dc.contributor.author | Nakayiza, Cissy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-05T13:59:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-05T13:59:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nakayiza, C. (2019). Effect of the NAADS program on urban farming: A case study of the beneficiaries in Central division, Kampala District. This is an undergraduate dissertation. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/7561 | |
dc.description | A dissertation submitted to the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science in partial fulfillment for the award of a degree in Agribusiness of Makerere University. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Agriculture continues to be a big contributor to the global economy despite the recent decline due to
the development of other sectors like manufacturing and tourism. Urban farming involves the
growing of crops and rearing of animals in cities. In Kampala, it is being practiced under NAADS
which was one of the 7 pillars of PMA. The purpose of the study was to assess the effects of the
NAADS program under KCCA on the profitability of urban farming enterprises. Specifically, the
focus was to describe the NAADS beneficiaries in terms of their socio demographics, income and
enterprises, evaluate the profitability of NAADS supported enterprises and determine factors
affecting the profitability levels amongst the beneficiaries.
The study involved 50 respondents (26 males and 24 females) who were selected through purposive
and stratified sampling from which data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Results
showed that the mean age of the beneficiaries was 40.4 years, all had at least primary level
education and the males had a significantly higher mean gross profit margin (84.0%) than their
female counterparts (76.1%).
A comparison of the enterprises showed significant differences between the time they were under
NAADS and before joining the programme in terms of the gross profit margin. Comparison also
showed a significant difference between the different enterprises in terms of output gained, sales
and gross profit margin. Therefore, the study showed that there were positive effects of the NAADS
on the beneficiaries in terms of extension visits, period of support and inputs provided to the
beneficiaries. These resulted into an increase in the amounts of harvested output or number of birds
reared and sales especially for the poultry beneficiaries. However, there was no significant
difference between those beneficiaries who intended to continue with the enterprise and those who
did not. Nevertheless, the enterprises faced a number of challenges such as market instability, high
maintenance cost, insufficient training amongst others. The researcher recommends the NAADS
officer should allocate more time to visit different beneficiaries so as to enable them improve on
their overall productivity, thus profits. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makerere University. | en_US |
dc.subject | NAADS program, Kampala District. | en_US |
dc.title | Effect of the NAADS program on urban farming: A case study of the beneficiaries in Central division, Kampala District. | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |