| dc.contributor.author | Apio, Angella Josephine | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-21T11:22:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-21T11:22:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-11-16 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Apio, A.J. (2023). To analyse the profitability of chili production among smallholder farmers in Ngogwe, Buikwe district, Uganda [unpublished undergraduate thesis]. Makerere University, Kampala | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/17214 | |
| dc.description | 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 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Uganda through the Agriculture Sector Strategic Plan made fruits and vegetables a priority crop
to be promoted with an aim to improve the economic lives of Ugandans engaged in agriculture.
As a result, chilli a non-traditional export crop in Uganda is becoming an important cash crop to
the farmers. This study is set to analyse the profitability of chilli among the smallholder farmers
in Ngogwe Sub County, Buikwe district. The study will adopt a cross-sectional survey for data
collection. The target has targeted a total 55 respondents including 45 farmers, Sub County and
district officials and chilli traders. These respondents will be sampled using purposive and
snowball techniques. The study will employ questionnaires, interview guides and observation
check list as instruments to collect data. The collected data will be analyzed using; descriptive
statistics for characterization of the farmers, gross margin analysis to obtain profitability and
multiple regression to analyze factors affecting profitability. Qualitative data will be analyzed
thematically. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Chili production | en_US |
| dc.subject | Smallholder farmers | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ngogwe | en_US |
| dc.title | To analyse the profitability of chili production among smallholder farmers in Ngogwe, Buikwe district, Uganda. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
