food waste. Raising awareness aimed at changing our attitudes and behaviors that generate food waste. Enhance access to finance and development of business and markets to support the repurposing of food waste | en_US |
