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Item Adoption of Soil Conservation through Collective Actions in Southwestern Uganda(2017) Kalibwani, Rebecca Mutebi; Kakuru, Medard; Kamugisha, J; Twebaze, J; Hilman, E; Tumuheirwe, H; Mugabo, J; Buruchara, R; Fatunbi, A.O; Adekunle, AIn developing countries, access to and use of renewable natural resources are essential for rural livelihoods to thrive. Hence, cooperation in the management of natural resources is increasingly an important strategy that can enhance long-term socio-ecological resilience. In most cases, collective actions have widely been recognised as an alternative institutional arrangement to centralised governance for the management of natural resources, but their success largely depends on factors that are specific to localities where they are implemented. In this study, factors that influence adoption and extent of adoption of natural resource conservation activities were identified using two case studies: Bubaare and Bufundi Innovation Platforms in Uganda. The drivers of adoption of community natural resource management strategies are analysed using an Ordered Logit Model while extent of adoption is analysed using a truncated regression model. The education level of a household head, membership in collective action group, and perception of plot slope and relevance of bye-laws were factors associated with likelihood of adoption. Value of livestock, membership in collective action group, access to credit and off-farm income were found to positively influence the level of investment. Thus, collective action increases opportunities for adoption; hence farmers should be supported to work collectively. Dans les pays en voie de développement, l’accès et l’utilisation des ressources naturelles sont essentiels pour lasuivie en mileu rural et pour y prospérer. Ainsi, la coopération dans la gestion des ressources naturelles est de plus en plus une stratégie importante qui peut améliorer à long terme la cohésion socio-écologique. Dans beaucoup decas; les actions collectives ont été largement reconnues comme une alternative d’organisation institutionnelle pour centraliser la gouvernance de la gestion des ressources naturelles, mais leur succès dépend largement des facteurs qui sont spécifiques aux milieux où elles sont mise en oeuvre. Dans cette étude, les facteus qui influencent l’adoption et le degré d’adoption des activités de conservation des ressources naturelles étaient identifiés en utilisant deux cas d’étude: Les Plate-formes d’Innovation de Bubaare et Bufundi en Ouganda. Les forces motrices d’adoption des strategies de gestion des ressources naturelles communautaires sont analysées en utilsant un modèle Logit Ordonné tandis que le degré d’adoption est analysé en utilisant un modèle de régression tronqué. Le niveau d’éducation du chef de ménage, l’appartenance au groupe d’action collective, et la perception de la pente de la parcelle et limportance des arrêtés étaient les facteurs associés au taux d’adoption. La value du bétail, l’appartenance au groupe d’action collective, l’accès au crédit et le revenu non- agricole étaient les facteurs qui influencent positivement le niveau d’investissement. Donc, les actions collectives augmentent les opportunités pour l’adoption; ainsi les producteurs devraient être encouragés à travailler de façcon collective.Item ADOPTION OF SOIL CONSERVATION THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTIONS IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA(African Crop Science Society, 2017) R.M., KALIBWANI ET.ALIn developing countries, access to and use of renewable natural resources are essential for rural livelihoods to thrive. Hence, cooperation in the management of natural resources is increasingly an important strategy that can enhance long-term socio-ecological resilience. In most cases, collective actions have widely been recognised as an alternative institutional arrangement to centralised governance for the management of natural resources, but their success largely depends on factors that are specific to localities where they are implemented. In this study, factors that influence adoption and extent of adoption of natural resource conservation activities were identified using two case studies: Bubaare and Bufundi Innovation Platforms in Uganda. The drivers of adoption of community natural resource management strategies are analysed using an Ordered Logit Model while extent of adoption is analysed using a truncated regression model. The education level of a household head, membership in collective action group, and perception of plot slope and relevance of bye-laws were factors associated with likelihood of adoption. Value of livestock, membership in collective action group, access to credit and off-farm income were found to positively influence the level of investment. Thus, collective action increases opportunities for adoption; hence farmers should be supported to work collectivelyItem ADOPTION OF SOIL CONSERVATION THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTIONS IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA(African Crop Science Society, 2017) R.M., KALIBWANI ET.ALIn developing countries, access to and use of renewable natural resources are essential for rural livelihoods to thrive. Hence, cooperation in the management of natural resources is increasingly an important strategy that can enhance long-term socio-ecological resilience. In most cases, collective actions have widely been recognised as an alternative institutional arrangement to centralised governance for the management of natural resources, but their success largely depends on factors that are specific to localities where they are implemented. In this study, factors that influence adoption and extent of adoption of natural resource conservation activities were identified using two case