Uganda - Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Programme - Project 1 (CAIIP-P1)

The Community Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Project-Phase 1 (CAIIP-1), which is an offshoot of the 7th pillar of the Agriculture Modernization Plan (MAP) - Physical Infrastructure, places special emphasis on improving the state of the roads and rural markets. It is a program with a total estimated cost of UA 34.20 million, the overall sectoral goal of which is to contribute to poverty reduction and economic growth in Uganda through better commercialization of agriculture. The program will have to be implemented over a period of five years. It comprises the following three components: (a) Improvement of rural infrastructure; (b) Community mobilization; and (c) Program coordination.