MINISTRY OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COOPERATIVES

PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES IN THE COMMUNITIES WITHIN

BUGANDA DISTRICTS

Introduction
1. Buganda is one of the regions of Uganda located in the central part of the country. Buganda
has a population of over 13 million people covering 22 districts of Buikwe, Bukomansimbi,
Butambala, Buvuma, Gomba, Kalangala, Kalungu, Kiboga, Kyankwanzi, Luweero, Lwengo,
Lyantonde, Masaka, Mpigi, Mityana, Mubende, Mukono, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Rakai,
Sembabule and Wakiso.
Map showing Buganda Region in Uganda

2. Buganda is strategically located harboring the Capital city and with key national road
networks to all regions of the country passing through it. Buganda’s strategic location
creates advantages of easy access to market, better infrastructure and financial services
among others. Many areas of Buganda are endowed with fertile lands for agriculture.
3. Many people from the Buganda region engage in small hold agriculture and wholesale and
retail merchandise trade in the various towns municipality and capital city. Those in
lucrative business are mainly located in urban areas. Many others operate less lucrative
businesses like hair dressing, restaurants/eating places, carpentry among others. A
significant population is also engaged in small scale industries (Jua kali) and others in
services sector like transport, hotel, education, health and communication.

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4. According to the UBOS report on the Census of Business Establishments 2010/11, 59.2%
(271,000) of all the country’s businesses are located in the Central region. Buganda Region
accounts for 58.4% (163,207) of all the businesses engaged in the Trade sector country-
wide, and 59.1% (18,762) of all the businesses engaged in the Manufacturing sector.
5. The Trade sector covers activities such as: Sale, Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles,
Motor Cycles and Household Goods; Wholesale Trade, and Retail Trade. These activities are
carried out in general and specialized shops, departmental stores, stalls, mail order houses,
petrol stations among others.
6. The Manufacturing sector covers activities in Food and Non-Food Manufacturing. Food
manufacturing involves Processing of Meat and fish, Manufacture of Grain milling products,
Bakery products, Animal feeds and other food, Beer and Spirits, Soft drinks and Mineral
Water, and coffee and tea processing. Non-Food Manufacturing involves manufacture of
Textiles & Wearing Apparel, Leather & Related Products, Paper Products & Printing, Bricks,
Cement & Concrete, Metal Products and Furniture, Saw milling, Repair of Machinery and
Equipment and other Manufacturing.
7. Despite its being strategically located in the capital, having fertile soils for agriculture, good
road networks to all regions of the country, proximity to the market, easy access to financial
services among others, a bigger percentage of people from the Buganda region still leave
below the poverty line.
8. The Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperative in her effort to contribute to the economic
development and growth of the region proposes the following interventions.

Cooperatives Development
9. Promotion of high value commodity based cooperatives using an integrated approach
model to enable communities become self reliant in a sense that; they can enhance
production and productivity through Rural Producer Organisations-(RPOs), ready access to
financial services through own formed or already existing SACCOs with in their locality,
undertake processing, bulking and collectively market their products through Area
Cooperative Enterprises (ACEs).

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 Figure 1 : Integrated approach to local economic development

10. The Figure 1; depicts 3 community based and owned form of cooperative institutions-RPOs,
ACEs and SACCOs to be mutually dependent, self-reinforcing in the way gear levers in a
vehicle work. Each of the above 3 entities will be supported to perform a specific function
that will augment and reinforce the function of the other for holistic development of local
communities.

Activities:

A) RPOS-Rural Producer Organisations

11. This is a specialised production and productivity enhancement cooperative based at parish
level. What needs to be done by the Ministry is to:
 Conduct Baseline to identify the major agricultural economic activities
 Mobilization of communities to participate in the initiative
 Awareness creation
 Envisioning, innovation and creativity training
 Cooperative Formation, development and management guidelines training and
information dissemination
 Extension services
 Business Development services
 Strategic planning
 Financial management
 Postharvest Handling Technology Training and transfer
 Marketing planning

