Foreign aid and agricultural production in Lowershabeele- Somalia
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2016-10
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Kampala International University.College of Humanities and social science
Abstract
The study sought to establish the impact of foreign aid on agricultural production in lower
Shabeele, Somalia. The study objectives were; to identify the various fom1s of foreign aid being
implemented in Lower Shabeele, Somalia, to establish the various forms of agricultural
production in Lower Shabee1e, Somalia and to examine the impact of foreign aid on agricultural
production in Lower Shabeele, Somalia. This study employed the descriptive survey design. The
Target population was 220 and it comprised of 40 officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, 51
Officials from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 69 Farmers and 60 officials from Aid Giving
Organizations so the sample size was 142 Simple random and purposive sampling techniques
were used to attain the sample of the study. The study findings revealed that the fonns of foreign
aid being implemented in Somalia had an average mean of 3.25 which was equivalent to good.
This implies that there is a multitude of fonns of foreign aid implemented in Somalia. It was also
found out that the fonns of Agricultural production in Somalia had an average mean of 3 .06
equivalent to good on the Likert Scale. The Pearson Correlation of 0.681 which signifies a strong
and positive significant relationship between foreign aid and agricultural production in Lower
Shabeele, Somalia and significance of 0.000 which rejects hypothesis and thus indicating a
significant relationship between foreign aid and agricultural production. The study concludes that
investments in land, in particular agriculture, establish labour that in tum spawns to balance of
payments and political progress. The link between physical Capital and economic growth is
financial aid, financial aid functions in good policy Governments. The study recommends that
there is need to carry out research on improved yields or breeds/ seeds. It also further
recommends that agricultural research is widely believed to lead to enonnous gains outside of
Somalia. It is also recommended that there is need for rural Extension services or agricultural
extension services in order improve on the agricultural Production
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Dissertation submitted to the College of Higher Degrees and Research in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the a ward of master’s degree in International Relations of Kampala International University
Keywords
Foreign aid, Agricultural, Production, Somalia