2.3.15 Progress has been made in the restructuring of NAADS within the framework of the Plan for Modernisation of Agriculture (PMA) to support and strengthen the achievement of PFA objectives. The NAADS approach is focused on „Strategic Enterprise Approach‟ to complement the farmer-driven participatory approach to enterprise development and the promotion of new technologies and the increase of farmers‟ access to information in order to transform Uganda‟s agricultural sector from mainly subsistence to market oriented farming. 2.3.16 A number of business associations transited from the informal sector into fully registered companies and enabled businesses in the corporate sphere. 2.4 Socio-Economic Development 2.4.1 Significant progress has been made to institutionalise within ministries, departments and agencies of the necessity for generation of gender disaggregated data and information. Several studies have been undertaken in the sectors to generate gender disaggregated data and information. Mechanisms have been devised for its use in informing the formulation, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of government programmes. Studies were undertaken to mainstream gender in key government policy frameworks such as the 2004 Poverty Eradication Action Plan; the PRDP for Northern Uganda; the KIDDP, PMA and NAADS. 2.4.2 The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD), developed a gender policy as well as guidelines that have helped sectors to mainstream gender in their programmes, budgets and activities. The gender policy has also been reviewed to address the new changes in the policy reforms as well as challenges registered during the implementation of the APRM Programme of Action priority areas with specific focus on the Social Development Sector. 2.4.3 Some progress has been registered by government with regard to building capacity for institutionalising a culture of gender equity budgeting within the sectors, although there is a need to extend gender budgeting training to the local level. Civil Society Organisations have contributed significantly to achieving a strong national gender policy framework by generating information and advocating for more gender