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- ItemAgricultural Value Chain Development and Women Economic Empowerment in Democratic Republic Of Congo.(Kampala International University, 2022-06) Bidorho, AkonkwaThe purpose of the study was to examine the role of agricultural value chain development on women economic empowerment in Aru Territory, DRC. The specific objectives of the study were; I. To assess the influence of women participation in primary production on their economic empowerment in Aru Territory, DRC.ii. To assess the contribution of women participation in processing phase on their economic empowerment in Aru Territory, DRC.iii. To determine the effect of women participation in marketing phase on their economic empowerment in Aru Territory, DRC. The theory used in this study was the socialist feminist theory which was developed by Karl Marx in 1960 to describe a mixed theoretical and practical approach to achieving gender equality. The study used cross-sectional research design, the population target were 400 people of which a sample of 200 was selected, the study employed both random and purposive sampling techniques to select participants. Questionnaire, interview guide and document review were the instruments of the study and data was analysed using SPSS. The study revealed that women in Aru to some extent have access to land but they have less access to improved agricultural inputs because they are expensive and women farmers rely on manual labor as they fail to access mechanized farming equipment therefore women do not achieve their production targets (Mean 2.51). The study concluded that women participation in the processing phase greatly contributes to women economic empowerment as the findings have indicated a positive relationship between the low-income level of women and their inability to participate in the processing phase where value is added to their farm products, as a result women earn some income but the income is not sustainable (Mean 2.31). The study on the third objective concluded that women in Aru do not have decision making power and they have not yet obtained freedom of movement and control over time (Mean2.30). The Study recommended that the government and NGOs targeting women economic empowerment should put more emphasis on breaking barriers that hinder women’s participation in agricultural value chains in Aru so that women can benefit more from agriculture practices. The financial institutions should review their policies that hinder women from accessing credits independently. Government should improve security and transport system to allow easy movement of farmers and enable their products to quickly reach the markets.
- ItemCommercial agricultural practices and land conflicts in Uganda: a case of Luwero District(Kampala International University: College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2019-10) Claude, Tshiani MbuyiThis study assessed the influence of commercial agriculture on land conflict in Luwero District, Uganda. The following objectives guided the study: i) to assess how commercial agriculture practices has led to land boundary conflicts in Luwero district, ii) to establish how commercial agriculture practices has led to land inheritance conflicts in Luwero district, and iii) to examine how commercial agriculture practices has led to multiple sales conflicts in Luwero district. This study adopted cross-section research design. The study targeted 10,258 respondents. The sample size was 385 respondents. The study used questionnaires and interviews. The study used simple random and purposive sampling. The study used frequency and percentage tables, mean, and linear regression analysis. The study revealed that commercial agriculture practices does not have any significant effect on boundary land conflicts in Luwero district (Adjusted R2=0.001, p=0.276). The study further found that commercial agriculture practices does not have any significant effect on land inheritance conflicts in Luwero district (Adjusted R2=0.007, p=0.052). However, the study revealed that commercial agriculture practices significantly affects multiple land sales conflicts in Luwero district (Adjusted R2=0.107, p=0.000). The study concluded that commercial agriculture practices do not necessarily cause land conflicts. The study made the following recommendations: the elders, the clan leaders and the district officials should always establish clear and permanent boundaries such as stone-marks, monuments or plant trees to clearly show land boundaries thus avoiding any future boundary conflicts, regarding inheritance conflicts, the deceased should be encouraged to write their wills when they are still alive, specifying which land and property belongs to who, and lastly, in order to avoid or curb multiple sales of land, land buying should be in the witness of the local council (LC1 and II), clan elders, government representatives (for example officials from the land board and land registration departments), and an advocate.