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Vulnerability to Weather Disasters: the Choice of Coping Strategies in Rural Uganda
Provedor de dados: Ecology and Society
Autores: Helgeson, Jennifer F; London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Geography and Environment; The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment; j.helgeson@lse.ac.uk; Dietz, Simon; London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Geography and Environment; The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment; s.dietz@lse.ac.uk; Hochrainer-Stigler, Stefan; IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis; hochrain@iiasa.ac.at.
When a natural disaster hits, the affected households try to cope with its impacts. A variety of coping strategies, from reducing current consumption to disposing of productive assets, may be employed. The latter strategies are especially worrisome because they may reduce the capacity of the household to generate income in the future, possibly leading to chronic poverty. We used the results of a household survey in rural Uganda to ask, first, what coping strategies would tend to be employed in the event of a weather disaster, second, given that multiple strategies can be chosen, in what combinations would they tend to be employed, and, third, given that asset-liquidation strategies can be particularly harmful for the future income prospects of households,...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight
Palavras-chave: Coping strategies; Covariate risk; Education; Extreme weather; Poverty trap; Small-scale farming; Uganda; Vulnerability.
Ano: 2013

GPS and GIS Methods in an African Rain Forest: Applications to Tropical Ecology and Conservation
Provedor de dados: Ecology and Society
Autores: Dominy, Nathaniel J; University of Hong Kong; njdominy@hkusua.hku.hk; Duncan, Brean; Dynamac Corporation, Kennedy Space Center; DuncaBW@kscems.ksc.nasa.gov.
Since the completion of the Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) in 1995, the integration of GPS and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technology has expanded to a great number of ecological and conservation applications. In tropical rain forest ecology, however, the technology has remained relatively neglected, despite its great potential. Notwithstanding cost, this is principally due to (1) the difficulty of quality satellite reception beneath a dense forest canopy, and (2) a degree of spatial error unacceptable to fine-scale vegetation mapping. Here, we report on the technical use of GPS/GIS in the rain forest of Kibale National Park, Uganda, and the methodology necessary to acquire high-accuracy spatial measurements. We conclude that the...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports
Palavras-chave: Kibale National Park; Uganda; Biodiversity conservation; Canopy interference; Differential correction; Frugivores; Geographic information systems; Global positioning system; Seed dispersal; Spatial ecology; Tropical rain forest; Vegetation mapping.
Ano: 2001

Understanding the Stability of Forest Reserve Boundaries in the West Mengo Region of Uganda
Provedor de dados: Ecology and Society
Autores: Vogt, Nathan D; Indiana University Center for Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change; navogt@indiana.edu; Banana, Abwoli Y; Makerere University: Uganda Forest Resources and Institutions Center (UFRIC); banana@forest.mak.ac.ug; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, William; Makerere University: Uganda Forest Resources and Institutions Center (UFRIC); ufric@starcom.co.ug; Bahati, Joseph; Makerere University: Uganda Forest Resources and Institutions Center (UFRIC); bahati@forest.mak.ac.ug.
Despite heavy pressure and disturbance, state property regimes have stemmed deforestation within protected areas of the West Mengo region of Uganda for over 50 yr. In this manuscript, we reconstruct the process of creation and maintenance of forest reserve boundaries in the West Mengo region of Uganda to identify why these boundaries have largely remained stable over the long term under conditions in which they may be predicted to fail. The dramatic boundary stability in West Mengo we attribute to key aspects of institutional design and enforcement of boundaries.
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports
Palavras-chave: Common pool resources; Institutional arrangements; Forest governance; Remote sensing; Conservation; Uganda.
Ano: 2006

Biosafety education relevant to genetically engineered crops for academic and non-academic stakeholders in East Africa
Provedor de dados: Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
Autores: Sengooba,Theresa; Grumet,Rebecca; Hancock,James; Zawedde,Barbara; Kitandu,Lazaro; Weebadde,Cholani; Karembu,Margaret; Kenya,Eucharia; Meredia,Karim; Nampala,Paul; Ochanda,James O; Quemada,Hector; Rubindamayugi,Mugassa.
Development and deployment of genetically engineered crops requires effective environmental and food safety assessment capacity. In-country expertise is needed to make locally appropriate decisions. In April 2007, biosafety and biotechnology scientists, regulators, educators, and communicators from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, met to examine the status and needs of biosafety training and educational programs in East Africa. Workshop participants emphasized the importance of developing biosafety capacity within their countries and regionally. Key recommendations included identification of key biosafety curricular components for university students; collaboration among institutions and countries; development of informational materials for non-academic...
Tipo: Journal article
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Environmental safety; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582009000100001

A Field study to Estimate the Prevalence of Bovine African Trypanosomosis in Butaleja District, Uganda
Provedor de dados: Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Academic Repository (OAK)
Autores: JING, Zhang; MAGONA, Joseph W; SAKURAI, Tatsuya; THEKISOE, Oriel M. M; OTIM, Charles P; SUGIMOTO, Chihiro; INOUE, Noboru; 井上, 昇.
Prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis was determined from a total of 203 blood samples collected from Butaleja district, eastern Uganda. All samples were examined by microhematocrit centrifuge test (MHC), PCR and ELISA. ELISA was performed in accordance with the OIE standard procedures using Trypanosoma brucei gambiense procyclic form crude antigens. PCR were utilized to identify the species and the subspecies of trypanosome. The overall prevalence of bovine African trypanosomosis was 8.9% by MHC, and 45.3% by the ELISA. Since substantial number (12 out of 18) of MHC positive samples were negative in the PCR tests, we could not conclude the most epidemic trypanosome species in the studied area. Nevertheless, the PCR results suggests that the most prevalent...
Palavras-chave: Bovine; Prevalence; Trypanosome; Uganda; Zoonotic parasite.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/2690

CONCURRENT TRYPANOSOMOSIS, THEILERIOSIS, ANAPLASMOSIS AND HELMINTHOSIS IN FRIESIAN, ZEBU AND SAHIWAL CATTLE IN UGANDA
Provedor de dados: Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Academic Repository (OAK)
Autores: Magona, J. W.; Mayende, J. S. P.
An epidemiological investigation was conducted on mixed farms in Tororo and Soroti districts of Uganda from January to February 2000 to determine the cause of reported persistent mortality of cattle. Blood and faecal examination of 98 cattle comprised of 33 Friesians, 58 Zebu and 7 Sahiwal was undertaken. Results revealed 7 (7.1%) cattle had trypanosome infection, mainly due to Trypanosoma vivax and T. brucei, 17 (17.3%) had Fasciola infection, 28 (28.6%) had gastrointestinal nematode infection, 33 (33.7%) had Theileria parva infection and 13 (13.3%) had Anaplasma marginale infection. Mixed infections were detected in 24.5%, 30%, 20.6% and 43% of all cattle, Friesians, Zebu and Sahiwal respectively. Anaemia (PCV&lt;25) was detected in 21%, 24%, 19% and 14%...
Palavras-chave: Anaemia; Friesian; Mixed-parasitic-infections; Sahiwa1; Uganda; Zebu.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/137

