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Elaborating institutional arrangements to better enhance sustainable crop intensification in Uganda: a farmers’ perspective

dc.contributor.authorPali, P.N.
dc.contributor.authorTebeka, Y.A.
dc.contributor.authorSchut, M.
dc.contributor.authorMangheni, M.N.
dc.contributor.authorWairegi, L.W.
dc.contributor.authorManyong, V.
dc.contributor.authorVan Asten, P.J.A.
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-20T09:43:46Z
dc.date.available2023-02-20T09:43:46Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.identifier.citationPali, P.N., Tebeka, Y.A., Schut, M., Mangheni, M.N., Wairegi, L.W., Manyong, V. & van Asten, P.J.A. (2023). Elaborating institutional arrangements to better enhance sustainable crop intensification in Uganda: a farmers’ perspective. Journal of Rural Studies, 98, 68-79.
dc.identifier.issn0743-0167
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8054
dc.description.abstractWeak and inefficient institutional arrangements have been identified as a major cause of the slow pace of agricultural growth in developing countries. Institutions – the humanly devised constraints that shape human interaction – play a significant role in Sustainable Crop Intensification (SCI) in Uganda. This study uses farmers' perceptions to assess institutions and their roles in SCI. We collected data from 135 rice and potato-producing households in Eastern and Southwestern regions of Uganda between January and February 2017. We used Focus Group Discussions to identify and categorize institutional typologies following which we asked households to evaluate several institutional aspects. Overall, institutional contributions to SCI were highly valued by farmers. Based on functional, organizational, and managerial obstacles, farmers perceived formal institutions to be ineffective while they perceived informal farmer's institutions to be the most relevant institutions as they provided financial resources that alleviated constraints to agricultural production and met livelihood needs. We found a lack of coordination between the micro, meso, and macro-level institutions, which then affected their institutional functionality to execute SCI. There is a need for innovation within existing institutions, and a status quo of institutional arrangements that would better respond to smallholders' needs.
dc.description.sponsorshipEmbassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
dc.description.sponsorshipCGIAR Research Programme on Roots Tubers and Bananas
dc.description.sponsorshipClimate Change Agriculture and Food Security
dc.format.extent68-79
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectUganda
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectSustainable Intensification
dc.subjectAgricultural Productivity
dc.subjectTransaction Costs
dc.titleElaborating institutional arrangements to better enhance sustainable crop intensification in Uganda: a farmers’ perspective
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions and Markets
cg.contributor.affiliationIndependent Consultant, Uganda
cg.contributor.affiliationWageningen University and Research Centre
cg.contributor.affiliationMakerere University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationOlam Food Ingredients, Singapore
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidPALI:2023
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectPolicies and Institutions
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.journalJournal of Rural Studies
cg.notesPublished online: 11 Feb 2023
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.02.002
cg.iitaauthor.identifierMarc Schut: 0000-0002-3361-4581
cg.iitaauthor.identifierVictor Manyong: 0000-0003-2477-7132
cg.iitaauthor.identifierPiet van Asten: 0000-0003-0584-3552
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cg.identifier.volume98


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