Browsing by Author "Kibwika, Paul"

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    Assessment of sustainable intensification practices among maize-commercializing households of Eastern Uganda
    (Journal of Agricultural Research, Development, Extension and Technology, 2024) Mayambala, Siraj Ali; Kibwika, Paul; Talwana, Herbert
    Farmers’ choices to invest in sustainable intensification practices are influenced by the likelihood that these practices fulfill a farmer’s financial, agro-ecological, and/or social goals. This study aimed to assess the different sustainable intensification practices used by maize-commercializing households in eastern Uganda, based on ecological, economic, and social impacts, using a multi-criteria analysis. The study reveals that farmers employed a range of criteria to assess and adopt sustainable intensification innovations. The most important criterion in assessing ecological merit of a measure was the improvement of soil fertility. For economic goals, yield improvement was the primary focus, while social goals were assessed based on whether the measure was approved or adopted by peer farmers. Maize-legumes systems met the ecological, economic, and social goals, while improved maize varieties mainly fulfilled economic goals. Inorganic and organic fertilizers were accepted for their contributions to both economic and ecological goals. The study concludes that multi-criteria analysis is useful for assessing the sustainable intensification measures adopted by farmers for diverse purposes. It is therefore recommended that multiple sustainable intensification alternatives must be promoted based on their potential to support farmers in achieving their goals. Strong linkages between extension workers and policymakers with farmers are crucial for idetifying and developing appropriate sustainable intensification practices for smallholder farmers.
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    Can the Current Youth Agricultural Groups be Sustainable? Experiences from Mid-Western Uganda
    (Cogent Social Sciences, 2022) Loga, Dorcas Elizabeth; Kibwika, Paul; Kyazze, Florence Birungi
    As one of the most youthful populations in the world, with close to 80% of its population under the age of 30, Uganda is grappling with initiatives for engaging youth in productive sectors of the economy. Agriculture is considered the most immediate means of catalyzing economic growth and employment for the youth. The Self-Help Groups (SHGs) Model is preferred by both government and non-government agencies to organize youth to engage in agriculture because it takes into account the critical socio-economic elements. The challenge is how to ensure the sustainability of the SHGs for the progressive transformation of the youth. This article assesses the likelihood forof the sustainability of youth groups engaged in agricultural enterprises, based on the parameters of group sustainability specified by the Producer Organization Sustainability Assessment Model. The study employed a quantitative design using a cross-sectional survey conducted between Government and Non-Governmeagency agenciesagencies supported Self Help Groups. In the study, Non-Government Supported groups were more likely to be sustainable than the Government supported groups. The main contributors to sustainability among the Non-Government supported groups were access to production resources, financial health, and member loyalty, while the main contributors for the Government supported groups were leadership, financial health, and member loyalty.
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    Factors influencing implementation of bylaws on sustainable crop intensification: Evidence from potatoes in southwestern Uganda
    (Cogent Social Sciences, 2020) Makuma-Massa, Henry; Kibwika, Paul; Nampala, Paul; Manyong, Victor; Yami, Mastewal
    The study examined the factors for the successful implementation of bylaws on sustainable crop intensification. The study used the new institutionalism theory to examine the implementation of bylaws in the potato cropping system in southwestern Uganda. A mixed model featuring both qualitative and quantitative approaches was used in the study. This involved analysis of primary data. The primary sources were key informants, focus group discussions, and face to face interviews with individual farmers, as well as secondary data sources. Factors influencing the effective implementation of bylaws on sustainable crop intensification at community level included awareness of existing bylaws, availability of extension agents to sensitize and train farmers on bylaws, power relations and conflicts among farmers, and availability of financial resources for procurement of agro-inputs. The factors influencing implementation of bylaws on sustainable crop intensification at the individual level included farmers’ knowledge on bylaws (P = 0.03), farmers’ participation in activities organised by government agencies
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    The Interplay between Informal and Formal Bylaws in Supporting Sustainable Crop Intensification in the Uganda Potato Production System
