City/Town/Village: | Kampala |
County/Province/District (Name of): | n/a |
Sub-national State: | n/a |
Country: | Uganda |
Language: | English |
Spatial Distinction: | Urban |
Level of Government: | City |
Population: | 1,507,114 |
Population Range: | 1 million - 4.99 million |
Policy Type: | Legislation and Regulations |
Food Systems Sector(s): | food production |
Year of Adoption: | 2005 |
Adopting Government Department(s): | Kampala City Council |
Lead Implementing Entity: | Kampala City Council |
Supporting Entity: | Kampala Urban Food Security, Agriculture, and Livestock Committee |
Additional Supporting Entity: | Urban Harvest, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
Funding Amount: | n/a |
Funding Sources: | Department for International Development DFID-UK through Livestock Production Programme |
Policy Links: | PDF-Original |
Link to Additional Resources: | Resource 1 – Resource 2 |
Policy Outcome: | Sets guidelines to obtain an urban agriculture license and regulations which must be followed during production and sale of food and beverages. Also excludes certain area from cultivation and limits pollution of urban agricultre lands. |
Policy Keywords: | backyard gardening; beverages; commercial agriculture; environmental health; food processing; food production; licenses; permits; pesticides; pollution; regulation; urban agriculture |