The Cotton Development Organisation monitors the production, processing, and marketing of cotton in Uganda. The organisation promotes the distribution of high quality cotton seed and generally facilitates the development of the cotton industry.
Established in 1994 by an Act of Parliament, it has the responsibility to monitor the production, processing, and marketing of cotton so as to enhance the quality of lint exported and locally sold, to promote the distribution of high quality cotton seed and generally to facilitate the development of the cotton industry.
“Building a competitive and sustainable cotton sub-sector in Uganda”
To promote and monitor production, processing and marketing of high value cotton and its by-products for the welfare of our society.
Under the Cotton Development Act, the objectives of the Cotton Development Organisation is to promote and monitor production and marketing of cotton and represent all aspects of the cotton industry in Uganda.
1- Farmer empowerment: – CDO will focus on the needs and issues of cotton growers, giving farmers a voice in matters of research, development, extension and marketing.
2- Staff empowerment. We involve our employees in the success of the organisation. We value initiation, cooperation, innovation, communication, flexibility in our work and the quality of work life within our organisation. Staff is involved in decision-making processes. At the sub-sector level, CDO encourages stakeholder participation and consensus building in arriving at decisions that drive the sub-sector.
3- Accountability – CDO strives to provide the regulatory services in a professional, responsible and accountable manner.
4- Integrity – CDO encourages dealing with each other and with our stakeholders on the basis of trust, understanding and respect of differing views and interests; to perform our duties in a free and an open manner.
5- Professionalism – We undertake to perform our duties and produce our outputs to the best of our ability, with optimum utilisation of public resources and with a focus on continuously improving quality, productivity and professional development.
6- Responsiveness – We endeavour to provide high quality information and services to our stakeholders within reasonable timeframe.
7- Equal Employment Opportunities – CDO encourages equal opportunities in employment, deployment, promotion and other staff development opportunities.
(a) to monitor, in liaison with the ministry responsible for agriculture, through registration on terms and conditions prescribed by the organisation, all persons, organisations and bodies
(b) to set standards for Uganda seed cotton and lint against international standards;
(c) to provide an objective assessment and lint classification service for the industry by issue of certificates on a fee-for-work basis;
(d) to monitor and provide advice on lint and seed cotton quality standards;
(e) to procure, process and distribute planting seed, in collaboration with the Ministry responsible for agriculture, within segregated areas and where appropriate supervise the production and distribution of later generation seeds outside segregated areas through selected ginneries;
(f) to announce, if it deems appropriate, indicative farmgate, ginnery buying and export prices and to monitor prices actually paid at these levels together with prices of cotton seed for planting and milling;
(g) to announce the commencement and closure of the cotton marketing season;
(h) to collect, maintain and disseminate statistical information in respect of all aspects of the cotton industry;
(i) to facilitate cotton production, cotton research and extension through the Ministry responsible for agriculture;
(j) to advise the Government on policies towards the subsector;
(k) to promote training for technicians, cotton processors, quality controllers and other related disciplines;
(l) to promote the formation of associations among different groups in the industry;
(m) to monitor and advise the cotton industry on the procurement and distribution of cotton inputs;
(n) to inspect ginneries to ensure compliance with registration requirements;
(o) to do anything connected with or necessary in the performance of the above functions.
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