TITLE:
Linking Soil Conservation in Potato Production Systems in the Highlands of Southwestern Uganda to Gender and Farmer-Market Types
AUTHORS:
Robert Muzira, John Steven Tenywa, Twaha Basamba
KEYWORDS:
Socioeconomic, Soil Conservation, Gender, Market Linkages
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.5 No.4,
April
18,
2018
ABSTRACT: Rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa develop different livelihood strategies driven by opportunities and constraints encountered in existing biophysical and socioeconomic environments. A study on gender effects under two market linkages on investments in soil conservation innovations in potato production systems was conducted in the highlands of southwestern Uganda. There were significant differences in land size under fallow belonging to Male Headed Households (MHHs) and Female Headed Households (FHHs) with urban and non-urban market linkages (p 0.05). This was attributed to limited land holdings owned by farmers that are intensively cultivated.