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    Factors influencing implementation of bylaws on sustainable crop intensification: evidence from potatoes in southwestern Uganda

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    Date
    2020
    Author
    Makuma-Henry, M.
    Kibwika, P.
    Nampala, P.
    Manyong, V.
    Yami, M.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review Status
    Peer Review
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    The study examined the factors for the successful implementation of bylaws on sustainable crop intensification. The study used the new institutionalism theory to examine the implementation of bylaws in the potato cropping system in southwestern Uganda. A mixed model featuring both qualitative and quantitative approaches was used in the study. This involved analysis of primary data. The primary sources were key informants, focus group discussions, and face to face interviews with individual farmers, as well as secondary data sources. Factors influencing the effective implementation of bylaws on sustainable crop intensification at community level included awareness of existing bylaws, availability of extension agents to sensitize and train farmers on bylaws, power relations and conflicts among farmers, and availability of financial resources for procurement of agro-inputs. The factors influencing implementation of bylaws on sustainable crop intensification at the individual level included farmers’ knowledge on bylaws (P = 0.03), farmers’ participation in activities organised by government agencies (P = 0.01), the farmers’ village/location (P = 0.03), farmers’ gender (P = 0.001), farmers’ other occupations (P = 0.01), and income earnings (P = 0.02), support of local councils and technical persons to implement bylaws (P = 0.01), and knowledge on soil and water conservation laws (P = 0.03). Thus, there is need to protect land rights (regardless of gender), create awareness on best practices and bylaws among farmers, and mobilize resources to strengthen formal and informal farmer groups to enhance sustainable crop intensification and economic development of the potato sector.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2020.1841421
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7107
    IITA Authors ORCID
    Victor Manyonghttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2477-7132
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2020.1841421
    Research Themes
    Social Science and Agribusiness
    IITA Subjects
    Agribusiness; Agronomy; Farming Systems; Markets; Plant Breeding; Plant Production; Value Chains
    Agrovoc Terms
    Policies; Seed Quality; Soil Conservation; Water Conservation; Market Access; Intensification; Potatoes; Uganda
    Regions
    Africa; East Africa
    Countries
    Uganda
    Hubs
    Eastern Africa Hub
    Journals
    Cogent Social Sciences
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