Prevalence of Surra in Dromedary Camels in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Academic Repository (OAK)
Autores: Olaho-Mukani, W.; Kakaire, D.; Matovu, E.; Enyaru, J.
Palavras-chave: Surra; Dromedary camels; Uganda.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/286

Some biological and ecological considerations for research in the management of the fisheries of Lakes Victoria and Kyoga
Provedor de dados: Ocean Docs: e-repository of  publications
Autores: Twongo, T.
The total landings of fish from Lake Victoria (Ugandan sector) have     increased after the explosive increase in stocks and the apparent     abrupt increase of fishing effort. This paper analyses fish production     during the last decade, capture methods, processing, and marketing and     management policies.
Tipo: Proceedings Paper
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Victoria L.; Uganda; Kyoga L. Catch statistics Fishery management Lake fisheries Landing statistics Fishery management Lake fisheries http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24026 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4159.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1282

Welfare distribution and poverty in Uganda, 1992 to 2000
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Okidi,   John A.; Okwi,   Paul O.; Ddumba-Ssentamu,   John.
This study covers a period of far-reaching economic reform policies and programs in Uganda. Measures of inequality and stochastic dominance analysis are applied to a series of regionally representatives national household surveys data to shed light on the patterns of inter-temporal changes in levels and distribution of welfare in Uganda. Stochastic dominance analysis of welfare distribution reveals that Ugandan households were better off in 2000 and 1997 than in 1992 irrespective of the choice of a poverty line. Using a sub-regional panel data set that was constructed on the basis of rural/urban categorization we estimate elasticities of poverty with respect to growth to illustrate that deliberate policies focusing on welfare distribution would...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Inequality; Stochastic dominance; Poverty reduction; Poverty elasticities; Okidi; EPRC; Consumer/Household Economics; Financial Economics; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries; Political Economy; Public Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93853

Trade Effects of the East African Community
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Busse,   Matthias; Shams,   Rasul.
This article evaluates the trade effects of the new East African Community, which fosters trade liberalisation among Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The analysis uses a disaggregated approach at the two-digit level of the Standard International Trade Classification. The commodities that will be particularly affected by the customs union are identified. The results show that considerable trade effects cannot be expected, except for a very narrow range of products. The transitional fund, which has been proposed to counter trade imbalances due to the new customs union in East Africa, becomes less urgent from this perspective.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Customs Union; EAC; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23870

Use of household food insecurity scales for assessing poverty in Bangladesh and Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Alcaraz V.,   Gabriela; Zeller,   Manfred.
An important dimension of poverty is access to food. Household food security implies access to the food needed for a healthy and productive life. Lack of access to and/or impaired utilization of food contribute to household food insecurity. This study compares the usefulness of a standardized food insecurity scale for determining the food insecurity status of rural and urban households in Bangladesh and Uganda, and for predicting poverty status. The analysis uses data from the IRIS Composite Survey Household Questionnaire (2004), which consists of 1,587 households (approximately 800 households in each country). The coping mechanisms adopted in the presence of food shortages represent the building blocks for the development of the scale (7 items). In order...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food insecurity scale; Poverty; Bangladesh; Uganda; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; I32; O11; Q18.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57164

FOREST INCOMES AFTER UGANDA'S FOREST SECTOR REFORM: Are the Rural Poor Gaining?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jagger,   Pamela.
Forest sector governance reform is frequently promoted as a policy tool for achieving favorable livelihood outcomes in the low income tropics. However, there is a dearth of empirical evidence to support this claim, particularly at the household level. Drawing on the case of a major forest sector governance reform implemented in Uganda in 2003, this study seeks to fill that gap. The research employs a quasi-experimental research design utilizing pre and post reform income portfolio data for a large sample of households surrounding three major forests in western Uganda; a control group is included in the design.  On private forest land overseen by the decentralized District Forestry Service there has been no significant change in average annual household...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Forest sector reform; Decentralization; Livelihoods; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50891

Nile perch demand in the Netherlands: are exports from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda source-differentiated?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Muhammad,   Andrew.
This study examined Nile perch demand in the Netherlands and assessed the importance of country of origin as a determining factor. Import demand equations were estimated using the absolute price version of the Rotterdam model where Nile perch fillets were differentiated by product form (chilled and frozen) and by source country (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda). The Armington framework (source-differentiation) is often used when estimating import demand for a similar product from different sources; however, the results of this study indicated that country of origin is not a factor in the Netherlands when importing Nile perch. Results showed that the responsiveness of importers to price changes was the same regardless to the supplying country. Likelihood ratio...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Nile perch; The Netherlands; Rotterdam model; Imports; Demand; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; Nile perch; Uganda; Tanzania; Kenya; Demand; Imports; Rotterdam model; The Netherlands; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53340

Quantitative impacts of invasive Senna spectabilis on distribution of welfare: a household survey of dependent communities in Budongo forest reserve, Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mungatana,   Eric D.; Ahimbisibwe,   Peter Beine.
This paper presents the results of a household survey designed to qualitatively evaluate the impacts of the invasive alien species Senna spectabilis on the distribution of welfare across dependent communities in Budongo forest reserve (BFR) in Uganda. BFR is the largest forest reserve in Uganda with globally significant conservation values. The study establishes that households in BFR have high levels of knowledge on its conservation values, they are aware of the invasiveness of S. spectabilis and its potential to compromise the conservation values of BFR, and that S. spectabilis confers tangible benefits to dependent households, whose levels significantly vary with proximity to the reserve. The study concludes by evaluating strategies designed to manage...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Invasive Senna spectabilis; Distribution of impacts; Budongo forest reserve; Uganda; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97330

Assessing the Impact of the National Agricultural Advisory  Services (NAADS) in the Uganda Rural Livelihoods
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Benin,   Samuel; Nkonya,   Ephraim M.; Okecho,   Geresom; Pender,   John L.; Nahdy,   Silim; Mugarura,   Samuel; Kato,   Edward; Kayobyo,   Godfrey.
The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) program of Uganda is an innovative public-private extension service delivery approach, with the goal of increasing market oriented agricultural production by empowering farmers to demand and control agricultural advisory services. Although initial evaluations of NAADS have been quite favourable, these evaluations have been primary qualitative in nature. This study quantifies the initial impacts of NAADS in the districts and sub-counties where the program was operating by 2005. It is based on descriptive analyses of results of a survey of 116 farmer groups and 894 farmers in sixteen districts where the program was operating at the time and four districts where NAADS had not yet begun operating to control...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Impact assessment; Agricultural extension; Uganda; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42375

