Elaborating institutional arrangements to better enhance sustainable crop intensification in Uganda: a farmers’ perspective
Weak 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 Ug...
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| author | Pali, P.N. Tebeka, Y.A. Schut, Marc Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo Wairegi, L.W.I. Manyong, Victor Asten, Piet J.A. van |
| author_browse | Asten, Piet J.A. van Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo Manyong, Victor Pali, P.N. Schut, Marc Tebeka, Y.A. Wairegi, L.W.I. |
| author_facet | Pali, P.N. Tebeka, Y.A. Schut, Marc Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo Wairegi, L.W.I. Manyong, Victor Asten, Piet J.A. van |
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| description | Weak 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. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1287332025-12-08T10:11:39Z Elaborating institutional arrangements to better enhance sustainable crop intensification in Uganda: a farmers’ perspective Pali, P.N. Tebeka, Y.A. Schut, Marc Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo Wairegi, L.W.I. Manyong, Victor Asten, Piet J.A. van uganda food security sustainable intensification agricultural productivity transaction costs Weak 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. 2023-02 2023-02-20T09:40:39Z 2023-02-20T09:40:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128733 en Limited Access Elsevier Pali, 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. |
| spellingShingle | uganda food security sustainable intensification agricultural productivity transaction costs Pali, P.N. Tebeka, Y.A. Schut, Marc Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo Wairegi, L.W.I. Manyong, Victor Asten, Piet J.A. van Elaborating institutional arrangements to better enhance sustainable crop intensification in Uganda: a farmers’ perspective |
| title | Elaborating institutional arrangements to better enhance sustainable crop intensification in Uganda: a farmers’ perspective |
| title_full | Elaborating institutional arrangements to better enhance sustainable crop intensification in Uganda: a farmers’ perspective |
| title_fullStr | Elaborating institutional arrangements to better enhance sustainable crop intensification in Uganda: a farmers’ perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elaborating institutional arrangements to better enhance sustainable crop intensification in Uganda: a farmers’ perspective |
| title_short | Elaborating institutional arrangements to better enhance sustainable crop intensification in Uganda: a farmers’ perspective |
| title_sort | elaborating institutional arrangements to better enhance sustainable crop intensification in uganda a farmers perspective |
| topic | uganda food security sustainable intensification agricultural productivity transaction costs |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128733 |
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