| dc.description.abstract | In Uganda, highland Bananas are considered as the finest fruits and the most important in terms
Wakiso District include farmers years of experience, size of land owned by an individual farmer
Banana production in Wakiso district is influenced by factors such as access to credit, access to
and farmers access to credit.
The study used cross sectional data and employed quantitative method of data analysis to
market, access to local banana varieties, availability of family labor and middle men to
average age of all farmers was 43 years and the lowest and highest age for farmers were 23 and
small scale banana production in Wakiso district.
of food value, food security and food availability. Banana has a positive impact on household
Majority (34.18%) banana farmers in Wakiso District had no formal education, most (44.3%) of
generate the results. Data were collected using open and closed ended questionnaires.
farmers received more profits compared to female farmers because the former had easy access to
6.0% growth rate targeted.
The purpose of this study was to assess the determinants of productivity and profitability of
Vision 2040, the highland banana production and productivity is still low and falls short of the
the farmers were married and had spent 5 and above years while growing banana (77.22%). The
Wakiso District spend their earnings from banana on school fees (59.49%).
income and alleviating poverty through increased output. However, according to NDP III and
resources than the later. The study concludes that farmersyears of experience, size of land
were from male headed households (70.89%) and majority of the small scale banana farmers in
continuously engage in banana production. The factors that determine banana profitability of in
70 years respectively. In addition, majority of the small scale banana farmers in Wakiso District
The study also found a significant relationship between gender and profitability of farmers. Male
owned by an individual farmer and farmers access to credit determine banana profitability in
Wakiso district. | en_US |