SECURITY IS LIKE OXYGEN: EVIDENCE FROM UGANDA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Zhang,   Xiaobo.
Since the early 1990s, Uganda has been one of Africa’s fastest growing countries. However, at the sub-national level, growth has been uneven due to civil conflict in the northern region. Using a panel of household and community level data, this paper examines the links between security and economic growth. It is found that security is a pre-condition for successful economic development and that there is in fact a threshold level of security below which public investments in infrastructure and education have little impact on growth. Only when security exceeds this threshold do public investments stimulate economic growth. Economists and policy advisors living in peaceful countries often prescribe economic policies that hinge on the assumption of good...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Security; Civil Strife; Growth; Poverty; Uganda; Africa; International Development; Political Economy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16172

Non-tariff barriers in EAC customs union: implications for trade between Uganda and other EAC countries
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Okumu,   Luke; Nyankori,   James Cyprian Okuk.
A key objective for the adoption of East African Community (EAC) Customs Union was to enhance economic gains through elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) within the member states. This study has established that several NTBs continue to exist, and some have persisted. The NTBs that have persisted for more than three years include a long list of customs documentation requirements, cumbersome formalities, and limited testing and certification arrangements. Other NTBs that still exist include: un-standardized weighbridges; several road blocks; lack of recognition of individual country’s standards; and the existence of several un-harmonised standards. The simulation results of spatial equilibrium model of maize trade with and without NTBs show...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Non-tariff barriers; East African Community; EPRC; Uganda; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; Labor and Human Capital; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113621

ALTERNATIVE GROWTH SCENARIOS FOR UGANDAN COFFEE TO 2020
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: You,   Liangzhi; Bolwig,   Simon.
Coffee is the most important export crop in Uganda and an important source of income among smallholder farmers in large parts of the country. The Robusta type dominates coffee production and Ugandan Robusta is demanded by roasters as a component in certain blends due to its special taste qualities. However, a combination of events outside and within Uganda, especially the collapse of world coffee prices in the late 1990s, are eroding farmer incomes and export revenues and threaten the long-term viability of the industry. In this context, the paper first investigates the challenges faced by the Ugandan coffee industry, namely the decline in the world coffee market, changes in procurement strategies among coffee importers, the rapidly expanding market for...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Coffee production; Commodity exports; Quality; DREAM; Development strategy evaluation; Producer benefits; Uganda; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16112

Economics of Fish Marketing in Central Uganda: A Preliminary Analysis
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Bukenya,   James O.; Hyuha,   Theodora; Twinamasiko,   Julius; Molnar,   Joseph J.
The paper examines profitability and market performance of small-scale fish traders selected randomly from a cross-section of nine fish markets in four districts in Central Uganda. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire which was designed to solicit information on traders’ socio-economic characteristics, marketing characteristics, operating costs and returns, and problems associated with fish marketing in the study area. Percentages were used to describe the socio-economic characteristics, market characteristic and problems associated with fish marketing while gross profit and marketing performance models were used to determine profitability, marketing margin and operational efficiency, respectively. The results suggest that fish trade is...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Fish marketing; Survey data; Gross profit; Market margin; Operational efficiency; Uganda; Agribusiness; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119527

Are there customary rights to plants? An inquiry among the Baganda (Uganda), with special attention to gender
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Howard,   Patricia L.; Nabanoga,   Gorettie.
Debates around Common Property Resources and Intellectual Property Rights fail to consider traditional and indigenous rights regimes that regulate plant resource exploitation, establish bundles of powers and obligations for heterogeneous groups of users, and create differential entitlements to benefits that are related to social structures. Such rights regimes are important to maintaining biodiversity and to human welfare; failing to recognize them presents dangers. The case study investigates the gendered nature of informal rights to selected tree and plant species that are distinct from, but related to, customary rights to land and trees, and are embedded in cosmology and social norms.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Common Property Resources; Intellectual Property Rights; Plant resources; Gender; Africa; Uganda; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50033

Sectoral and welfare effects of the global economic crisis on Uganda: a recursive dynamic CGE analysis
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Twimukye,   Evarist P.; Matovu,   John Mary; Levine,   Sebastian; Birungi,   Patrick.
This paper analyses the impact of the global economic and financial crisis on Uganda notably on macro-economic aggregates, sectoral output and household welfare, and the potential role of fiscal policy and reform in mitigating the impacts. We find that second round effects from a reduction in financial inflows such as remittances, foreign direct investments and overseas development assistance, as well as reduction in international demand from cash crops such as cotton, tea and coffee, could lead to a reduction in economic growth by 0.6 percentage points on average annually over the period 2008- 2010 compared to a baseline reflecting pre-crisis conditions. A surge in regional exports and early counter-cyclical policies in particular are found to dampen the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Sub-Saharan Africa; Uganda; Global economic and financial crisis; Computable general equilibrium (CGE); Consumer/Household Economics; Financial Economics; Industrial Organization; International Development; Production Economics; Public Economics; C68; D58; E62; F15; H62; I32.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113619

The paradox of household resource endowment and land productivity in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ainembabazi,   John Herbert; Angelsen,   Arild.
The paper investigates the conflicting findings in empirical studies linking land productivity to plot size, livestock ownership, investment in farm assets, and land improvement practices. The conflicting impacts found are partly as a result of different model specifications, the type of data used – panel or cross sectional data – and possibly due to imperfections in rural markets. We control for these problems using household and plot level panel data from rural farmers in Uganda. We find that ownership of cattle has a negative and significant impact on land productivity. Investment in farm related assets, land improvements and other small livestock, however, significantly increases productivity. The conflicting impacts are a result of measurement error....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Endogeneity; Assets; Investments; Land productivity; Uganda; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; C10; O12; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51691

Who knows, Who Cares?: Determinants of Enactment, Awareness and Compliance With Community Natural Resource Management Bylaws in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Nkonya,   Ephraim M.; Pender,   John L.; Kato,   Edward; Mugarura,   Samuel; Muwonge,   James.
Community-based Natural Resource Management (NRM) is increasingly becoming an important approach for addressing natural resource degradation in low income countries. This study analyzes the determinants of enactment, awareness of and compliance with by-laws related to Natural Resource Management (NRM) in order to draw policy implications that could be used to increase the effectiveness of by-laws in managing natural resources sustainably. We found a strong association between awareness and compliance with NRM bylaws. This suggests the need to promote environmental education as part of the strategy to increase compliance with NRM bylaws. Econometric analysis of the survey data indicates factors that are associated with enactment of local NRM bylaws, and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Bylaws; Uganda; Natural resource management; Customary institutions; Compliance; Awareness; Enactment.; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42489

