Assessing the Impact of NAADS Programme on Agricultural Economic Performance in Mbarara District - Uganda

Tamson Nuwagaba K ,Firimooni Banugire R ,Milton Mauricio Herrera R

doi:10.7176/jesd/10-7-06

Abstract

This study was conducted on assessing the impact of NAADS programme on agricultural economic performance in Mbarara district. Agricultural Economic performance was assessed in terms of household income and commercialization. The study was done in two Sub-Counties i.e. Nyamitanga and Mwiizi S/County to represent Mbarara district. A sample of 132respondents was used of both NAADS and Non-NAADS farmers in both Goat rearing and Piggery and NAADS Coordinators who were involved in the programme from the district to Parish level in Mbarara district. Both stratified and purposive sampling were used to select the sample in both Mwiizi sub –county and Nyamitanga division as, 63 NAADS farmers of both enterprises (goat and pig rearing) and 6 NAADS Coordinators from two S/Counties as well as 63 NonNAADS farmers from the same enterprises in both sub-counties.The study used both questionnaire survey and interview methods in collecting data from the field.The study adopted a Quasi- experimental research design where difference in difference model was used. The Difference between means was used to determine if there is a significant difference between NAADS and NonNAADS on economic outcomes of commercialization and household income in Mbarara district. The primary data was collected using questionnaire survey and interview methods and analyzed using SPSS. The findings show that there was no significant difference on level of commercialization in terms of technology adoption; household income in both NAADS and NonNAADS farmers involved in goat rearing and piggery in Mbarara district. Basing on the findings, the level of monitoring and supervision, distribution of farm inputs and service delivery, fund flows to facilitate the coordinators and service providers, and purchase inputs, farm inputs to distribute to farmers, attitude of farmers towards government programmes and corruption and embezzlement of funds were the most important factors that greatly affected the economic performance of NAADS programme in Mbarara district. In recommendation, the government should increase the level of monitoring and supervision at different levels, increasing in the accessibility of inputs and service delivery, anti-corruption and embezzlement laws, allocation of enough funds, empowerment of the institutions like the local government, farmer groups and other civil society organisations (CSOs), increase on the level of accessibility through fair distribution of farm inputs and encourage pilot studies in area where the programme is to be implemented. Keywords : NAADS Programme, Agricultural Economic Performance. DOI : 10.7176/JESD/10-7-06 Publication date : April 30 th 2019

Highlights

Around the world, countries have tried so much to put up some programmes to increase on the level of agricultural production
The results from table 2(a) the mean differences (NAADS – NonNAADS) in levels of income show that there is no significant difference between NAADS and NonNAADS farmers involved in Goat rearing and piggery in Mbarara district
Among the 6 respondents of key informants interviewed added that no enough funds to purchase more farm inputs for farmers and facilitate the service providers NAADS coordinators at local levels to carry out field tours in areas where the programme is implemented, no enough farm inputs to be distributed to the farmers, negative attitude towards government programmes like NAADS and corruption and embezzlement of funds at different levels of administration are the most important factors that affected the economic performance of NAADS programme in Mbarara district. This indicates that monitoring and supervision, distribution of farm inputs, no enough funds, no enough farm inputs, attitude towards government programmes and corruption and embezzlement of funds are the most important factors that greatly affected the economic performance of NAADS programme in Mbarara district

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Countries have tried so much to put up some programmes to increase on the level of agricultural production. California etc have programme to improve on agricultural productivity and food security. In Africa, different countries like Mali, Nigeria, Botswana, etc have introduced and implemented agricultural reforms/ programmes/ policies to increase on agricultural production (in both livestock and crop production) through increase productivity, and market-oriented farming to promote food security, agricultural exports and poverty reduction in the economy. For instance,in West Africa (Mali) New varieties of tomatoes were introduced by the West African Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP) and allowing Malian farmers to continue producing crops during the rainy season(Moussa Diarra/World Bank 2014). The West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP) worked hard to bolster research and extension of agricultural technologies in Ghana, Mali, and Senegal, focusing on the top agricultural priorities of each country. As of September 2012, 253,881 individuals had benefited directly from the project, and 37 new technologies were released, improving 166,938 hectares of land(Moussa Diarra/World Bank 2014)

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