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    Remittences, Education, Ethnicity and Adoption of Biogas Technology among House Holds in Uganda.
    (2023) Kiiza, Nelson
    The purpose of this study was to establish factors influencing biogas adoption among households in Uganda. Four specific objectives guided this study: (i) examine the relationship between financial remittances and adoption of biogas energy technology; (ii) examine the relationship between education attainment and adoption of biogas energy technology; (iii) examine the relationship between ethnicity and adoption of biogas energy technology; and (iv) examine the moderating effect of education attainment on ethnicity and adoption of biogas energy technology. To address the specific objectives, the study used the 2019–2020 Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS 2019–2020) data collected by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), covering a total sample of 13,732 randomly selected households. Quantitative research approaches were employed, and a binary probit regression model was used to estimate the marginal effects of financial remittances, education attainment, and ethnicity on biogas adoption among households. The study found that financial remittance has a positive (0.050) and significant (p < 0.01) association with biogas adoption. Meaning that remittance inflow increases the likelihood of a household adopting biogas technology by approximately 5%. Education attainment of household heads is positive (0.050) and significantly (p < 0.01) correlated with biogas adoption. This means that an increase in education attainment in terms of years of schooling increases the likelihood of a household installing biogas technology by 5%. Ethnicity is positive (0.020) and significantly (p < 0.01) associated with biogas adoption. Implying that ethnic diversity is associated with a 2% increase in the probability of a household adopting biogas technology. The interaction effect of ethnicity and education is positive (0.044) and significant (p < 0.01) on biogas adoption. Implying that marginal change in ethnic diversity increases the likelihood of a household using biogas by 4.4% if the household head has attained formal education. Overall, the findings suggest that financial remittance, education, and ethnicity combined have the capacity to explain about 20.9% of biogas adoptions in households. Furthermore, results show that household size, rural residence, regional location of the household, housing condition, and access to grid electricity have a significant positive effect on biogas adoption. The study recommends that there is a need to fast-track policies and initiatives that encourage remittance inflows, as this enhances household income and the ability to invest in biogas systems. In addition, biogas practitioners should invest in educational and awareness programs, particularly regarding the benefits that the technology can provide, as this will accelerate the uptake of the technology.