Competitiveness of Kenyan and Ugandan Maize Production: Challenges for the Future
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Nyoro,   James K.; Kirimi,   Lilian; Jayne,   Thomas S.
The purpose of this study is to assess the costs of maize production in Kenya and Uganda, starting from the fact that there is no single “cost of production” for maize. Cost of production varies according to region, the type of technology package employed, farmers’ management practices, and the weather. In light of this, the study disaggregates cost of production into seven region/technology categories, five in Kenya and two in eastern Uganda, in order to compare the relative competitiveness of maize among these regions and technology packages. Variations in cost of production within each region/technology category reflect differences in farmer management practices and micro-variability in soils and rainfall.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Food Security; Food Policy; Kenya; Uganda; Maize Production; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55158

Ex-Ante Adoption of New Cooking Banana (Matooke) Hybrids in Uganda Based on Farmers' Perceptions
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kenneth,   Akankwasa; Gerald,   Ortmann; Edilegnaw,   Wale; Wilberforce,   Tushemereirwe.
ABSTRACT  Despite the research efforts to introduce the newly developed, improved banana ’Matooke’ hybrids to the farming communities in Uganda, to date no attempt has been made to document the likelihood of farmer adoption of these hybrid bananas in Uganda. The paper has analyzed farmers’ perceptions regarding the newly developed improved Matooke hybrid banana attributes in Uganda to ex ante understand farmers’  likelihood of adoption of these varieties. Descriptive statistics and data reduction techniques (like factor analysis) were used to define the potential explanatory variables affecting adoption. Following this, a Zero Inflated Poisson (ZIP) regression model was applied to estimate the effect of farmers’ perceptions about the hybrid banana...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Keywords: Banana (Matooke) hybrids; Ex-ante; Farmers’ Perceptions; ZIP Models; Uganda; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123302

The Many Paths of Cotton Sector Reform in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lessons From a Decade of Experience
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tschirley,   David L.; Poulton,   Colin; Boughton,   Duncan.
With cotton sector reform in much of SSA a decade old, it is now possible to review  the empirical record and begin drawing lessons from experience. This paper assesses the record  of five countries in southern and eastern Africa: Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and  Mozambique. In four of these countries, cotton is the first- or second most important smallholder  cash crop; only in Uganda does it substantially lag other cash crops. The focus on the course of  reform in each – initial conditions, key elements of the reform, and institutional response to it –  and attempt to draw lessons for policy makers, donors, and researchers. the paper begins by outlining the  challenges faced by cotton production and marketing systems. Next a review the range of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Cotton sector reform; Tanzania; Uganda; Zimbabwe; Zambia; Mozambique; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Q18.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54477

VARIETY DEMAND WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF AN AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLD MODEL WITH ATTRIBUTES: THE CASE OF BANANAS IN UGANDA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Edmeades,   Svetlana; Smale,   Melinda; Renkow,   Mitch; Phaneuf,   Daniel J.
Ugandan smallholder farmers produce the nation's major food crop using numerous banana varieties with distinctive attributes, while coping with important biotic constraints and imperfect markets. This empirical context motivates a trait-based model of the agricultural household that establishes the economic association between household preferences for specific variety attributes (yield, disease and pest resistance, and taste), among other exogenous factors, and variety demand, or the extent of cultivation. Six variety demands are estimated in reduced form, each in terms of both plant counts ("absolute" or levels demand) and plant shares ("relative" demand). Two salient findings emerge from the analysis: 1) the determinants of both absolute and relative...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Variety demand; Variety attributes; Agricultural household model; Bananas; Uganda; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60323

STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND REDUCE LAND DEGRADATION: EVIDENCE FROM UGANDA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pender,   John L.; Nkonya,   Ephraim M.; Jagger,   Pamela; Sserunkuuma,   Dick; Ssali,   Henry.
This paper estimates a structural econometric model of household decisions regarding income strategies, participation in programs and organizations, crop choices, land management, and labor use, and their implications for agricultural production and land degradation; based upon a survey of over 450 households and their farm plots in Uganda.  The results generally support the Boserupian model of population-induced agricultural intensification, but do not support the "more people-less erosion" hypothesis, with population pressure found to contribute to erosion in the densely populated highlands. Agricultural technical assistance programs have location-specific impacts on agricultural production and land degradation, contributing to higher value of crop...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural productivity; Land degradation; Agricultural development strategies; Uganda; Farm size-productivity; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25816

The role of agriculture in development implications for Sub-Saharan Africa
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Diao,   Xinshen; Hazell,   Peter B.R.; Resnick,   Danielle; Thurlow,   James.
This paper provides a nuanced perspective on debates about the potential for Africa’s smallholder agriculture to stimulate growth and alleviate poverty in an increasingly integrated world. In particular, the paper synthesizes both the traditional theoretical literature on agriculture’s role in the development process and discusses more recent literature that remains skeptical about agriculture’s development potential for Africa. In order to examine in greater detail the relevance for Africa of both the “old” and “new” literatures on agriculture, the paper provides a typology of African countries based on their stage of development, agricultural conditions, natural resources, and geographic location… More broadly, the paper demonstrates that conventional...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Growth-poverty linkages; Smallholders; Poverty alleviation; Agricultural development; Africa; Economic aspects; Agricultural sector; Ethiopia; Ghana; Rwanda; Uganda; Zambia; International Development.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55405

Strategic Marketing Problems in the Uganda Maize Seed Industry
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Larson,   Donald W.; Mbowa,   Swaibu.
Strategic marketing issues and challenges face maize seed marketing firms as farmers increasingly adopt hybrid varieties in a modernizing third world country such as Uganda. The maize seed industry of Uganda has changed dramatically from a government owned, controlled, and operated industry to a competitive market oriented industry with substantial private firm investment and participation. The new maize seed industry is young, dynamic, growing and very competitive. The small maize seed market is already crowded with six firms and the possibility of new entrants including more foreign firms. Maize seed firms must develop a marketing plan (marketing strategy and the 4Ps of product, price, place, and promotion) to analyze what each firm can do to improve...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Strategic marketing; Maize seed; Market reforms; Uganda; Crop Production/Industries; Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8126

Evaluating the Impact of Land Tenure and Titling on Access to Credit in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Petracco,   Carly K.; Pender,   John L.
Increasing smallholder farmers’ access to credit is a paramount concern in Africa in general and in Uganda in particular, as a means to help modernize agriculture. We use matching impact evaluation methods to assess four pair-wise comparisons:  i) households who have freehold land with vs. without a title, ii) households who have customary land with vs. without a customary certificate, iii) households with a title or certificate having freehold vs. customary tenure, and iv) households without a title or certificate having freehold vs. customary tenure. Each comparison is then evaluated for the impact on access to any form of credit, formal credit and informal credit. Two matching methods were used and the results compared to test the robustness of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Land tenure; Land titling; Rural credit; Agricultural Finance; Land Economics/Use; Q15; Q14.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51899

