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- ItemContribution of National Agricultural Advisory Service Programme (NAADS) on Commercialization of Agriculture in Rwamucucu Sub-County Kabale District Uganda(Kampala International University,College of Humanities and Social Science, 2009-09) Tindyebwa, JosephThe study aimed at establishing the impact of NAADS programme towards subsistance agriculture in Rwamucucu sub-county guided by the theory of agricultural service provision, through creation of awareness about formation of farmers’ institutions and building their capacity. The study was guided by the following research questions: What is the impact of NAADS on peasant Agriculture? The study was based on the literature that highlighted on the modernization of agriculture and innovations through the delivery of agricultural extension services, addressing challenges to the commercialization of agriculture and depicting the impact of NAADS on the commercialization of Agriculture.The data was collected using questionnaires and interviews. These were administered to the members of farmers groups and the community members. After the data collection exercise, the results were entered in the computer where it was descriptively analysed and interpreted using frequency tables and pie charts.The study found out respondents knew activities of NAADS programme such as, facilitating farmers in advisory services and farmer technology development, providing various improved seeds and marketing of farmers’ products. Farmers are also increasingly promoting production of high value crops like passion fruits, apples, bananas and livestock farming such as goat management, poultry and fish farming. It was also found out that NAADS have promoted greater use of post-harvest technologies and commercial marketing of Agricultural commodities. The study concluded that, there was need to over come the challenges that were prohibiting the commercialization of agriculture. It was recommended that there should be; Provision of legal and policy framework; closer monitoring and supervision of the NAADS programme by stakeholders; Linkage of farmers to market opportunities; value addition; strengthening farmer institutional development; Networking (with NGOs and CBOs) and enhancing the capabilities of public extension workers; increased supply of agricultural inputs to farmers.
- ItemSocio-Economic Constraints on Women’s Income from Agriculture in Southern Province of Rwanda(Kampala International University,College of Humanities and Social Science, 2011-09) Simeon, BangiriyikiThis study arose from the popular assumption that women contribute greatly to the economy through agricultural activities but have little or no access to and control on the factors or techniques of farming production and as such they earn income from it. This study, designed to determine socio-economic constraints on women’s income from agriculture in Southern Province of Rwanda. A total of three hundred ninety-nine (N=399) participated in this survey. Descriptive research design was used during data analysis and appropriate test such as Pearson was carried out using SPSS. The study explains how the social (2.2971) as well as economic factors (2.369) were source of women’s lower income from agriculture in Southern Province of Rwanda. Besides qualification, profile characteristics of respondents were not significantly related to the women’s income from agriculture. The hypothesis stating that there is significant relationship between socio-economic factors and women’s income from agriculture in southern Province of Rwanda was accepted. The researcher concluded that the women’s income from agriculture could be improved by giving them opportunities to control socio-economic factors.