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 Some of the notable successful ones include: Lukyabwa Fishing Cooperative society,
Lujaggwa Multipurpose cooperative society in Kalangala district.
B) SACCOs – (Savings and Credit Cooperatives)
12. Community based, owned, used and controlled specialised financial cooperative This will
be Sub County based, owned, controlled and used by the members in the RPOs.
Fortunately, majority of the SACCOs are located in the Central region (46%). However, the
Ministry needs to promote more SACCOs through;
 Awareness, interest and ownership creation
 Formation guidelines training and information dissemination
 Interim committee election
 Recruiting members and setting up leadership structures for the co-operative
 Registering the co-operative
 Managing the co-operative- recruitment of essential staff
 Evaluating the co-operative
 Budgeting and financial management
 Strategic planning
 Access to external funds from Government own company –Microfinance support Centre
Ltd to leverage members’ paid up share capital.
Notable successful examples include: Mukono-Kayunga Teachers’ SACCO, Masaka
teachers’ SACCO, Lwengo SACCO, Kyotera Tusimbudde, Lukaya SACCO, Masaka
Microfinance Cooperative Development Trust, Masaka Elders’ SACCO, Lwabenge Amazima
Bwebugagga and Bagezza SACCO in Mubende to mention a few.
C) ACEs-Area Cooperative Enterprises
13. These are specialised bulking, agro-processing /value addition and collective marketing
cooperatives owned, controlled and used by parish level based cooperative societies
(RPOs).
14. The ACEs-Marketing cooperatives will market farmers’ produce such as coffee, maize,
beans, matooke, livestock, etc. Members will sell their produce through their co-operative

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 and benefit from the economies of scale. By so doing, they get a better price for their
produce.
15. The ACEs -Marketing co-operatives will market farmers’ produce such as coffee, maize,
beans, matooke, livestock, etc. Members will sell their produce through their co-operative
and benefit from the economies of scale. By so doing, they get a better price for their
produce. Some of the notable successful ones include; Kangulumira ACE, Kayunga ACE and
Bagezza ACE in Mubende.
What needs to be done include;
 Selling the idea
 Awareness, interest and ownership creation
 Formation guidelines training and information dissemination
 Interim committee election
 Recruiting members and setting up leadership structures for the co-operative
 Registering the co-operative
 Managing the co-operative- recruitment of essential staff
 Evaluating the co-operative
 Budgeting and financial management- MTAC
 Strategic planning-MTAC
 Branding and packaging
 Linking with potential markets -Uganda Export Promotion Board is key
 Linking the ACEs to UIRI, UNBS and Export Promotion Board for:
i) Value addition ;
ii) Tailor -made postharvest handling and agro-processing technology development
through fabrication;
iii) Product development and standards testing and fabrication (MOU signing)
 Linking the ACEs to Uganda Commodity Exchange(UCE) /Licensed warehouses for wide
market opportunity access

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Note: There is already Government Company – MSCL that offers whole sale fund lending at 9%
to leverage paid up capital in ACEs and SACCOs by the members. Hence Cooperative
Development will authorise and link these organisations to access the same.

D) Rural electrification programme:

16. Communities formed into cooperatives can take advantage of and venture into pre-paid
energy distribution as energy cooperatives like Pader-Abim energy cooperative, (in Pader
and Abim districts and (Bundibugyo Energy Cooperative) in Bundibugyo district have done.

E) Consumer cooperatives

17. These should be promoted to aid in provision of markets locally produced goods and also
act as farm in put stockists.

F) Transport cooperatives

18. Theses should be promoted to venture into construction materials supplies; transportation
of agricultural products to market centres.

G) Service cooperatives

19. These once promoted will provide services such as housing, health care, funerals, day care,
tourism, water, power and energy and many other services. Usually people go for services
from such co-operatives in order to benefit from competitive prices, better quality or when
existing services are inadequate. Under this however, there is no limit as to the kind of
services that people can provide themselves with under a co-operative framework.

H) Workers cooperatives

20. These are co-operatives which are owned by the people who also work for the same
organization. This type of co-operatives is relatively new globally but is gaining popularity as
co-operatives under it have proved quite successful. This is can be attractive to women,
youth and community members with craftsmanship skills

H) Hand crafts cooperatives;

21. These should be promoted among women and men with skills in craft making, knighting and
weaving as these products have high demand in European markets.

Cooperative-based warehouses development initiative

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22. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives is appealing and encouraging cooperatives
especially unions, Area Cooperative Enterprises and strong Primary cooperatives (RPOs) to
construct warehouses and drying yards on their lands

23. The Government through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives is examining the
option of guaranteeing loans for construction of the same and it will also support the
cooperatives create an appropriate management structure to man the will -be constructed
warehouses so as to reduce post harvest losses and enhance market access.