An economic assessment of banana genetic improvement and innovation in the Lake Victoria Region of Uganda and Tanzania
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Tushemereirwe,   Wilberforce K.
This research report highlights the findings from a set of studies undertaken by the International Food Policy Research Institute, along with several national and international research institutions, to assess the economic impact of improved cultivars and management practices on smallholder farmers in the Lake Victoria Region of Uganda and Tanzania— an area where the cooking banana is both economically and culturally important. Genetic transformation is a promising alternative for improving the resistance of banana plants to the pests and diseases that cause serious economic losses, because bananas, unlike rice, wheat, and maize, are difficult to improve through conventional breeding techniques. The team of researchers posed three broad questions: What is...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Bananas; Genetic engineering; Economic aspects; Uganda; Tanzania; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37876

Benefit-Cost Analysis of Uganda’s Clonal Coffee Replanting Program: An Ex-Ante Analysis
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Benin,   Samuel; You,   Liangzhi.
The Ugandan coffee industry is facing some serious challenges, including low international prices in the international coffee market, aging coffee trees and declining productivity, and, more recently, the appearance of coffee-wilt disease, which have all contributed to the decline in both the quantity and value of coffee exports. The government of Uganda, through the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), in 1993/94 started a coffee-replanting program to both replace coffee trees that were old or affected by coffee-wilt and expand coffee production into other suitable areas in northern and eastern Uganda. This program seems to be helping to both combat the industry’s problems and reverse the declining trends. However, the UCDA announced in 2004 that...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Clonal coffee; Benefit-cost analysis; IRR; DREAM; Uganda; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42355

Developing Poverty Assessment Tools Based on Principal Component Analysis: Results from Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Uganda, and Peru
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Zeller,   Manfred; Houssou,   Nazaire; Alcaraz V.,   Gabriela; Schwarze,   Stefan; Johannsen,   Julia.
Developing accurate, yet operational poverty assessment tools to target the poorest households remains a challenge for applied policy research. This paper aims to develop poverty assessment tools for four countries: Bangladesh, Peru, Uganda, and Kazakhstan. The research applies the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to seek the best set of variables that predict the household poverty status using easily measurable socio-economic indicators. Out of sample validations tests are performed to assess the prediction power of a tool. Finally, the PCA results are compared with those obtained from regressions models. In-sample estimation results suggest that the Quantile regression technique is the first best method in all four countries, except Kazakhstan. The PCA...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poverty assessment; Targeting; Principal component analysis; Bangladesh; Peru; Kazakhstan; Uganda; Food Security and Poverty; H5; Q14; I3.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25396

The differentiated effects of food price spikes on poverty in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boysen,   Ole; Matthews,   Alan.
This paper applies an integrated CGE-microsimulation model to analyse the impact of the 2006-08 increase in commodity prices on Uganda. Previous impact analysis studies suggested that the food price shock increased poverty in Uganda as there are more net food buyer than net food seller households. We show that the agriculture commodity price shocks were poverty-reducing, but the simultaneous increases in energy and fertiliser prices were poverty-increasing. Overall, poverty decreased in Uganda as a result of external price shocks in the 2006-08 period.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Food price shock; Uganda; Microsimulation; Poverty; International Development; Risk and Uncertainty; O55; Q18.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/122445

Combating chronic poverty in Uganda: towards a new strategy
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ssewanyana,   Sarah N.
Using a panel of 3,572 households in the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) region interviewed in 2004 and in 2008, the paper provides new evidence on chronic poverty in Uganda. While progress in reducing poverty rates has been impressive from 64.6 percent to 52.2 percent, the levels remain high with a significant number of persistently poor households. Four in every ten households are chronically poor of which 44.9 percent are living in extreme chronic poverty. About 37.8 percent of the households are living in transient poverty of which 67.4 percent escaped poverty during the panel period. The substantial movements out of poverty can perhaps be explained largely by the relative return of peace in the region that enabled households to engage in...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Chronic poverty; Poverty dynamics; Panel data; Uganda; Northern Uganda; EPRC; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101713

Land Sovereignty and Tree-Planting in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Betz,   Michael R.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Africa; Agriculture; Trees; Tree planting; Uganda; Land; Land rights; Sovereignty; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103534

How Best to Target the Poor? An operational targeting of the poor using indicator-based proxy means tests
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Houssou,   Nazaire; Zeller,   Manfred; Alcaraz V.,   Gabriela; Johannsen,   Julia; Schwarze,   Stefan.
This paper seeks to answer an operational development question: how best to target the poor? In their endeavor, policy makers, program managers, and development practitioners face the daily challenge of targeting policies, projects, and services at the poorer strata of the population. This is also the case for microfinance institutions that seek to estimate the poverty outreach among their clients. This paper addresses these challenges. Using household survey data from Uganda, we estimate four alternative models for improving the identification of the poor in the country. Furthermore, we analyze the model sensitivity to different poverty lines and test their validity using bootstrapped simulation methods.  While there is bound to be some errors, no...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Poverty assessment; Targeting; Proxy means tests; Validations; Bootstrap; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95780

Effectiveness of agricultural extension with respect to farm size: The case of Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Betz,   Michael R.
Raising the incomes of agricultural households is central to reducing poverty in Uganda. In many areas of the country agriculture has encroached into marginal or fragile lands, leaving little room for the expansion of agricultural lands (Kraybill, Bashaasha, and Betz 2009). Additionally, soil degradation has become a barrier to agricultural productivity (Pender et al. 2004), especially in the Eastern region of the country. Farmers now look for alternatives that will increase output without further depleting soil fertility or expanding into fragile lands. Agricultural extension is the primary government mechanism through which developing country governments attempt to improve the knowledge and methods that farmers use to increase output; However, many...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Africa; Agriculture; Extension; Productivity; NAADS; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; International Development; Production Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49471

SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD ENTERPRISES OF UGANDA COTTON PRODUCTION
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: You,   Liangzhi; Chamberlin,   Jordan.
Because the conditions for agricultural development vary considerably across space, we need to develop methods that allow us to take such variability into account when evaluating development strategies for particular crops or farming systems. This paper addresses spatially varying characteristics in an evaluation of the potential economic benefits of three cotton development strategies for Uganda: area expansion, productivity improvement, and domestic consumption increase. We begin with a historical review of cotton production in Uganda. We then described the major challenges and opportunities for Ugandan cotton production, including farm-level production constraints. Household-level production data from the 2000 Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) are...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cotton; DREAM; Productivity; Spatial analysis; Development strategy; Development domains; Uganda; Cash crops; Export agriculture; Agricultural research; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60327

