Agricultural development among poor farmers in Soroti district, Uganda: impact assessment of agricultural technology, farmer empowerment and changes in opporunity structures
This paper is based on participatory development research carried out in Soroti district of Uganda with the aim to assess the impact of agricultural development among poor farmers. The central argument in this study is that a combination of farmer empowerment and innovation through experiential l...
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| author | Friis-Hansen, Esbern |
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| description | This paper is based on participatory development research carried out in Soroti district of
Uganda with the aim to assess the impact of agricultural development among poor
farmers. The central argument in this study is that a combination of farmer
empowerment and innovation through experiential learning in FFS groups and changes in
the opportunity structure through transformation of LGA staff, establishment of subcounty
farmer fora, and emergence of private service provider, has been successful in
reducing rural poverty. Based on an empirical study of successful adaptation and spread
of pro-poor technologies, the study assesses the well-being impact of agricultural
technology development in Soroti district, Uganda. It further analyzes the socioeconomic
and institutional context under which pro-poor technologies are adopted by
poor farmers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace761522025-08-18T06:39:32Z Agricultural development among poor farmers in Soroti district, Uganda: impact assessment of agricultural technology, farmer empowerment and changes in opporunity structures Friis-Hansen, Esbern participatory approaches impact assessment gender This paper is based on participatory development research carried out in Soroti district of Uganda with the aim to assess the impact of agricultural development among poor farmers. The central argument in this study is that a combination of farmer empowerment and innovation through experiential learning in FFS groups and changes in the opportunity structure through transformation of LGA staff, establishment of subcounty farmer fora, and emergence of private service provider, has been successful in reducing rural poverty. Based on an empirical study of successful adaptation and spread of pro-poor technologies, the study assesses the well-being impact of agricultural technology development in Soroti district, Uganda. It further analyzes the socioeconomic and institutional context under which pro-poor technologies are adopted by poor farmers. 2005 2016-07-12T18:51:56Z 2016-07-12T18:51:56Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76152 en Open Access application/pdf Friis-Hansen, Esbern. 2005. Agricultural development among poor farmers in Soroti district, Uganda: impact assessment of agricultural technology, farmer empowerment and changes in opporunity structures. Paper presented at Impact Assessment Workshop, CIMMYT, Texcoco, Mexico, 19-21 October 2005. Texcoco, Mexico: CIMMYT. |
| spellingShingle | participatory approaches impact assessment gender Friis-Hansen, Esbern Agricultural development among poor farmers in Soroti district, Uganda: impact assessment of agricultural technology, farmer empowerment and changes in opporunity structures |
| title | Agricultural development among poor farmers in Soroti district, Uganda: impact assessment of agricultural technology, farmer empowerment and changes in opporunity structures |
| title_full | Agricultural development among poor farmers in Soroti district, Uganda: impact assessment of agricultural technology, farmer empowerment and changes in opporunity structures |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural development among poor farmers in Soroti district, Uganda: impact assessment of agricultural technology, farmer empowerment and changes in opporunity structures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural development among poor farmers in Soroti district, Uganda: impact assessment of agricultural technology, farmer empowerment and changes in opporunity structures |
| title_short | Agricultural development among poor farmers in Soroti district, Uganda: impact assessment of agricultural technology, farmer empowerment and changes in opporunity structures |
| title_sort | agricultural development among poor farmers in soroti district uganda impact assessment of agricultural technology farmer empowerment and changes in opporunity structures |
| topic | participatory approaches impact assessment gender |
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