Drivers of groundnut farmers household market participation decisions in Kateta sub-county, Serere district.
| dc.contributor.author | Okwoto, Solomon | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-09-29T07:31:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-09-29T07:31:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | |
| dc.description | Undergraduate research report | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study assessed the productivity of upland rice farmers in Akisim Sub-County, Pallisa District, Uganda. The study was conducted because upland rice production remained important for household food security and income generation, while farmers continued to experience production challenges associated with climate variability, pests, limited extension services and differences in the use of production resources. The study specifically identified the rice varieties grown by smallholder farmers, examined socio-economic, farm-level and institutional factors associated with productivity, and identified the major challenges faced by upland rice farmers. A cross-sectional research design was employed, and primary data were collected from upland rice farmers using a structured questionnaire. Approximately 138 observations were available in the final dataset, depending on the variables included in particular analyses. Descriptive statistics, Pearson chi-square tests, independent-samples comparison tests and binary logistic regression were used to analyze the data at a 5% level of significance. where Pᵢ represented the probability of the outcome for farmer i, β₀ was the constant, β₁…βₖ were the coefficients of the explanatory variables, X₁…Xₖ represented the explanatory variables, and εᵢ was the error term. The explanatory variables included gender, marital status, education level, occupation, rice variety, land ownership, seed source, fertilizer application, access to extension services, farmer-group membership, agricultural credit and government or NGO support. The findings showed that NERICA 1 was the dominant variety, grown by 78.2% of the respondents, while 85.9% obtained rice seed from Agro-input shops. The mean age of farmers was 39.98 years, mean household size was 7.51 members, and mean farming experience was 8.83 years. Yield per season and land size differed significantly between the groups examined, with p-values of 0.004 and 0.002, respectively. However, most socio-economic and institutional variables in the binary logistic regression were not statistically significant at the 5% level. The model produced a Cox and Snell R² of 0.539 and a Nagelkerke R² of 0.859, but several coefficients had extremely large standard errors and odds ratios, indicating estimation instability. The major challenges reported by farmers were climate variability (92.3%), pests and diseases (84.5%) and limited extension services (56.3%). The study concluded that improving upland rice production in Akisim Sub-County required stronger climate information services, improved pest and disease management, and increased access to agricultural extension services. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Ms. Irene Lynette Akidi ; Busitema University | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Okwoto, S. (2026). Drivers of groundnut farmers household market participation decisions in Kateta sub-county, Serere district. [Unpublished undergraduate research report]. Busitema University. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://bdears.busitema.ac.ug/handle/123456789/9778 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Busitema University | |
| dc.title | Drivers of groundnut farmers household market participation decisions in Kateta sub-county, Serere district. | |
| dc.type | Other |