Working Document Series Open Access 2014 RUF-33858

Effect of entrepreneurship training of smallholder farmers on soybean productivity and household incomes in Lango Sub-region, Northern Uganda

P. EbanyatW. EkereL. RokaniP. Walekwa

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The soybean value chain has a potential to increase smallholder farmers’ incomes and has significant growth potential yet soybean farming households lack services such as education which is tailored to address the real challenges they face in maximizing profits from farming. There is thus a need to integrate entrepreneurship training. This study determines the effect of entrepreneurship training on soybean productivity and household income in Lango Subregion, Northern Uganda. The project was implemented in selected villages (Aumi Abongwen, Omolodyang, Apongimalo) in Bbala sub-county, Kole District and (Anyamazi, Inomo) in Chegere and Apumi sub-counties respectively in Apac District. using exploratory study and experiential learning approach, we conducted soybean value chain mapping in two phases and Entrepreneurial skill training of 220 farmers out of which 150 trained farmers were randomly selected for the study and 450 untrained farmers were used as a control. The random sampling method was followed for selecting the respondents. The preliminary findings indicate that majority 56.67% of the respondents are women and 67.17% of the respondents stopped with education at primary level with 6.7% having no formal education. Study revealed that real earning of the farmers who have participated in the training increased by 380,000Ushs. It can be inferred from the study that entrepreneurship training should be scaled up to increase the productivity and income of smallholder farmers as it significantly increase their income.

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Agricultural economics and policies Agricultural research Production economics

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