Adoption of improved Cassava Varieties among Small Scale Farmers in Apac District

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorOryemo, Bonny
dc.contributor.authorMbatudde, Maria
dc.contributor.authorZziwa, Simon
dc.contributor.authorNabatanzi, Lydia
dc.contributor.authorTalengera, David
dc.contributor.authorBarungi, Davis
dc.contributor.authorNajjuma, Vivian
dc.contributor.authorNafula, Marveen
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-06T20:12:02Z
dc.date.available2023-01-06T20:12:02Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractLow adoption of modern agricultural technologies amongst farmers in Uganda has been identified as one of the main reasons for the low agricultural productivity and increase in poverty level. The general objective of this study is to assess the adoption of improved cassava varieties among small scale farmers in Apac District, Uganda. It utilized cross-sectional farm household level data collected in 2020 from a randomly selected sample of 120 cassava producing households from four sub-counties. Data were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistical analysis such as frequencies, means, Chi-square test, Tobit and Logit regression models. Results revealed that majority (66.7%) of the respondents grow improved cassava varieties. NASE 14 is the most (59.2%) highly adopted compared to NASE2 (9.2%), NASE1 (9.2%), NAROCAS1 (6.6%) and NAROCAS2 (15.8%) varieties. Farmer’s level of education, access to extension services and marital status showed a positive and significant (P≤0.01), (P≤0.01), and (P≤0.05) influence on adoption of improved cassava varieties, respectively. Years of farming, access to credit, farm size, and farmer’s age showed a negative relationship with adoption improved cassava varieties. Coefficient of access to extension services (P≤0.01), farm size (P≤0.05) and farming experience (P≤0.05) positively and significantly influenced perception of farmers towards improved cassava varieties, whereas distance from the nearest market (P≤0.05) and age (P≤0.05) negatively and significantly influenced perceptions for farmers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOryemo Bonny* Mbatudde Maria, Simon Zziwa, Lydia Nabatanzi, David Talengera, Barungi Davis, Najjuma Vivian and Nafula Marveen (2021). ADOPTION OF IMPROVED CASSAVA VARIETIES AMONG SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN APAC DISTRICT, International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering Review (IJASER) 2 (5): 38-53en_US
dc.identifier.issn2582-6271
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6837
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Applied Science and Engineering Review (IJASER)en_US
dc.subjectAdoptionen_US
dc.subjectPerception and improved cassava varietiesen_US
dc.titleAdoption of improved Cassava Varieties among Small Scale Farmers in Apac Districten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
ADOPTION OF IMPROVED CASSAVA VARIETIES AMONG SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN.pdf
Size:
456.73 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Article
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences