School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS) CollectionDissertations from the School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS)http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/41962024-03-28T09:38:20Z2024-03-28T09:38:20ZAcceptance of Biodegradable Stoverpack among Retailers, Wholesalers, Processors and Consumers of Agricultural Products in Kampala and Wakiso DistrictsNakato, Caroline Bikirwahttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/124902022-05-14T09:51:40Z2022-05-11T00:00:00ZAcceptance of Biodegradable Stoverpack among Retailers, Wholesalers, Processors and Consumers of Agricultural Products in Kampala and Wakiso Districts
Nakato, Caroline Bikirwa
The biodegradable stover packs caters for reduced post harvest losses, improved shelf life for food products and prevent food spoilage as well as increased incomes for consumers, processors and traders.
The study focused on how much more consumers, processors and traders of agricultural products are willing to pay for the new biodegradable packaging materials for the agricultural products in Kampala and Wakiso district in Uganda. The objectives of the study were to contribute to the promotion of the biodegradable stover packs among processors, consumers and traders, to assess the different types of packaging materials used, to find out the willingness of consumers, processors and traders in purchase of the new stover packs and to determine how much more traders, processors and consumers are willing to pay for the stover packs. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 84 consumers, 42 processors and 90 traders. Well-designed questionnaires were used to collect mainly quantitative data from the respondents. The data was analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Scientists) version 16.0 statistical package. The study revealed that consumers, processors and traders mostly used polythene bags however they are willing to purchase the new stover bags. The study also revealed that most of the respondents were willing to pay more for the biodegradable packaging materials as they were more eco-friendly compared to the non-biodegradable packaging materials such as the polythene bags, plastic bags, polypropylene bags, sisal bags among others. The results of the study further revealed that factors such as age of the respodent, sex of the respondent, education based on years spent in school, estimated annual income (shs.), most preferred packaging materials to use, most accessible packaging materials, quantity of produce (kgs) traded in a week, amount of produce (kgs) being transported to the market that gets damaged during transportation and the most environmentally friendly packaging materials significantly influenced the willingness of consumers, traders and processors for agricultural produce to pay more for the new biodegradable stover packs
Therefore creating more awareness about the presence of the biodegradable packaging materials so as to reduce on environmental pollution and provision of cheap raw materials that are needed in the processing and manufacturing of the biodegradable packaging materials so as to make them easily accessible are necessary in promotion of the new biodegradable stover packs among processors, traders and consumers.
A special project report submitted to the Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of a Degree of Bachelor of Agribusiness Management of Makerere University
2022-05-11T00:00:00ZThe access of credit by rice farmers in Doho Rice Scheme, Butaleja districtAnkwatsa, Irene Erinahhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/106852021-05-14T10:37:45Z2019-01-01T00:00:00ZThe access of credit by rice farmers in Doho Rice Scheme, Butaleja district
Ankwatsa, Irene Erinah
Generally, in Uganda lack of finances is one of the critical problems hindering growth,
production, productivity and generation of farm income. The extent to which agricultural
credit has been of benefit to rice farmers as well as influences its access, have been of interest
though not much study has been carried out on them. The study examined the access of
agricultural credit. The study was conducted in Doho Rice Scheme, Butaleja district using a
survey design. A systematic sampling technique was adopted in selecting 60 rice farmers who
were examined. Structured questionnaires and document analysis were used to collect
quantitative data from the sampled households. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze
quantitative data. The study examined 52 rice farmers who have ever received agricultural
credit and 8 who did not access credit. Results imply that agricultural credit access by the
female farmers is still very limited. Generally, farmers’ association, collateral security
especially land and land ownership were highly important in influencing access to
agricultural credit. There is need for stakeholders to promote flexible credit facilities and
increase awareness among farmers with less experience in agriculture so as to increase their
access. In case of collateral security, farmers should be encouraged to form cooperative
groups or farmer investment groups to enable them access credit from financial institutions.
A special project report submitted to the Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of a Degree of Bachelor of Agribusiness Management of Makerere University
2019-01-01T00:00:00ZAccess to improved social services by vanilla farmers in Ntenjeru subcounty, Mukono district.Namujju, Josephinehttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/180552024-01-03T21:00:34Z2023-08-01T00:00:00ZAccess to improved social services by vanilla farmers in Ntenjeru subcounty, Mukono district.