    (Sustainable Agriculture Research, 2022) Makuma-Massa, Henry; Kibwika, Paul; Nampala, Paul
    The study assessed the interplay between informal and formal bylaws in supporting sustainable crop intensification, using a case of potato crop production in southwestern Uganda. The study used a descriptive case study design to understand and accurately describe the experiences of farmers in the potato crop subsector in the region. This involved mixed study approaches that ensured coded meaning of consistent responses to the study, and descriptive statistics facilitated sequential understanding of findings and how each related to one another in respective themes. The numerical scores enriched the findings by authenticating the qualitative outcomes of the study to minimize bias. The study used review of documents and literature; six Focus Group Discussions; and 22 Key Informant Interviews to gather diverse experiences of respondents patterns of responses, the main factors or categories, and key responses under every category. The Study found that the greatest informal bylaw was eucalyptus growing (50 percent), followed by permission to graze (18 percent), and control damping (18 percent). The widely represented formal bylaws had a comparatively lesser role in supporting SCI, although with greater emphasis on quality seed (22 percent). Formal bylaws were stronger at setting clear boundaries between users and resources (18 percent), users having procedures for making own rules (11 percent), regular monitoring of resources and users (15 percent), issue sanctions (16 percent), conflict resolution (15 percent), and coordinated activities (3 percent) than informal bylaws. The major benefits for operating as institution were the collective strategy for the market (26 percent), which was less to guarantee sustainable livelihoods for farmers. Individual farmers were driven by desire for faster benefits ( and preferred following own rules (12 percent). There was more emphasis on market access, regardless of the nature of produce output (35 percent), whether the market worthy or not, and less on environment sustainability. The informal and formal bylaws are separate but united for a common purpose of intensifying potato crop production. Nonetheless, even when combined, t hey are not strong enough to support SCI. There is a need to strength bylaws on soil and water conservation, improved and quality seed potato and environment sustainability to support SCI, which provide the basis of greater markets and sustainable livelihoods.
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    Seed Security Factors Driving Farmer Decisions on Uptake of Tissue Culture Banana Seed in Central Uganda
    (MDPI AG, 2020-12) Mulugo, Lucy; Kyazze, Florence Birungi; Kibwika, Paul; Omondi, Bonaventure Aman; Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi
    Despite the promotion of tissue culture (TC) banana to curb the spread of diseases, farmer use of such quality planting material remains low. This study utilizes the Double-Hurdle model on cross-sectional data of 174 banana farmers in Central Uganda to analyze the drivers for uptake of TC banana plant materials. Results show acceptability (β = 0.74; p < 0.01), adaptability (β = 0.69; p < 0.01) and availability for farmer use (β = 1.04; p < 0.01) along with social influence, farmer competences and socioeconomic factors positively influence farmer uptake of the TC banana plantlets. For uptake intensity, the main drivers include acceptability (β = 0.39; p < 0.05), accessibility (β = 0.39; p < 0.01) and farmer competences. This study demonstrates that seed security factors with farmer competencies, social influence and socioeconomic factors influence farmer decisions on uptake of TC technology for banana production. Findings emphasize the need for more involvement of extension services and research institutions in the education and promotion of TC plants in farming communities. We recommend that banana TC developers and promoters focus attention on banana varieties that are acceptable and adaptable to farmer environmental conditions.
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    A strategy to enhance the capacity of stakeholders in Africa and Europe to jointly implement Agricultural Research for Development (ARD)
    (PAEPARD WP4 Desk Study, 2011) Hawkins, Richard; Kibwika, Paul; Nampala, Paul; Madzivhandila, Tshilidzi; Kamau, Marygoretti; Hillocks, Rory
    The purpose of the PAEPARD II Project (referred to hereafter as “PAEPARD”) is to build more joint African-European multi-stakeholder partnerships in agricultural research for development, which are more balanced in terms of research and non-research stakeholders, and which contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). PAEPARD is coordinated by FARA. The project is implemented through seven strongly interdependent ‘work packages’ (WPs), each led by a leader and co-leader and jointly coordinated by an African and a European Co-Manager