| dc.description.abstract | The study analyzed the bean farmers in central Uganda on the likelihood to use inorganic and organic fertilizers, and the level of productivity between those that adopt and non-adopters. The study analyzed three specific objectives, including (i) to characterize bean farmers in central region of Uganda based on the use of fertilizers, (ii) to examine factors influencing the adoption (decision to adopt and intensity of adoption) of fertilizers by bean farmers in central Uganda, and (iii) to assess the effect of fertilizer adoption on agricultural productivity among bean farmers in central region of Uganda. Three statistical models were used during the analysis and these included; (i) probit analysis model, (ii) tobit analysis model and the Heckman’s selection model, for in-depth understanding of the variables; age, gender, education level, farm size, membership of household head to farmer groups and accessibility to credit and extension services; in relation to fertilizer adoption with anticipated crop productivity.
Econometric results and Descriptive statistics revealed that majority (55%) of the households were male headed households, and counterparts (45%) were female-headed households. Most Household heads had acquired education at least of primary six, and equivalently there were few people who were accessing extension services and credit facilities. Farm size of most households with access to extension services generally were larger compared to the households that didn’t access extension services. According to the tobit model results, its revealed that Age of HH Head (years), HH Size (numbers) and Education Level as the major variables that significantly influences the intensity of inorganic fertilizer use, whereas the Probit model results, revealed that Age of HH Head (years), HH Size (numbers) influence significantly on the likelihood to adopt the use of fertilizers. Heckman selection model results revealed Education Level and Farm size were the major factors that influenced significantly on the level of productivity for those adopted the use of fertilizers
Based on the results from this study, it should be recommended that farmers receive enough of good education to at least senior four level and more so they should engage in more extension service training and become members to farmers groups in case the adoption rate of fertilizer use (both organic and inorganic) is to increase in central region. | en_US |
