Socio-economic factors influencing coffee (coffea arabica) yields among smallholder farms in Bumugibole sub-county, Bulambuli district.
| dc.contributor.author | Nakayenze, Junic | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-10-17T08:47:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-10-17T08:47:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | |
| dc.description | Undergraduate research report | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study was conducted in Bumugibole Subcounty, Bulambuli District, to determine the socioeconomic factors influencing coffee yields among smallholder farmers. The objectives were to examine the effect of household income on coffee yields, assess the influence of access to agricultural extension services on coffee yields, and determine the effect of gender on coffee yields among smallholder farmers. Data were collected from 127 respondents using structured questionnaires and interview guides and analysed using SPSS version 26 using descriptive statistics and inferential analysis. The findings showed that 72.4% of respondents reported that household income influenced their ability to purchase improved coffee seedlings, fertilizers, pesticides, and hire labour, while 68.5% indicated that inadequate income limited their adoption of improved coffee farming practices. Access to agricultural extension services was also found to influence coffee yields, with 64.6% of respondents reporting that they had received agricultural extension advice, compared with 35.4% who had limited or no access to extension services. Furthermore, 61.4% of respondents reported that extension services improved their knowledge and adoption of recommended coffee farming practices, including proper spacing, pruning, pest and disease control, and soil fertility management. Gender was also found to influence coffee production, with male farmers constituting 58.3% of the respondents and female farmers 41.7%, while 63.8% reported that gender-related differences in access to land, credit, farm inputs, labour, and agricultural information affected coffee productivity. Inferential analysis indicated that household income had a significant positive relationship with coffee yields (r = 0.524, p < 0.001), access to agricultural extension services had a significant positive relationship with coffee yields (r = 0.481, p < 0.001), and gender had a significant relationship with coffee yields (r = 0.327, p = 0.001). The study concluded that socioeconomic factors significantly influenced coffee yields among smallholder farmers in Bumugibole Subcounty. Basing on the findings, it was recommended that the government and agricultural stakeholders strengthen agricultural extension services, improve farmers’ access to affordable credit and improved farm inputs, promote gender-responsive agricultural programmes, and encourage the adoption of improved coffee production practices to enhance coffee yields and household incomes | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Dr Okiror John James ; Busitema University | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Nakayenze, J. (2026). Socio-economic factors influencing coffee (coffea arabica) yields among smallholder farms in Bumugibole sub-county, Bulambuli district. [Unpublished undergraduate research report]. Busitema University. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://bdears.busitema.ac.ug/handle/123456789/11058 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Busitema University | |
| dc.title | Socio-economic factors influencing coffee (coffea arabica) yields among smallholder farms in Bumugibole sub-county, Bulambuli district. | |
| dc.type | Other |