Seed Potato Production Business through a Gender Lens

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dc.contributor.authorMwesige, Rose
dc.contributor.authorEtiang, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorKyarisiima, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorAheisibwe, Ambrose
dc.contributor.authorKwikiriza, Gerald,
dc.contributor.authorMuhereze, Ronald
dc.contributor.authorAyahura Kutesa, Ronald
dc.contributor.authorBarekye, Alex
dc.contributor.authorConstraints, Gender
dc.contributor.authorSeed-potato, Opportunities
dc.contributor.authorParticipation, Production
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-22T19:01:44Z
dc.date.available2022-02-22T19:01:44Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractPotato (Solanumtuberosum) is an important crop in highland areas of South Western and Eastern Uganda. Seed potato business is a key input for increasing potato productivity and contributes to people livelihood. Attempts to increase seed potato production and its contribution to livelihoods of men and women have not addressed a gap in seed demand and on its contributions to incomes of the farming households. Seed producers and research provides 0.15 % of the total seed potato required. This has partly been attributed to lack of involvement of men and women in seed potato production business, leading to low yields averaging 7.5 t/ha. This research aimed at finding out factors affecting involvement of men and women in seed potato business. Questionnaires, focus group and individual interviews of key informants were conducted involving men and women selected from 3 different locations. Results indicated that men are more involved in seed potato production, own more capital resources, and are mostly head household giving them an upper hand in decision making. Most men tended to engage in key activities leading to preparation for marketing. This gives them an opportunity to negotiated for market prices, sell and receive cash on behalf of their wives. Women tended to concentrate in domestic responsibilities such as feed the family. Women refrained from engaging in key activities in the seed potato business, which undermines the benefits that accrue to them.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEtiang, J, Mwesige R, Kyarisiima S, Aheisibwe A, Gerald K, Muhereze R, Kutesa RA, Barekye A. Seed Potato Production Business through a Gender Lens. Gender and Women’s Studies. 2019; 2(2):5.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.academia.edu/download/70497707/seed-potato-production-business-through-a-gender-lens.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2266
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGender and Women’s Studiesen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectConstraintsen_US
dc.subjectOpportunitiesen_US
dc.subjectSeed-potatoen_US
dc.subjectProductionen_US
dc.subjectParticipationen_US
dc.titleSeed Potato Production Business through a Gender Lensen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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