Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research
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Department of Agriculture Science, Mbarara University, Mbarara, Uganda

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• Research Article   
  Institutional Factors and Technology Adoption amongst Smallholder Coffee Farmers in Kanungu District South-Western Uganda
  Author(s): Edgar Nabaasa*, Rebecca M. Kalibwani and Edward Semakula
  
  The use of improved agricultural technologies has been reported as the major strategy to increase agricultural production, increased household incomes and addressing poverty. However, adoption of such improved technologies by smallholder coffee farmers has been slow and this has contributed to the low coffee productivity in the country and the poor performance of the coffee sub sector. The study was meant to examine the effect of institutional factors including extension services, access to market and access to credit on technology adoption among smallholder coffee farmers in Kanungu District, Uganda. The study collected both quantitative and qualitative data from 289 smallholder coffee farmers and 8 key informants respectively in major coffee growing sub counties in Kanungu district. The study revealed that access to extension services and access to market have a.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2593-9173.23.14.149

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