Introducing a Genetically Modified Banana in Uganda: Social Benefits, Costs, and Consumer Perceptions
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kikulwe,   Enoch M.; Wesseler,   Justus; Falck-Zepeda,   Jose Benjamin.
Banana is a staple crop consumed by Ugandan households. The Uganda National Agricultural Research Organization has implemented conventional and biotechnology programs that seek improving bananas and address the crop’s most important pest and disease problems. A major thrust is the development of genetically modified (GM) bananas. The purpose of this paper is to examine potential social welfare impacts of adopting a GM banana in Uganda. The study has three objectives. First, suggest and apply an approach to calculate reversible and irreversible benefits and costs of introducing a GM banana. The study applies a real option approach to estimate, ex ante, the maximum incremental social tolerable irreversible costs (MISTICs) that would justify immediate...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: GM banana; Real option; Choice experiment; Biosafety; MISTICs; Uganda; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42323

Gender, Social Capital and Information Exchange in Rural Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Katungi,   Enid; Smale,   Melinda.
Changing agricultural research and extension systems mean that informal mechanisms of information diffusion are often the primary source of information about improved seed and practices for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper investigates the interactions between gender, social capital and information exchange in rural Uganda. Within the framework of farmer-to-farmer models, we conceptualize the informal information diffusion process to comprise social capital accumulation and information exchange. We assume that each agent participates in information exchange with a fixed (predetermined) level of social capital and examine how endowments of social capital influence information exchange, paying close attention to gender differences. A multinomial...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Gender; Social capital; Information exchange; Informal mechanisms; Uganda; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50070

The potential gains from geographical targeting of anti-poverty programs in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kraybill,   David S.; Bashaasha,   Bernard.
Governments do not have enough resources to make anti-poverty programs available to everyone in many African countries. Targeting the poorest populations could increase the efficiency of available program resources. Anti-poverty programs could target either households or geographical areas. This study compares the potential poverty reduction impact of these two approaches in Uganda. The impact of various policy changes on the poverty rate in Uganda is simulated using the estimated parameters of an econometric model of household consumption. The policies examined are family-planning, increased primary school attendance, increased secondary school attendance, expansion of formal employment and micro-enterprise expansion. The results reveal gains in poverty...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Geographical targeting; Household targeting; Policy simulation; Uganda; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57020

Development and Dissemination of Improved Cassava Varieties in Uganda: Analysis of Adoption Rates, Variety Attributes and Speed of Adoption
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Abele,   Steffen; Twine,   Edgar; Ntawuruhunga,   Pheneas; Baguma,   Yonah; Kanobe,   Charles; Bua,   Anthony.
The transition out of extreme poverty and hunger in agrarian economies requires an understanding of how new agricultural technologies are adopted by poor farmers. In Uganda, improved germplasm from the cassava breeding program has generated new varieties that are increasingly being grown by farmers. Although considerable success has been achieved in adoption of these varieties in general, there is increasing pressure on breeding and technology dissemination programs to improve the targeting of their efforts. This paper identifies the specific cassava varieties adopted thus far and their desirable and undesirable attributes. In addition, it determines the adoption rates of these varieties and the factors that have influenced the speed of adoption of the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Cassava; Breeding; Adoption; Variety Attributes; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52198

IMPACTS OF PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATION ON THE ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES IN UGANDA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jagger,   Pamela; Pender,   John L.
The government of Uganda is currently decentralizing many of its services including those directly related to agriculture and the environment. Non-government organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) are being asked to take the lead in the provision of government services such as agricultural extension during the transition to demand driven fee-for-service. This paper explores the role of government programs, NGOs and CBOs in the adoption of land management technologies.   We find that government programs were better distributed throughout Uganda and were more likely to operate in poorer areas than NGOs and CBOs. This raises the question of whether or not incentives should be provided for NGOs and CBOs to locate or evolve in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Community-Based Organization; Decentralization; Land Management; Non-Government Organization; Sustainable Development; Uganda; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16062

Poverty estimates from Uganda National Household Survey  III, 2005/2006
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ssewanyana,   Sarah N.; Okidi,   John A.
Using 2002/03 and 2005/2006 nationally representative household surveys, poverty headcount index declined from 38.8% respectively. The corresponding poverty gap ratio declined from 11.9% to 8.7%. While all Ugandans enjoyed an increase in consumption between the sample periods, the rate of growth in consumption was slightly higher for the lower percentiles. The led to a significant improvement in the distribution of income as demonstrated by the decline in the Gini coefficient from 0.428 to 0.408. The urban areas continue to have higher rates of inequality, nonetheless, they witnessed a significant improvement. the Gini coefficient declined from 0.483 in 2002/03 to 0.432 in 2005/06. Overall, the improvement in the distribution of income had a positive...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Income poverty; Uganda National Household Survey; Consumption poverty; Uganda; Ssewanyana; Okidi; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Political Economy; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54710

LINKAGES BETWEEN POVERTY AND LAND MANAGEMENT IN RURAL  UGANDA: EVIDENCE FROM THE UGANDA NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD  SURVEY, 1999/00
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pender,   John L.; Ssewanyana,   Sarah N.; Edward,   Kato; Nkonya,   Ephraim M.
This study investigates the impacts of rural poverty on farmers' land management decisions, crop production and incomes, based upon analysis of data from the 1999/2000 Uganda National Household Survey. We find that the impacts of rural poverty on land management, crop production and income depend upon the type of poverty (i.e., what asset or access factor is constrained) and the type of land management considered. Ugandan households that are poorer in terms of access to land use labor more intensively and are less likely to use several land management practices and inputs, though among households that do use non-labor inputs, land-poor households use many of these inputs more intensively. As a result, land-poor households obtain higher value of crop...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Land management; Rural poverty; Land degredation; Household income; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60329

Trade Effects of the East African Community: Do We Need a Transitional Fund?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Busse,   Matthias; Shams,   Rasul.
The paper evaluates the economic necessity and political incentives of a transitional fund for the East African Community (EAC). The fund has been proposed to encounter trade imbalances which may arise due to the intended customs union in East Africa. Using a disaggregated approach at the two-digit level of the Standard International Trade Classification, the paper assesses the overall impact of the EAC on trade flows. Moreover, the commodities that will be particularly affected by the customs union are identified. The results show that considerable trade effects cannot be expected, except for a very narrow range of products. The need for a transitional fund becomes less urgent from this perspective.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Customs Union; EAC; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; International Relations/Trade; Political Economy; F15; F17.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26290

Determinants of social capital formation in rural Uganda: Implications for group-based agricultural extension approaches
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Katungi,   Enid; Machethe,   Charles Lepepeule; Smale,   Melinda.
Although social capital is a potentially important asset for poverty reduction in developing economies, there has been little analysis of factors affecting its formation in developing countries such as Uganda. This paper analyzes what influences households to join local organizations and the intensity of social networks in central Uganda. Social networks were disaggregated by major activity to gain insight into household access, and the interaction between local organizations and social networks was examined. Probit and ordered probit models were estimated to identify what led households to participate in organizations and the intensity of participation. A negative binomial model was applied to analyze the household intensity of social networks. The...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Social capital; Group based extension approaches; Uganda; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57016

