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    The determinants of non-traditional exports during structural adjustment period in Uganda, 1987-1994.
    (University of Dar es Salaam, 1996) Abigaba, Grace
    The purpose of this study is to determine the factors that have influenced the supply of non-traditional exports of Uganda defined as all exports minus the four traditional exports of coffee, cotton, tea and tobacco. The study was thought to be of significance owing to increasing importance of diversification into new commodities by the government so as to increase avenues of foreign exchange earnings. Particular attention is drawn on the policy reform measures which were introduced effective from 1987 to address the economic crisis of 1970s and early 1980s. Applying the Ordinary Least Squares technique on time series quarterly data, the study found out that the relative price of exports is a significant factor in enhancing the supply of beans and maize but not fish exports. Real effective exchange rate did not affect the supply of these non-traditional agricultural exports and there was found to be a limited usage of imported agricultural inputs in the production for export. In view of these findings, it has been recommended that there should be further price incentives to exporters of maize and beans as an enticement to supply more for export, technological improvements in production should be taken seriously and that it is more appropriate to use more direct measures which cause an expansion in the export capacity rather than real effective exchange rates.