Dairy agro-value chain research: Untapped opportunities for digital financial services

Dairy farming represents 9 percent of agricultural GDP and about 3 percent of total GDP in Uganda. Uganda’s dairy sector has registered commendable growth, averaging 8 to 10 percent since 1991, and continues to grow. Milk production is predominant in the ‘cattle corridor,’ which comprises 42 districts stretching from the south-western region through the central to north-eastern regions. On average, 60 percent of households in the cattle corridor keep livestock.