April 2023

MIND DASHBOARD: APRIL 2023 UPDATE

Submitted by on Sun, 04/30/2023 - 00:00
FY2022/23 Series

The MIND is a monthly publication. It contains Indicators updated on Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly frequencies. Consequently, it is prepared with a lag of one month, owing to the need to compile data that has been officially released following the end of the preceding month. The same principle applies to the Quarterly and Yearly data.  

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FINAL APRIL 2023 MIND (1).pdf


UGANDA NATIONAL OIL COMPANY SIGNS MOU WITH ALGERIAN OIL COMPANY

Submitted by on Wed, 04/19/2023 - 11:56

The Presidents of Uganda and Algeria oversaw the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Sonatrach (Algeria’s national oil company) and the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) on March 12th, 2023. The MOU aims to jointly assess cooperation opportunities across the entire oil and gas value chain (exploration, production, marketing, processing and other downstream activities).


IDENTIFYING COMMODITY-SPECIFIC PRIORITY INVESTMENTS IN SELECTED DISTRICTS OF UGANDA

Submitted by on Wed, 04/19/2023 - 11:54

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conducted a study with a specific objective of ranking the relative importance of eight priority policy areas. These include: seeds, fertilizers, mechanization, irrigation, extension, research and development (R&D), roads and electrification for each selected district-commodity combination. They sought to identify the most promising areas for investment in a particular commodity in five selected districts of Soroti, Serere, Kabale, Lira, and Masaka.


Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report, 2022

Submitted by on Tue, 04/18/2023 - 19:36

The Energy Progress Report assesses achievements in the global quest for universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy by 2030. The report findings indicate that on a global scale, achievement of the 2030 target will not be achieved partly due to disruptions by the COVID-19 pandemic and inadequate investment in energy and the attendant policy and regulatory reforms.