24. Once these are in place the ministry will link them to UCE for certification so that they can
operate fully fledged warehouse receipt system services to the members of the
participating cooperatives thereby further enhancing access to commodity markets.

Cooperatives coverage mapping

The Ministry is making effort to develop a map that will be reference material for identification
and selection of enterprise specific for technical support but also to be used by leaders to guide
community members to join, use, control and benefit from their services or activities.
Table 1: Number of Cooperatives by District
No District Number 12 Lyantonde 9
1 Buikwe 4 13 Masaka 517
2 Butambala 0 14 Mityana 55
3 Buvuma 0 15 Mpigi 256
5 Kalangala 15 16 Mubende 225
6 Kalungu 17 17 Mukono 258
7 Kayunga 53 18 Nakaseke 17
8 Kiboga 23 19 Nakasongola 33
9 Kyankwanzi 4 20 Rakayi 115
10 Luwero 163 21 Sembabule 17
11 Lwego 17 22 Wakiso 103
Total 1,901
Source: Cooperative Register

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Figure: Societies by Region, Economic Activity and Percentage, 2010

Source: Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry Sector Statistical Abstract 2011

The figure above shows that, across all regions, 46% of the SACCOs were located in the central
region, followed by western, eastern and northern. The Western dominated in area of diary and
livestock (54%), while the Eastern region dominated in the area of crop farming and marking
(47%).
Generally, majority of the SACCOs are located in the Central region, Diary and Livestock
societies in the Western region and Crop Farming and Marketing societies in the Eastern region.
It can also be observed that there was a fair distribution of active cooperatives by type in the
Eastern region.

Major Challenges Faced by Cooperatives

25. The Ministry finds that a number of factors have caused the downfall and low mortality rate
of some cooperatives and these include;
 Poor leadership and governance generally
 Inadequate capitalisation
 Insufficient economic patronisation by the members
 Lack of access to reliable markets that pay competitive prices
 Inadequate storage, post harvest handling and agro processing infrastructure

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  Massive frauds by management staff and committees
 High level of dishonesty and lack of transparency on the part of committees
 Lack of cooperative member education
 Some level of political interference from the local politicians

Reasons for Successful Cooperatives

26. Nonetheless, several cooperatives have emerged successful for the following reasons;
 Visionary leadership
 Good governance
 Business plans
 Continuous member education
 Market access
 Accountable, honest and transparent leadership
 Good management information system
 Separation of roles between committees and staff
 Adherence to laws, policies and procedures by all the members of the cooperative
including leaders.
Therefore, the Ministry needs the support of Parliament in making this possible as it revives
the cooperative movement in Buganda region and across the rest of the country.

Industry and Technology

27. Through the implementation of the One Village One Product (OVOP) Program, challenges
and skills gaps within the identified commodity based cooperatives will be identified and
guidance on the specific interventions to address these challenges will be provided. This will
be followed by capacity development through training in business management: business
identification, business plan development, records keeping, product costing and marketing
and value addition skills: post harvest handling, sorting and grading of raw materials,
production process documentation, hygienic requirements in a manufacturing process and
quality assurance requirements. Through this OVOP program, the Ministry can facilitate

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 these groups/cooperatives to develop Bankable Business Plans for them to access loans
from financial institutions like Microfinance Support Centre Limited (MSCL).
28. The other relevant development programs being implemented by the Ministry include:
Quality Infrastructure and Standards Program (QUISP)
QUISP Supports enterprises to have their products certified through;
 Training on Standards and Quality Assurance
 Supporting testing of their products at a free cost, enterprises are only required to
pay for licenses

Economic Partnership Agreement Related Trade and Private Sector Support (EPA
TAPSS):
EPA TAPSS supports enterprises (SMEs) through the following interventions:
 Quality certification of SMEs products
 Provide mentorship on good manufacturing practices
 Provision of trade related information
 Providing trading license rates

District Commercial Services Support Project (DICOSS)

The District Commercial Services Support Project is currently being implemented in
Mukono, Mubende, Kampala, Masaka, Nakasongola and Sembabule and this program
supports District Commercial Officers (DCOs) under the following areas:
 Retooling offices for the District Commercial Officer’s
 Capacity Building
 Building networks between the various stakeholders

Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Directorate (MSMEs):

Establishment of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises will contribute to the
development of MSMEs in the following ways:

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  Enhancing the competitiveness of the existing SMEs and increasing the number
of the new ones
 Developing and coordinating programs, schemes and projects for the
development of SMEs
 Facilitating growth and promoting sustainable development in SMEs
 Coordinating various institutions to effectively provide relevant services to SMEs
 Development of a pool of both skilled and semiskilled labor force
 Nurturing of entrepreneurial and management skills
 Capacity building in the areas of packaging and labeling

Jua-Kali
The Ministry with the support of the World Bank and COMESA has been extending the
following services to the Jua-Kali:
 Providing technical and business management trainings
 Facilitated Jua-Kali to participate in EAC Jua-Kali exhibitions
 Sourcing of land at Makindye
 Currently planning to develop an exhibition centre in Luzira
29. The Ministry through the department of Industry & Technology is developing a catalogue of
value addition equipment for each product and it will have a list of processing equipment,
equipment price and potential suppliers of processing machinery. This catalogue will be
availed to district commercial officers at all districts for access by cooperative members or
Micro, Small, Medium enterprises.
30. Collection of data to establish a database of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises is
currently on going and this will be used as a reference point for industrial related
development interventions in this particular sector.
31. The Ministry through the department of cooperatives is planning to develop a country
cooperatives distribution map that will be a reference point for selection of potential
cooperatives for technical support.

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Trade Development
32. Working with Ministry of Local Government, District Commercial Officers and Political
leaders encourage women, youth and other disadvantaged groups in form cooperatives to
take on/ tender out the management and operation of 33 rural agricultural markets and 33
Agro processing facilities including coffee hullers, maize mills, rice hullers and milk coolers.
These facilities are readily available in districts as reflected in the table below;

DISTRICT SUBCOUNTY INSTALLATION COMPLETED

Rakai KAbira 1 MILK COOLER & GEN SET
Kibanda 1 MILK COOLER & GEN SET
Lwanda 2 MILK COOLERS & GEN SET
Lyantonde Kinuuka 2 MILK COOLERS & GEN SET
Kasagama 2 MILK COOLERS & GEN SET
Mpumude 2 MILK COOLER & GEN SET
Sembabule lugusulu 2 MILK COOLERS &GEN SET
Lwebitakuli 2 MILK COOLERS & GEN SET
Ntusi 2 MILK COOLERS
Mubende Kigando 1 MILK COOLER& GEN SET
Kibaale Mabale 2 MILK COOLERS & GEN SET
Mityana Kalangalo 1 COFFEE HULLER & GEN & SET
Maanyi 1 COFFEE HULLER & GEN &SET
Mpigi Kituntu 1 COFFEE HULLER & GEN SET
Kabulasoke 1 COFFEE HULLER& GEN SET
Ngando 1 COFFEE HULLER & GEN SET
Kayunga Nazigo 1 COFFEE HULLER(GRID)

33. Collect information using the trade license on the types of businesses in the various districts
and also ensure trade is regulated along the distribution chain. This will promote orderly
development of trade along the distribution channel. The channel includes; manufactures,
distributors/wholesalers, retailers and small shops/kiosks. The practice today is that the
manufacturer takes over all the possible jobs on the chain engaging in the distribution up to
the retailing. This deprives of employment to other people who would take on the
wholesale and retail trade. There is need to promote distribution and wholesale trade in the
rural areas so that the cost of doing business is reduced for the retailers who have to move
to the city and towns to buy stock. The information collected will inform the incentive and

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 regulatory framework. In case of a trade license, the findings will inform on a need to
review the concept of location (grades) in determining the fees other than the size and
nature of business. There is need to ensure compliance with the new trade licensing rates
that were reduced by 25%.
34. Key services that are viable for the commodity based cooperatives; Transport service,
especially transporting commodities from the farm to the markets, refrigeration facilities,
construction providing construction materials, carpentry, hair dressing, eating places, public
pay phones. These cooperatives should be strengthened on entrepreneurial skills, standards
and quality, simple production technologies, branding and packaging among others.
35. The District Commercial Officers will provide information on the MSMEs in the district,
market information, working with the leaders to eliminate Non-Tariff barriers increase the
cost of doing business that and other roles as highlighted in policy and reporting guidelines.
36. Distribution of major manufacturing goods such as sugar, soap, oil, cement, steel products
among others. Manufacturers of the commodities can be contacted to establish /add on the
distribution agents within the rural areas. Majority of Uganda’s manufacturing sector is
located in Buganda region. In order to mainstream trade, it is important for the region to
consider widespread distribution channels. This will facilitate widespread income
distribution..

