The Dynamics of Household Labor allocation to Biogas production, Farm and Non-farm activities in Central Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorNalunga, Asha
dc.contributor.authorMugisha, Johnny
dc.contributor.authorWalekhwa, Peter
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Jo
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-23T15:55:58Z
dc.date.available2022-02-23T15:55:58Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractBiogas is a sustainable energy that contributes to improved health and provides socio-economic benefits. However, biogas production has an impact on an essential household resource; labor. Therefore, households need to efficiently allocate labor to activities on the farm, off-farm and for biogas production. There is little empirical evidence on the factors influencing labor allocation within farm households, thus limiting biogas technology promoters from creating a favorable environment for uptake. This study fills this gap. Data were obtained from households with biogas digesters in central Uganda through a snow-balling sampling technique. A household model was used, and labor share equations were estimated by a Seemingly Unrelated Regression model. Own activity labor returns showed a positive relationship to the respective labor share, but cross-labor returns were negatively related. Female-headed households were more likely to allocate labor to biogas activities. Distance to water source had a negative impact on labor allocation to biogas activities, while the number of cattle owned by the household had a positive impact. Age of the household head and household size had a positive impact on labor allocation to non-farm activities. Household labor should be critically analyzed before investing in biogas digesters to increase the success of the technology.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNalunga, A., Mugisha, J., Walekhwa, P., & Smith, J. (2019). The dynamics of Household labor allocation to biogas production, farm and non-farm activities in central Uganda. Renewable Energy, 142, 461-467.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.04.060en_US
dc.identifier.issn0960-1481
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2284
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRenewable Energyen_US
dc.subjectBiogas technology; Labor; Resources; Up-takeen_US
dc.titleThe Dynamics of Household Labor allocation to Biogas production, Farm and Non-farm activities in Central Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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