Impact Of Coffee Farming On The Socio-Economic Development Of Buwalasi Sub-County In Sironko District
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2024
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Busitema University
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Coffee farming globally is an important activity due to its contribution of National GDP,
tax generation and inequality reduction role .The purpose of the study was to establish the
factors facilitating coffee growing, Assess the positive and negative contributions of
coffee growing, Examine the problems facing the coffee farmers and also to Examine the
strategies to improve coffee farming in Buwalasi Sub county, Sironko district. The
employed both qualitative and quantitative methods for data collections. Primary data
was collected using both open and closed ended questionnaires from coffee farmers and
schedules for coffee stores’ management and key stakeholders in coffee farming business
within Buwalasi Sub County. The data was analyzed using statistical methods that is chi–
square, pie chart, bar graph. The target population was 65 coffee farmers in Buwalasi sub
county from which a sample of 58 coffee farmers, 4 members of coffee stores
management within Buwalasi sub county and other 3 key stakeholders doubling as
representatives to Bugisu Comparative Union (BCU) from their various coffee stores.
Males dominated the coffee farming activities and female roles were clearly stipulated as
weeding, harvesting, grinding and drying of coffee seeds. Age of coffee farmers (50%)
ranged between 35 to 64 years .Majority (87%) of coffee farmers were married people.
There was a very low correlation between level of education and yields of coffee by
coffee farmers.37.84% of respondents attributed low yields to techniques production
adopted. The study further established that 68.04% of the respondents did not attribute
production techniques adopted to be a cause of low coffee yields.
According to the study pests and diseases (93.5%) attributed much to the low coffee
yields by coffee farmers. The study established that there was low adoption of irrigation
by 5.6%and Mechanization adoption was 6.5%. The study revealed that education level
of the farmers was not correlated with productivity of coffee per tree. Farmers were less
satisfied with roles of cooperative societies particularly with BCU due to high rates of
corruption, segregation and delayed payments of farmer. The study therefore concluded
that coffee farmers need access to competitive markets that can give them better prices
for their produce and allow them to negotiate better prices, the infrastructure inform of
feeder roads and central warehouses should be improved such that transportation of
coffee to the urban markets becomes easy, coffee farmers ought to have access to cheap
financial boosts and that both cooperative and District agricultural heads should search
for better brands of pesticides that can kill the pests and weeds without altering the soil
PH. Having made such conclusions, the study recommended that government through the
coffee marketing board and cooperatives should source for international markets and
engage in obtaining better prices, district leads through the works department should
priotise maintenance of the feeder roads that facilitate the movement of coffee produce.
In the same vein the study recommended that storage facilities should be improved so as
to reduce post-harvest losses.
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Mafabi Nathan, W. (2024). Impact Of Coffee Farming On The Socio-Economic Development Of Buwalasi Sub-County In Sironko District [Research Report]. Busitema University.