Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/122259 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
DIIS Working Paper No. 2012:05
Publisher: 
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen
Abstract: 
This paper explains the differences in ruling elite support for the fisheries and dairy sectors in Uganda. Although production in Uganda has not generally been promoted in any sustained way, ruling elites have to varying degrees supported the dairy and fisheries sectors. The paper shows that the ruling elite initially supported the fishing industry because of industry pressure. They have failed to enforce fisheries management because there are big political costs associated with such enforcement. The dairy sector in the southwestern milk region was initially supported because the ruling elite wanted to build a coalition of support in this region. Coming from the region himself, the president had a keen interest in dairy cattle. The sector was subsequently regulated because the biggest processor put pressure on the ruling elite to do so. Even when the ruling coalition is fragmented, promoting production is possible if there is strong industry pressure and when the initiatives to promote the sector are also seen to help build or maintain the ruling coalition.
ISBN: 
978-87-7605-489-2
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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