NOSP
National Oil Seeds Project (NOSP)
National Oil Seeds Project (NOSP)
Project Overview
The government of Uganda through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Local Government is implementing a 7-year (2021-2027) National Oilseeds Project (NOSP). The project is funded with a loan by the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and the Opec Fund for International Development (OFID).
Goal and Development Objective
The project goal is “inclusive rural transformation through sustainable
development of the oilseeds sector”. The Programme Development Objective is “to accelerate commercialization in key oilseeds value chains and thereby improve the livelihoods and resilience of the smallholders engaged in oilseed production and marketing
Project rationale
NOSP scales up prior IFAD investments in the oilseeds sector through systematic and sustainable private sector-led approaches and investments. NOSP approaches and investments will commercialize the oilseeds sector by capacitating and empowering the smallholders to bring power parity to the sector. This will result in Uganda lowering the trade deficit through
- increased export of raw and processed oilseeds and the by-products; improving foreign exchange and, most importantly
- improving the wealth and welfare of smallholders in the northern regions of Uganda.
Project area
Hub Approach
NOSP is operating in Six area-based hubs across 81 districts – West Nile, where a hub is defined as an agroecological, social, demographic, and economic criterion. Four of these hubs are existing VODP2 hubs.
District Selection
Districts were selected based on the existing:
- concentration of smallholders growing oilseeds;
- conducive private sector-led pull factors;
- market-ready oilseeds groups to lead the clustering approach; and
- contiguous districts 81 districts have been identified.
Cluster Approach
The project is using an inclusive approach to cluster 120,000 smallholder households in the hubs. The clustering shall focus on areas of high production of the oilseeds in the hubs
Beneficiary Districts
| No. | Hub | Districts |
| 1 | WestNile (Arua) | Arua, Zombo, Nebi, Yumbe, Moyo, Koboko, and Maracha |
| 2 | Northern (Gulu) | Gulu, Amuru, Kitgum, Pader, Adjumani, Lamwo, Nwoya, Omoro, and Agago |
| 3 | Mid Northern (Lira) | Lira, Apac, Dokolo, Serere, Kaberamaido, Oyam, Amuria, Soroti, Amolatar, Alebtong, Otuke, Ngora, Katakwi, Kwania, Kapelebyong, Kalaki, and Kole |
| 4 | Eastern (Mbale) | Mbale Bukedea, Kumi, Manafwa, Pallisa, Sironko, Bulambuli, Namayingo, Bugiri, Tororo, Busia, Jinja, Iganga, Mayuge, Bugweri, Budaka, Buyende, Namutumba, Kaliro, and Kamul |
| 5 | MidWestern (Hoima) | Masindi, Kiryandongo, Hoima, Kikuuba, Kyenjonjo, Luwero, Nakaseke, Kyankwanzi and Nakasongola |
| 6 | Karamoja | Napak, Nakapiripiriti, Nabilatuk, Abim, Kaabong |
Target group
The key NOSP groups are 120,000 subsistence smallholder Households – women (60%), men, and youth (40%) – growing oilseeds. NOSP’s private sector-led approach, to ensure commercialization, will also target oilseeds sector stakeholders, including nucleus farmers.
Components
NOSP has two mutually interdependent components: (a) Component 1: Support to Oilseed Value Chain Development and (b) Component 2: Support to Market Linkage Infrastructure Serving Oilseed Sector.
Component 1: Support to Oilseed Value Chain Development.
The objective is to cluster 120,000 smallholder farmer households by accelerating the growth of competitive clusters and value chains for oilseeds and proactively developing opportunities for private sector investments in oilseeds and related by-products like animal feeds. This is achieved through two sub-components: (a) Sub-
Component 1.1: Cluster Development – through an inclusive cluster development approach in each of the hubs and;
Component 1.2: Support Production, Productivity, and Market Development – covering the supply of essential financial, technical and input services.
Component 2: Support to Market Linkage Infrastructure Serving Oilseed Sector
The objective of this component is to improve Local-level public transportation infrastructure to facilitate the commercialization of the oilseed sector.
Scaling up
The oilseeds subsector is critical in the agro-industrialization agenda of the GoU. 70% of the extract of oilseeds results in seed cake. It is expected that after NOSP, the oilseeds subsector will be self-supporting.
During NOSP, the GoU will commence the development of the animal cake, feed, and livestock sectors. The processes used within NOSP, of cluster development of the farmers, power parity building in stakeholder platforms, and private sector-led services and inputs, will, in subsequent GoU investments, be replicated in the livestock industry.
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