Profits and margins along Uganda's charcoal value chain
This paper characterizes the charcoal value chain in Uganda, focusing on production and trade in three districts in the west central region of the country. Data come from surveys of 407 charcoal value chain participants undertaken in 2008. The surveys included 171 charcoal-producing households and 2...
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| author | Shively, G.E. Jagger, P. Sserunkuuma, D. Arinaitwe, A. Chibwana, C. |
| author_browse | Arinaitwe, A. Chibwana, C. Jagger, P. Shively, G.E. Sserunkuuma, D. |
| author_facet | Shively, G.E. Jagger, P. Sserunkuuma, D. Arinaitwe, A. Chibwana, C. |
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| description | This paper characterizes the charcoal value chain in Uganda, focusing on production and trade in three districts in the west central region of the country. Data come from surveys of 407 charcoal value chain participants undertaken in 2008. The surveys included 171 charcoal-producing households and 236 non-producer participants including agents, traders, transporters and retailers. Linear regression models are used to study overall profits and per-unit marketing margins along the value chain and to test several hypotheses regarding the importance of location, human and social capital, and asset ownership on observed economic returns and scale of activity. Evidence suggests the greatest overall returns to participation in the charcoal value chain are found among traders. Returns are positively correlated with the scale of activity. Controlling for a participant's role in the charcoal trade, his or her characteristics, and available assets, we find little or no evidence of differences in economic returns among districts, despite widespread popular views of differences in available supply of charcoal. Location of production relative to major markets, and location-specific levels of monitoring and enforcement are not strongly correlated with observed outcomes. |
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| spelling | CGSpace206262025-05-01T21:02:05Z Profits and margins along Uganda's charcoal value chain Shively, G.E. Jagger, P. Sserunkuuma, D. Arinaitwe, A. Chibwana, C. forestry marketing forest management This paper characterizes the charcoal value chain in Uganda, focusing on production and trade in three districts in the west central region of the country. Data come from surveys of 407 charcoal value chain participants undertaken in 2008. The surveys included 171 charcoal-producing households and 236 non-producer participants including agents, traders, transporters and retailers. Linear regression models are used to study overall profits and per-unit marketing margins along the value chain and to test several hypotheses regarding the importance of location, human and social capital, and asset ownership on observed economic returns and scale of activity. Evidence suggests the greatest overall returns to participation in the charcoal value chain are found among traders. Returns are positively correlated with the scale of activity. Controlling for a participant's role in the charcoal trade, his or her characteristics, and available assets, we find little or no evidence of differences in economic returns among districts, despite widespread popular views of differences in available supply of charcoal. Location of production relative to major markets, and location-specific levels of monitoring and enforcement are not strongly correlated with observed outcomes. 2010 2012-06-04T09:15:01Z 2012-06-04T09:15:01Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20626 en Shively, G., Jagger, P., Sserunkuuma, D., Arinaitwe, A., Chibwana, C. 2010. Profits and margins along Uganda's charcoal value chain. International Forestry Review 12 (3) :270-283. ISSN: 1465-5489. |
| spellingShingle | forestry marketing forest management Shively, G.E. Jagger, P. Sserunkuuma, D. Arinaitwe, A. Chibwana, C. Profits and margins along Uganda's charcoal value chain |
| title | Profits and margins along Uganda's charcoal value chain |
| title_full | Profits and margins along Uganda's charcoal value chain |
| title_fullStr | Profits and margins along Uganda's charcoal value chain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Profits and margins along Uganda's charcoal value chain |
| title_short | Profits and margins along Uganda's charcoal value chain |
| title_sort | profits and margins along uganda s charcoal value chain |
| topic | forestry marketing forest management |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20626 |
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