Poverty, property rights and land management in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Birungi,   Patrick; Hassan,   Rashid M.
This study investigates the impact of poverty, social capital and land tenure on the adoption of soil fertility management (SFM) and conservation technologies in Uganda. Considering four land management technologies (fallowing, terracing and inorganic and organic fertilizers), the study estimates a multinomial logit model to link farmers’ characteristics to the choice of technologies. The findings show that investments in land management are driven by factors such as land tenure security, level of poverty and participation in community organizations (social capital), and, most importantly, that household level poverty reduces the probability of adoption of most of the technologies, while social capital and land tenure security increase it. The findings...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Social capital; Property rights; Soil fertility management; Uganda; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93881

Staple food prices in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Haggblade,   Steven; Dewina,   Reno.
Prepared for the Comesa policy seminar on “Variation in staple food prices: Causes, consequence, and policy options”, Maputo, Mozambique, 25-26 January 2010 under the African Agricultural Marketing Project (AAMP)
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Food security; Food prices; Agricultural and Food Policy; Demand and Price Analysis; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Q11; Q13; Q17; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58553

Impacts of Cash Crop Production on Land Management and Land Degradation: The Case of Coffee and Cotton in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pender,   John L.; Nkonya,   Ephraim M.; Kato,   Edward; Kaizzi,   Crammer; Ssali,   Henry.
We investigate the impacts of coffee and cotton production on land management and land degradation in Uganda, based on a survey of 851 households and soil measurements in six major agro-ecological zones, using matching and multivariate regression methods.  The impacts of cash crop production vary by agro-ecological zones and cropping system.  In coffee producing zones, use of organic inputs is most common on plots growing coffee with other crops (mainly bananas), and least common on mono-cropped coffee.  Both mono-cropped coffee and mixed coffee plots have lower soil erosion than other plots in coffee producing zones because of greater soil cover.  Potassium depletion is much greater on mixed banana-coffee plots.  In the cotton production zone, few land...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Land management; Land degradation; Soil nutrient depletion; Soil erosion; Agricultural commercialization; Cash crops; Uganda; Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q13; Q16; Q17.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50760

Food Drying/ Production Plant
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kasozi,   Maria; Mwegombi,   William.
Tropical Horticulture Enterprises (T.H.E) is a Ugandan initiative that works to add value to fruits, bananas and vegetables. The main out put of this initiative are processed dried fruits, fresh fruits, banana flour and fresh vegetables. T.H.E taps the 22% of banana and fruit loss at farm gate due to failure to access markets timely, besides poor handling knowledge and poor storage facilities in rural agricultural producing areas in the country. The initiative boasts of linkage with farmers and it has a bottom up network through which farmers have benefited in various trainings. The main objective of this initiative is to improve farmer’s incomes through providing an alternative avenue and market access to foods produced and ferried to markets without any...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmer; Horticulture; Markets; Uganda; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52162

Policy Options for Increasing Crop Productivity and Reducing Soil Nutrient Depletion and Poverty in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Nkonya,   Ephraim M.; Pender,   John L.; Kaizzi,   Crammer; Edward,   Kato; Mugarura,   Samuel.
This study was conducted with the main objective of determining the linkages between poverty and land management practices in Uganda. The study used the 2002/03 Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) and more focused data collected from a sub-sample of 851 households of the 2002/03 UNHS sample households. We found that farmers in Uganda deplete about 1.2 percent of the nutrient stock stored in the topsoil per year, which leads to a predicted 0.31 percent reduction in crop productivity. The value of replacing the depleted nutrients using the cheapest inorganic fertilizers is equivalent to about 20 percent of household income obtained from agricultural production. Econometric analysis of the survey results provides evidence of linkages between poverty and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Land degradation; Soil nutrient depletion; Poverty; Crop productivity; Natural resource management; Land management; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Q15; Q57; Q51.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59227

Of What Merit is Improved Inputs use in Uganda's Maize Productivity?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Okoboi,   Geofrey.
This paper used the Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) dataset of 2005/06 to examine the productivity of improved inputs used by smallholder maize farmers in Uganda. Yield and gross profit functions were estimated with the stochastic frontier model. Results revealed a significant effect improved inputs use on yield but not gross profit. Farmers who used commercial improved seed with fertiliser obtained superior yield but lower gross profit compared to farmers who planted recycled seed (of improved variety) without fertiliser. Furthermore, if the opportunity cost of own land and labour inputs in maize production were imputed, overall, farmers made economic losses. Based on the prevailing farmers’ production technology and market conditions, maize...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Improved inputs; Productivity; Uganda; Food Security and Poverty; Q12; Q16.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96649

SPATIAL INTEGRATION OF MAIZE MARKETS IN POST-LIBERALIZED UGANDA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Rashid,   Shahidur.
Using weekly price data for two sub-periods, this paper analyzes how Ugandan maize market performed in the years following agricultural market liberalization in the early 1990’s. For each time period, the extent of integration, causality among spatial locations, and relative importance of spatial locations in price formation are examined. The extent of integration, defined as a set of markets that shares common long-run price information, and the causal relationships among markets have been tested within Johansen’s cointegration framework. The relative importance of each market locations is examined by estimating the common trend coefficients with a dynamic vector moving average model. Results indicate that, while there has been an overall improvement in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Market integration; Causality; Common trend; Multivariate cointegration; Crop Production/Industries; C32; P11; O38.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16135

An assessment of the casual relationship between poverty and HIV/AIDS in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Denis,   Akankunda Bwesigye.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: HIV/AIDS; Health systems; Uganda; EPRC; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113625

DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS AND LAND MANAGEMENT IN UGANDA: CAUSES AND IMPLICATIONS
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pender,   John L.; Jagger,   Pamela; Nkonya,   Ephraim M.; Sserunkuuma,   Dick.
This paper investigates the patterns and determinants of change in livelihood strategies (“development pathways”), land management practices, agricultural productivity, resource and human welfare conditions in Uganda since 1990, based upon a community-level survey conducted in 107 villages. The pattern of agricultural development since 1990 involved increasing specialization and commercialization of economic activities, consistent with local comparative advantages and market liberalization. This pattern was associated with changes in land use and agricultural practices, including expansion of cultivated area, grazing lands and woodlots at the expense of forest and wetlands; increased ownership of cattle but declining ownership of other livestock; and...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Sustainable development; Land management; Development pathways; Uganda; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16124

The Case of Smallholder Dairying in Eastern Africa
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ngigi,   Margaret.
Agriculture plays a crucial role in the economy of sub-Saharan Africa. A feature of particular significance about the region is that the majority of households are heavily dependent on agriculture as their major source of livelihood. Smallholder agriculture is the principal producer of staple foods and cash crops, accounting for very large shares of national production and marketed output. For the respective countries, therefore, the performance of smallholder agriculture has crucial implications for the overall economic development process including the alleviation of rural poverty. The demands created by steadily increasing populations, and the pressing need to increase agricultural productivity means that these countries must continuously adopt methods...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Dairying; East Africa; Uganda; Kenya; Livestock; Smallholders; Poverty alleviation; Population growth; Agricultural productivity; Small farmers; Rural poor; Livestock Production/Industries; Q1; Q15.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59246