Namujju, Josephine
Vanilla is one of the recently adopted nontraditional cash crops in Uganda however, it faces a
poverty of research and extension so as to address the pros and cons associated with it. Vanilla has
exhibited a spontaneous trend in earning juicy incomes to vanilla farmers of late, never the less,
there are still few participants in vanilla growing across Uganda. The specific objectives of the
study included; to determine socio-economic characteristics of vanilla farmers, to assess vanilla
farmers’ access to better health services, to assess vanilla farmers’ access to improved education
services for their children, to assess vanilla farmers’ access to other social amenities such as
transport means, type of housing, meals observed a day and access to financial institutions and
lastly to assess the status of vanilla farmers in vanilla farming line. A total of 30 vanilla farmers
were obtained usingtheSlovin’s formula, who were studied from four parishes of Ntenjeru Sub
County Mukono district.Respondents were purposively selected and systematic sampling
method was used. A questionnaire was used as a primary data capturing tool implemented through
oral interviews and observation. The data was cleaned and entered into SPSS 21.0 and then
analyzed using descriptive statistics.Majorityof the vanilla farmers had completed primary level
of education with average of eight years in school and most of the respondents were farmers by
main occupation.About 70% of vanilla farmers access private hospitals most. The results also
showed that most of the vanilla farmers educate their children from Private sponsored schools
which are proven to deliver better quality education services as compared to Government Funded
schools.Majority of the vanilla farmers reported high access to better other social services such as
safe water, type of housing, sources of energy for lighting and cooking, transport means,
communication means and financial institutions’ access. Majority of the farmers were willing to
continue in vanilla farming given the juicy vanilla incomes realized from vanilla. However, the
major challenge reported in vanilla farming was the rampant vanilla theft when vanilla beans are
still in the field.Thus, more research and extension is needed to be incorporated in vanilla
production to attract more participants in vanilla growing from an informed point of view.
A special project report submitted to the Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor's degree in Agribusiness Management of Makerere University.
2023-08-01T00:00:00ZAdaptability assessment of cactus species (Opuntia Ficus Indica and Opuntia Stricta) to local environmental conditions in UgandaNamuddu, Rhonahttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/86142020-11-30T08:26:01Z2020-11-27T00:00:00ZAdaptability assessment of cactus species (Opuntia Ficus Indica and Opuntia Stricta) to local environmental conditions in Uganda
Namuddu, Rhona
Cactus plants are gaining increasing interest globally, in particular cactus pear (Opuntia ficus indica), because of its resilience to harsh climatic conditions while at the same time provide nutrients to man and animals. In some other countries e.g. Brazil, Mozambique and Italy, some elite varieties have been evaluated for their potential to produce fodder. Despite the importance of cactus, little has been done to compare the adaptability of different cactus species to the local growing conditions in Uganda hence limiting evaluation of their production and utilization potential. This study evaluated the adaptability and production potential of cactus under Ugandan conditions. The objectives of this study were a) to determine the growth rates of two cactus species Opuntia stricta and Ficus indica under screen house conditions, and b) to assess the growth rates of Opuntia stricta and Ficus indica and their biomass accumulation under the field conditions. The experiment was set up at Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK) to assess the growth rate of two cactus species under screen house and field conditions. In the screen house experiment, three sizes (small, medium and large) of the varieties were used. In the screen house data was collected on growth rate and biomass accumulation in terms of fresh weight. Plants from each variety were selected and planted in a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Each variety was represented by three rows (ridges) consisting of the sizes small, medium and large, respectively, with each row having double lines of 19 plants. In the screen house, significant variation (p<0.001) was observed for different sizes (small, medium and large), species and weeks of data collection. In O. stricta, highest increase in growth rate was observed with small sized plantlets whereas highest growth rate in F. indica occurred where large plantlets were used. Biomass accumulation in terms of fresh weight was highest in F. indica as compared to O. stricta. Growth rates for the two species under field conditions varied significantly (p<0.001). F. indica had the highest (53.67 cm) growth rate compared to O. stricta (46.56 cm). The fresh weight of the two cactus species differed significantly (p = 0.035) whereas dry weight did not differ significantly (p = 0.274). O. stricta had the highest biomass accumulation for both fresh and dry weight showing more adaptability to natural environment. A few pests (caterpillars) where observed to attack the two cactus species on station. More studies need to be carried out in semi-arid areas on adaptability of cactus species.
A special project report submitted to the Department of Agricultural Production, School of Agricultural Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture of Makerere University.
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