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6. INDONESIA CASE STUDY..............................................................................................................................78 6.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND................................................................................................78 6.2 MAPPING EXISTING MIS IN INDONESIA...........................................................................................796.2.1 GOVERNMENT-RUN MIS IN INDONESIA..................................................................................................79
6.2.2 PRIVATE MIS: EVOLUTION BEYOND 2GMIS INTO E-COMMERCE IN INDONESIA ............... 87
6.3 PROMOTING WRS AND TRADING OF COMMODITY FUTURES IN INDONESIA....................88 6.4 ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING MIS IN INDONESIA .............................................................................88 7. UGANDA CASE STUDY...................................................................................................................................90 7.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND................................................................................................907.1.1 LIBERALISATION: NEW OPPORTUNITIES BUT ALSO CHALLENGES IN AGRICULTURAL
MARKETS................................................................................................................................................................90
7.1.2 MIS PERCEIVED AS IMPORTANT IN IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL MARKETING IN
UGANDA..................................................................................................................................................................92
7.1.3 HISTORY OF MIS IN UGANDA........................................................................................................................92
7.2 MAPPING EXISTING MIS IN UGANDA: NATIONAL SYSTEMS.....................................................947.2.1 FARMGAIN: NATIONAL PRIVATE PROVIDER........................................................................................94
7.2.2 AGRINET: NATIONAL PRIVATE PROVIDER............................................................................................96
7.2.3 INFOTRADE: NATIONAL PRIVATE PROVIDER......................................................................................97
7.2.4 UCDA MIS FOR COFFEE: NATIONAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDER..................................................99
7.3 MAPPING EXISTING MIS IN UGANDA: REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS.................997.3.1 RATIN: A REGIONAL MIS ACCESSIBLE IN UGANDA ...........................................................................99
7.3.2 FEWSNET: AN INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM USED IN UGANDA.................... 100
7.4 FURTHER EVOLUTION OF 2GMIS IN UGANDA............................................................................ 103 7.5 ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING MIS IN UGANDA ............................................................................... 104 8. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS.......................................................................... 108 8.1 MAPPING OF MIS: GLOBAL CASES AND IN OIC MEMBER COUNTRIES................................ 109 8.2 EVIDENCE AND LESSONS FROM CASES FROM OIC MEMBER COUNTRIES......................... 110 8.3 RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE MIS IN OIC MEMBER COUNTRIES.............................. 112 8.4 RECOMMENDATIONS ON MIS MONITORING INDICATORS .................................................... 113 REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................................... 115 APPENDIX 1: LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTED DURING COUNTRY VISITS........................ 123 APPENDIX 2: ONLINE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE ................................................................................... 126 APPENDIX 3: PROFILE OF ONLINE SURVEY RESPONDENTS .............................................................. 129