studies: Bubaare and Bufundi Innovation Platforms in Uganda. The drivers of adoption of community natural resource management strategies are analysed using an Ordered Logit Model while extent of adoption is analysed using a truncated regression model. The education level of a household head, membership in collective action group, and perception of plot slope and relevance of bye-laws were factors associated with likelihood of adoption. Value of livestock, membership in collective action group, access to credit and off-farm income were found to positively influence the level of investment. Thus, collective action increases opportunities for adoption; hence farmers should be supported to work collectively.Item EFFECT OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ON THE ADOPTION OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES BY FARMERS IN UGANDA(Bishop Stuart University, 2023) Tumusiime, Bernard; Kiwanuka, Micheal; Rwaheru Aheisibwe, AmbroseThis study assessed how stakeholder engagement strategies used by SNV-TIDE project in planning, capacity building and resource mobilisation influenced the adoption of improved forages in Isingiro District, Southwestern Uganda. A cross sectional survey design was adopted for the study, which covered five purposively selected SNV-TIDE project cooperatives. The data were collected from 50 active cattle farmers and three field supervisors using both a semi-structured questionnaire and an interview guide. Descriptive and inferential analysis including multiple regression techniques were employed to analyse the data. The findings revealed that stakeholder engagement in planning and capacity building contributed 35 and 14.3 percent change respectively, in the adoption of improved forages. Stakeholder engagement in planning and capacity building had a positive significant (p<0.05) influence on the adoption of improved forages among the SNV-TIDE project members. But stakeholder engagement in resource mobilisation had no influence (p>0.05) on the adoption of improved forages. Thus based on the study, it was concluded that engaging stakeholders in planning and in capacity building contributes to the adoption of improved forages. To achieve better results, therefore, stakeholder engagement strategies should put more emphasis on involving stakeholders in the project planning activities and capacity buildingItem EVALUATION AND ADOPTION OF BIOFORTIFIED BEAN VARIETIES IN SHEEMA AND NTUNGAMO DISTRICTS, SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA.(Bishop Stuart University, 2023) KANYESIGYE, JOHNThe study's main objective was to evaluate the adoption of biofortified bean varieties in Sheema and Ntungamo Districts, Southwestern Uganda. It was limited to identifying the social and economic factors that affect the adoption of biofortified bean varieties, determining how farmers perceive the chosen traits of biofortified bean varieties, and determining how effective the interventions in place have been at encouraging farmers to adopt biofortified bean varieties. 214 respondents provided primary data for the study, which used a cross-sectional, descriptive research approach. 193 were bean farmers randomly selected and 21 key informants were purposively selected. The study findings established the following social economic factors significantly affected the adoption of biofortified bean varieties; access to credit P=0.00 and SD= 0.00, market access P=0.00 and SD=0.02892, household size P=0.00 and SD= 0.14047, access to extension P=0.00 and SD= 0.19475, gender P=0.00 and SD= 0.30575, education level p=00 and SD=0.31439, farmers perception P=0.00 and SD=0.34305, farm size P=0.00 and SD=0.34837, farmers income P=0.39167 and farmers age was not significant since P=0.997 was greater than P=0.05hence such factors which are significant should be put into consideration in design of any related project or programme so that malnutrition is minimized using these biofortified bean varieties. The study findings established that farmers liked NAROBEAN 2 109 (51%) and NAROBEAN 3 62 (29%) due to their traits especially market class, early maturing, high with cubiod shape, yielding, and bush type and short cooking time, market class respectively. The study established that most farmers 175 (81.8%) were still growing local bean varieties since they perceived biofortified bean varieties to require additional inputs especially fertilizers and pesticides and these forced even those growing to abandon them. The study further established that a reasonable number of farmers 87 (40.7%) have ever grown biofortified bean varieties but only 39 (18.2%) were still growing them since the nutritional programme that used to provide seeds to them was no longer supplying and even such biofortified bean varieties were not available in the visited stores. It was established that creation of markets like promotion of school feeding programme significantly influences adoption of boifortified bean varieties P=0.00 on the other hand construction of storage facilities P=0.253, provision of post-harvest inputs like tarpaulins P=0.709 and strengthening farmer groups P=0.931 did not significantly influence the adoption of biofortified bean varieties. However the level of benefiting from the interventions is still low with the highest 17% benefiting from free distribution of quality seeds and the least (2%) benefiting from strengthening farmer groups. The study recommends that all the social economic factors established in this study should be put into consideration while designing any project related to minimization of malnutrition, the need to include farmers’ preferences and empowering farmers to select new varieties under their own management and social economic conditions through interventions like free distribution of biofortified bean seeds, construction of storage structures accessible by farmers.