Access to Agricultural Finance, Farmer training and Performance of small holder farmers: A case of one acre fund in Jinja district.

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorNanzigwa, Godfrey
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-20T14:54:48Z
dc.date.available2022-04-20T14:54:48Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-04
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted to Makerere University Business School in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of master of Business Administration (project Management option) of Makerere university. March, 2021, Plan A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between access to agricultural finance, farmer training and performance of smallholder farmers taking a case of One Acre Fund in Jinja district. The study specific objectives were: to Examine the relationship between access to agricultural finance and performance of smallholder farmers; relationship between farmer training and performance of smallholder farmers, and relationship between access to agricultural finance, farmer training and performance of smallholder farmers. A cross sectional survey design was adopted; both quantitative and qualitative research approaches were used on a sample size of 118 respondents. Data was obtained using closed ended questionnaires and semi-structured interview guide. Data was processed using SPSS v.20 to generate Pearson correlations and regression analysis results. The study found out that access to agricultural finance was positively related with performance of smallholder farmers at r=.859. It was also revealed that farmer training was positively related with performance of smallholder farmers at r=.840. Furthermore, the study revealed that both access to agricultural finance and farmer training were significant predictors of performance of smallholder farmers. Both combined account for 80.5% (Adjusted R2=.805) in variance of performance of smallholder farmers but access to agricultural finance was the highest predictor with beta value = .694 as compared to beta value = .160 of farming training. Based on the findings, the study recommended that One Acre Fund should put a lot of emphasis on availing agricultural finance inform of loans and farm inputs to smallholder farmers in order to maintain high performance. Putting more efforts in training smallholder farmers on keeping farm records would also be very important and additionally providing training to smallholder farmers on how to invest loans given to them and teach them how to use farm inputs and equipment provided.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMUBSen_US
dc.identifier.citationNanzigwa, G. (2021). Access to Agricultural Finance, Farmer training and Performance of small holder farmers: A case of one acre fund in Jinja district. Unpublished Master’s Dissertation. Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Ugandaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://mubsir.mubs.ac.ug//handle/20.500.12282/4665
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMakerere University Business Schoolen_US
dc.subjectAccess to Agricultural Financeen_US
dc.subjectFarmer trainingen_US
dc.subjectPerformance of small holder farmersen_US
dc.subjectJinja districten_US
dc.titleAccess to Agricultural Finance, Farmer training and Performance of small holder farmers: A case of one acre fund in Jinja district.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Nanzigwa Godfrey 2017HD101713U Dissertation.pdf
Size:
1.14 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Master's Dissertation
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Thesis & Dissertations(Doctoral & Master)