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Farmers’ multidimensional beliefs in orange-fleshed sweetpotato acceptance among rural households in Uganda

dc.contributor.authorNdaula, S.
dc.contributor.authorMatsiko, F.
dc.contributor.authorSseguya, H.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:36:16Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:36:16Z
dc.date.issued2019-04
dc.identifier.citationNdaula, S., Matsiko, F. & Sseguya, H. (2019). Farmers’ multidimensional beliefs in orange-fleshed sweetpotato acceptance among rural households in Uganda. Advances in Agricultural Science, 7(2), 100-112.
dc.identifier.issn2588-3801
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6176
dc.descriptionOpen Access Journal; Published online: 11 July 2019
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to assess the role of multi-dimensional beliefs in acceptance of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) as an important food for fighting micronutrient deficiencies among rural households in Uganda. Cross-sectional survey data gathered from 341 randomly selected household heads drawn from two districts were analyzed using one-way ANOVA. Post hoc tests indicate that multi-dimensional beliefs (resilience in the field (MD=0.442, p<.05), dry matter content (MD=0.90, p<.05) and control over timely access to labor (MD=0.45, p<.05) significantly enhanced farmers’ decisions to try OFSP cultivation. From trial to sustained cultivation, actions of peers (MD=1.57, p<.001); and control over timely access to labor, (MD=0.55, p<.05), availability of OFSP vines (MD=0.88, p<.001) and control over access to other OFSP farmers (MD=0.63, p<.001) revealed to be important variables. The results also suggest that multi-dimensional beliefs (actions of peers, (MD=1.17, p<.001), approval of peers (MD=1.00, p<.001), control over access to OFSP vines (MD=0.67, p<.001) and control over access to other OFSP farmers (MD=0.70, p<.01)), are vital in supporting farmers to maintain their decisions to cultivate OFSP. We conclude that farmers’ multi-dimensional beliefs are important in the cultivation of OFSP, and farmers’ advancement along each acceptance stage demands for different sets of beliefs. It is recommended that promotion efforts for OFSP and related crop enterprises pay attention to decision-makers’ beliefs.
dc.description.sponsorshipGerman Academic Exchange Service
dc.format.extent100-112
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0
dc.subjectProduction
dc.subjectConsumption
dc.subjectSweet Potatoes
dc.subjectUganda
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectRural Communities
dc.subjectHunger
dc.titleFarmers’ multidimensional beliefs in orange-fleshed sweetpotato acceptance among rural households in Uganda
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.affiliationMakerere University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.creator.identifierHaroon Sseguya: 0000-0001-9963-3147
cg.researchthemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.identifier.urlhttp://aaasjournal.org/submission/index.php/aaas/article/view/169
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectNutrition
cg.journalAdvances in Agricultural Science
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid106552
cg.targetaudienceScientists


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