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Production, storage, processing & marketing
Organises households into enterprise groups around priority commodities — coffee, maize, cassava, bananas, dairy, piggery, poultry and fish — and links them to bulking stores and buyers.
Parish Development Model
The Parish Development Model is Government of Uganda's flagship strategy to move the remaining subsistence households into the money economy, using the parish as the lowest unit of planning and delivery. In Kagadi, every parish and town council ward runs its own PDM SACCO and Parish Development Committee.
UGX 100M
Parish Revolving Fund released per parish per financial year
7 pillars
The national PDM delivery framework applied in every Kagadi parish
1 SACCO
One PDM SACCO per parish / town council ward
39%
National share of households still in subsistence that PDM targets
Organises households into enterprise groups around priority commodities — coffee, maize, cassava, bananas, dairy, piggery, poultry and fish — and links them to bulking stores and buyers.
Community access roads, water for production, markets and storage facilities that reduce the cost of moving produce out of Kagadi's parishes.
The Parish Revolving Fund (PRF) channelled through the Parish PDM SACCO so subsistence households can borrow affordably instead of relying on money lenders.
Health, education, water, sanitation and nutrition support so that income gains translate into real household welfare.
Parish-level meetings, barazas and radio programmes that move families from subsistence thinking to enterprise and savings culture.
Digital registration and profiling of every household so allocations, loans and repayments in each Kagadi parish are traceable.
Oversight, accountability and coordination from district through sub-county and town council down to the Parish Development Committee.
PDM is run through offices, not individuals — so leadership continues even when officers change. These are the roles responsible for PDM in Kagadi District and Kagadi Town Council.
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Kagadi District
Accounting Officer for all PDM funds released to the district; signs off parish releases and answers to the Ministry of Local Government.
District PDM Focal Person / Commercial Officer
Day-to-day coordination of PDM across Kagadi — SACCO formation, enterprise group verification and reporting.
Town Clerk, Kagadi Town Council
Supervises PDM implementation in the town council wards and certifies parish/ward level work plans.
Sub-county Chiefs & Parish Chiefs
Parish Chiefs serve as Secretary to the Parish Development Committee, register households on PBMIS and guide loan applications.
Parish Development Committee (PDC)
Community-elected committee chaired by a resident; screens enterprise groups, ranks priority commodities and approves household applications.
Parish PDM SACCO (Enterprise Group members)
Receives and manages the Parish Revolving Fund, disburses loans to members and collects repayments for re-lending.
Political oversight
The Mayor and Town Council, the District Chairperson and Area Members of Parliament monitor delivery and raise community concerns.
Confirm you are a resident of the parish/ward and are registered on the PBMIS household register by your Parish Chief.
Join or form an enterprise group of fellow residents doing a similar commodity (crop, livestock, agro-processing, trade or service).
Register the group and its members with the Parish PDM SACCO and open a savings record.
Prepare a simple enterprise plan showing what you will produce, the market and the amount required.
Submit the plan to the Parish Development Committee for screening and ranking.
Once approved, sign the loan agreement at the SACCO, receive the funds and begin repayment so the money revolves to the next household.
Where to get help
Start with your Parish Chief or the PDM desk at Kagadi Town Council offices. The Community Development Officer and the District Commercial Office handle enterprise group registration, SACCO queries and complaints about PDM money.
Suspected diversion of PDM funds should be reported to the Town Clerk or the CAO's office in writing — every parish disbursement is recorded on PBMIS.
Media wall
Parish enterprise, markets, transport and community life across Kagadi Town Council.