Proxy Means Tests for Targeting the Poorest Households -- Applications to Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Houssou,   Nazaire; Zeller,   Manfred; Alcaraz V.,   Gabriela; Schwarze,   Stefan; Johannsen,   Julia.
The motivation for this research stems from increasing interest showed for the issue of targeting. The paper explores the use of proxy means tests to identify the poorest households in Uganda. The set of indicators used in our model includes variables usually available in Living Standard Measurement Surveys (LSMS). Previous researches seeking to develop proxy means tests for poverty most often use Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) as regression method. In addition to the OLS, the paper explores the use of Linear Probability Model, Probit, and Quantile regressions for correctly predicting the household poverty status. A further innovation of this research compared to the existing literature is the use of out-of sample validation tests to assess the predictive...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Uganda; Poverty assessment; Targeting; Proxy means test; Out-of-sample test; Bootstrap; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7946

ADOPTION OF MAIZE AND WHEAT TECHNOLOGIES IN EASTERN AFRICA: A SYNTHESIS OF THE FINDINGS OF 22 CASE STUDIES
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Doss,   Cheryl R.; Mwangi,   Wilfred; Verkuijl,   Hugo; De Groote,   Hugo.
This paper synthesizes the findings of 22 micro-level studies on technology adoption carried out by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) with national agricultural research systems in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda from 1996-1999. The authors found that technology adoption is taking place across Eastern Africa but considerable scope remains to improve the productivity of smallholder agriculture in higher potential regions with high levels of adoption. Extension was the variable most highly correlated with technology adoption, and extension services continue to play an important role in disseminating information on new varieties and how to manage them. Despite the usefulness of the micro-study results, especially for priority...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Maize; Wheat; Innovation adoption; Technology transfer; Plant Breeding; Small farms; Case studies; Fertilizers; Private sector; Nongovernmental organizations; Research institutions; International organizations; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46522

Strategies for Sustainable Land Management  and Poverty Reduction in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Nkonya,   Ephraim M.; Pender,   John L.; Jagger,   Pamela; Sserunkuuma,   Dick; Kaizzi,   Crammer; Ssali,   Henry.
Poverty reduction is one of the overarching objectives of most of Sub-Saharan Africa and other low-income countries. Accordingly, one of IFPRI’s major research themes focuses on policies and strategies for poverty reduction. This research report contributes knowledge to that theme. It also contributes to IFPRI’s ongoing investigation of policies and strategies that foster broad-based and environmentally sustainable agricultural and rural development. In Uganda, where soil erosion and depletion of soil nutrients are widespread, land degradation is a major cause of declining productivity and increasing poverty. In this study, Ephraim Nkonya and his colleagues measure the relative merits of various household income strategies and land management practices in...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Land use; Government policy; Uganda; Food supply; Poor; Nutrition; Agriculture and state; Land capability for agriculture; Data processing; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37897

The Impact of Coffee Price Changes on Rural Households in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Bussolo,   Maurizio; Godart,   Olivier; Lay,   Jann; Thiele,   Rainer.
Based on household survey data, this paper investigates the impact on coffee and non-coffee households of the pronounced coffee price fluctuations in Uganda during the 1990s. As expected, the price boom of the early 1990s was associated with substantial poverty reduction for coffee farmers. More strikingly, their poverty incidence continued to go down when prices fell again. This may be explained by a combination of factors: first, coffee production increased after 1995, probably as a delayed response to improved price incentives; second, there is evidence of consumption smoothing among specialized coffee farmers; and third, coffee farmers diversified into alternative crops. Non-coffee farmers seem to have benefited from the income generated through the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Coffee Price Changes; Price Transmission; Rural Households; Poverty Analysis; Uganda; Consumer/Household Economics; Demand and Price Analysis.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25345

Waste to energy technologies for solid waste management a case study of Uganda
Provedor de dados: Agricultural Engineering International : The CIGR e-journal
Autores: Miito, Gilbert John; Banadda, Noble.
Municipal solid waste management is one of the major environmental problems of developing countries. Investments in solid waste management would not only translate into jobs and income but also a cleaner environment. Over years a number of solid waste management technologies have been carried out in many developing parts of the world. Some were successful in generating lasting impacts on the improvement of solid waste management, however, many technologies failed due to unsustainability. This is partly attributed to differences in waste characteristics between developed countries and the less developed countries and the resource constraints in less developed countries. On the other hand, less developed countries are also known for being energy deprived and...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: WASTE MANAGEMENT solid waste; Energy; Sustainable; Sub-Saharan Africa; Biomass; Uganda.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/3767

Investigating the effect of different loading densities on selected properties of dried coffee using a GHE dryer
Provedor de dados: Agricultural Engineering International : The CIGR e-journal
Autores: Menya, Emmanuel; Komakech, A. J.
Despite coffee being one of the leading cash crops in Uganda contributing 20%-30% of the total export earnings, it is mainly dried on bare earth surfaces hence its drastic decline in quality.  A possible alternative solution is utilization of the greenhouse effect (GHE) solar dryer.  This research was aimed at investigating the effect of different loading densities on selected properties of dried coffee using a GHE dryer that was designed and constructed at Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK).  The research involved determining the drying time for the loading densities of 5, 10 and 20 kg m-2 as well as analyzing the coffee quality at the end of the drying period.  Three experimental runs were set up in the months of June...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Post harvest technologies  solar drying greenhouse effect; Solar dryer; Loading densities; Coffee quality; Drying time; Performance; Uganda.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/2270

Design of waste stabilization ponds for dairy processing plants in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Agricultural Engineering International : The CIGR e-journal
Autores: Menya, Emmanuel; Wangi, G. M.; Amanyire, F.; Ebangu, B.
Waste stabilization ponds (WSP) were designed to treat 287.5 m3 day-1 of wastewater generated from processing of 100 m3 of milk per day.  The design involved use of existing models including those developed by Mara to size the anaerobic, facultative and maturation ponds.  The design temperature was 250C.  The anaerobic pond was designed based on volumetric organic loading rate while facultative pond was designed based on surface loading rate.  On the other hand, the maturation pond was designed based on the number of coliform bacteria removed per 100 mL of wastewater.  The anaerobic pond was designed to remove 70% BOD, facultative pond-75% and maturation pond-25% BOD.  In addition, the maturation pond was designed to have a coliform bacteria removal...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Waste stabilization ponds; Anaerobic; Facultative; Maturation; Uganda.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/2388