MTIC Affiliated Institutions

37. The affiliated institutions of the Ministry and their specific areas of technical support that
can be harnessed to address challenges in SMEs sector.
Uganda Industrial Research Institute:
38. Uganda industrial research institute offers services under the following four core areas:
A) Technology Development:
The following are the specific areas under which technical training is provide for technology
development:
i) Machine Operation and Maintenance
ii) Metal Fabrication
iii) Wood Technology

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 The above technical trainings can be accessed by students on industrial training and
organized groups through a request and the selection process is based on the number of
people within the group (10 to 20 people), the viability of the proposed project and the
contribution of the project to the community.
B) Product Development:
Enterprises engaged in developing products and those already making products but don’t
have access to laboratory’s can be facilitated to carry out both chemical and biological tests
using UIRI laboratories. The areas under which these laboratory services are being provided
include cosmetics and food products.
C) Production Systems:
Training under production systems targets students on internship, organized groups and the
general public and the following are the specific training areas available at the moment:
Meat Products: Sausages, Bacons, Meat cuts, Chicken Wing & Drum
Fruit Juices: Mango and Pineapple Juice
Jams: Carrot Jam
Fresh Milk: Yoghurt and Ice Cream that are processed from both cows and goats milk
D) Processing:
UIRI can provide training in processing of products such as; ceramics, decorations from cow
horns, paper recycling from banana fiber for paper bags.
Business incubation services can be offered in all the above mentioned areas under which
training is provide by UIRI.
Management Training and Advisory Centre (MTAC)
39. Management training and advisory services provides arrange of services that includes:
 Promoting Entrepreneurship in SME;
 Awareness creation on job creation
 Entrepreneurship training
 Providing advice on business startup services
 Providing business health checks
 Business counseling services

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 Business Management and Marketing;
 Business Plan Development
 Records Keeping
 Business profiling and
 Business Systems Development
Training in production of the following products;
Training in the making each of the following products costs 1.2 million shillings for a group
of 20 people; bellows are the products under which training is being conducted:
 Chalk
 Charcoal brickets
 Soap and detergents
 Candles and
 Decorations

Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS):

40. Uganda National Bureau of Standards offers the following services:
 Provides standards on different products
 Training in product standardization and quality assurance
 Provision of both the standard and the quality marks
 Checking of the accuracy of the measuring equipment
 Provision of testing services
Cooperative groups and other manufacturers within Buganda region can be assisted by the
Ministry’s QUISP and EPATAPSS projects in accessing support from UNBS in the certification
of their products for the domestic, regional and international markets.

Textile Development Agency (TEXDA):

41. Textile Development Agency provides training under Basic Design and Business
Management that includes the specific areas:
 Garment Construction

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  Weaving
 Development of new products and
 Surface design
When the cooperative groups in rural areas have been trained in this, the Uganda Export
Promotion Board can follow up through the District Commercial Offices on the products
they have made for export to outside markets.

Uganda Export Promotion Board

42. The Agency offers the following services:
 Provision of information on potential local and foreign markets for local products
 Providing promotion services,
 Market and product development and
 Human Resource Development.

Collaboration between Ministry and the Honourable Members of Parliament

43. The Ministry acknowledges that cooperatives are the entry point for rural development and
therefore desires to collaborate with the Members of Parliament in creating a conducive
environment that will promote the growth of co-operatives, which are autonomous, self-
financing, and self-reliant. More specifically, the role of MPs in developing cooperative is to
create a good legal framework, good public policy on co-operatives, mobilize people to form
or join co-operatives without promising any financial or material incentives, and provide
support for capacity-building purposes.
44. The MPs should champion revival of dormant cooperatives in their respective
constituencies.
45. Linking cooperatives to development partners for capacity and logistical support.
46. The MPs should assist the Ministry in clearing some of the Non-Tariff Barriers to trade
through the District Commercial Offices.
47. MPs should promote Micro Small and Medium sized enterprises
48. MPs should encourage and promote internship in industries in their communities

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49. MPs should take advantage of benefits accruing from the East African Community and
COMESA.
50. MPs should focus on service sector trade as it requires little investment.

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Annex 1: List of DCOs in Buganda Districts as at June 2011
NO. DISTRICT NAME NAME OF DCO TEL. NOs. EMAIL ADDRESS
1 Buikwe DPO-Doreen 0772 501 351 dkataama@yahoo.com
2 Bukomansimbi Ssali Annet (Cao) 0772 855 714/ 0701 ssaliannet@yahoo.com
855 714
3 Butambala Lwanga Henry-Acao 0782 046382 lwangamuso@yahoo.com
4 Buvuma Nsubuga Lawrence_DCO 0773 140 289
5 Gomba Kawalya Morgan 0772 993 197 morgan.aden@yahoo.com
6 Kalangala Kavuma Cyprian 0772 310 450 c.kavuma@yahoo.com
7 Kalungu Mpajji James 0772 861 091 nnalujjafausta@yahoo.com
8 Kampala/Kawempe Aida Kivumbi 0782 406882 kivumbieva@yahoo.com
9 Kampala Central Titus Ondogui/ Godfrey Owori 0772 457 729 /
0701 603 006
10 Nakawa Florence Irau 0712 830 190 floirau@yahoo.com
11 Lubaga Hajji Nkoba 0712 272 289
12 Makindye Kanyike Moses
13 Kayunga Najjuma Irene/ Sam 077-2-685548/ najjumairene@yahoo.com
0712460513
14 Kiboga Katusiime Jackson 0772 304 579 jacksonkatusiime@yahoo.com
15 Kyankwanzi Kalanzi Mwebe Robert 0772582401/ mwebe_robert@yahoo.com
0704819261
16 Luwero Nsubuga Christine D 0772 898 968 Nsubuga.christine@yahoo.com
17 Lwengo Sempijja 0772 559 823 wasseka@gmail.com
18 Lyantonde Atuhaire Dan 0772 555 011 danahuh@yahoo.com

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19 Masaka Kaboine Ndyahika/Sekewa 0772 692 250 / kndyabahiika@gmail.com,
Margret 0783 310 932 sekmargret@gmail.com
20 Mityana Lutwama Herbert S. 0772 455 225 serwanga.herbert1@gmail.com
21 Mpigi Senkumba J.M 0782 828810
22 Mubende Namirembe Sylivia 0772 314 499 namirembesylivia@gmail.com
23 Mukono Musiime Irene 0712 220 962 musiimeirene@yahoo.com
24 Nakaseke Kabuye Kyofa 077-2-326730 kabkyofa@yahoo.com
25 Nakasongola Gaster Muganga 077-2-897467
26 Rakai Ssekandi David 0772 604 399
27 Sembabule Ddungu Simon P. 0772 363 617 spddungu@yahoo.com
28 Wakiso Mpakibi W. Robert 0782 898 879 / wrmpakib@yahoo.co.uk
0700 401 501

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Annex 2: Roles of the District Commercial Offices as per the Policy Guidelines for
their Supervision and Reporting issued by the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and
Industry

The District Commercial Offices, being the line offices of the Ministry of Tourism, Trade
and Industry at the Local Government level have specific responsibilities derived from
the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, the Local Government Act and the different
sub-sectoral policies. In this context, the core responsibilities of the DCOs are;

i. Implementation of the sub-sectoral policies and regulatory frameworks in their

respective areas of jurisdiction
ii. Ensuring that the sub-sectoral policies are reflected in their respective District
Development Plans
iii. Operation of the Market Information Service in their respective areas of jurisdiction
iv. Working with the offices of the productive sectors (such as District Agricultural
Offices, e.t.c.) to ensure a complementary relationship between the productive
sectors and the tourism, trade and industry sector in their respective areas of
jurisdiction
iv. Mobilization of resources, at the district level, for implementation of the sub-
sectoral policies
v. Coordination of the provision of business advisory services to stakeholders,
particularly the private sector
vi. Advising on the assessment and enforcement of revenue collection

vii. Spearheading the promotion and development of Tourism, Trade, Industry,

Cooperatives, Wildlife, Museums and Monuments in the area of jurisdiction

viii.Coordination of entrepreneurial skills development and business management

services, and

ix. Dissemination of information on, and advising the population on how to benefit
from regional integration

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