Adding Value at the Farm: The Case of Smallholder Potato Farmers in the Highlands of Uganda

Sebatta, Christopher; Mugisha, Johnny; Katungi, Enid; Kasharu, Apolo; Kyomugisha, Harriet

doi:10.9734/ajaees/2015/13844

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“…This is because, all other things been equal, the more a farmer produces, the more the surplus for value addition. Sebatta et al (2015) obtained similar result for smallholder potato farmers in the highlands of Uganda. Furthermore, membership of association, extension visit and access to credit directly determine the level of SWP value addition.…”

Section: Determinants Of Sweet Potato Value Addition Decision and Levsupporting

confidence: 62%

“…Also, their involvement in SWP value addition is influenced by household size, total quantity produced, credit access, land size of the respondents, distance to the market and group membership. The study by Sebatta et al (2015) showed that the quantity harvested by farmers influenced their decision to add value to ware potato while access to extension services significantly and positively influenced value addition to seed potato. In Nigeria, researchers: Bergh et al (2012) and Omoare et al (2015) studied the various SWP value adding techniques farmers were involved in.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Determinants of sweet potato value addition among smallholder farming households in Kwara state, Nigeria

Adeyonu¹,

Ajala²,

Adigun³

et al. 2017

Agro-Sci.

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Sweet potato is an important food security promoted crop in Nigeria. The recognition of its relative health benefits has resulted in fresh consumption as well as the utilization of processed products such as sweet potato chips, fries and pre-cut, flour, and pureed sweet potatoes. This study examined the determinants of sweet potato value addition among smallholder farmers in Kwara. A multi-stage sampling techniques was used to obtain information from 163 small holder farmers in Offa and Oyun local government areas of Kwara state. Descriptive statistics and Heckman two-stage model were used to analyse the data. The results indicate that 44% of the respondents were involved mainly in slicing and sun-drying; 39% took part in slicing, sun-drying and grinding into flour, while the main value adding activity of 15% of them was slicing and frying into chips. The results of the Heckman two-stage model showed that training and quantity of sweet potato harvested significantly increased farmers' decision to add value by 0.494 units and 0.003 units respectively. Furthermore, membership of association extension visits and access to credit significantly increased farmers' level of value addition to sweet potato by 1.301units, 0.821 units and 15.350 units respectively. Also, household size decreased the level of value addition by 2.174 units. For sweet potato farmers to be fully involved in value addition of their produce, loan packages, increase in extension outreaches, training and sensitization on birth control measures are necessary policy options.

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Section: Determinants Of Sweet Potato Value Addition Decision and Levsupporting

confidence: 62%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Determinants of sweet potato value addition among smallholder farming households in Kwara state, Nigeria

Adeyonu¹,

Ajala²,

Adigun³

et al. 2017

Agro-Sci.

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“…This may be attributed to farmers cultivating more farmland than they can manage; thus, leading to inefficiency in production and consequently affecting their profitability. This finding is contrary to a priori expectation but similar to the results of Sebatta et al (2015) who found that cultivating larger farmland leads to lower profitability levels. Similarly, labour input was negative (-0.0086) and in influencing the profitability level of Irish potato farming.…”

Section: Determinants Of Profitability Level Of Irish Potato Farmingsupporting

confidence: 54%

“…Similarly, years of formal education and cooperative membership are expected to increase the probability of being highly profitable due to ability to understand and adopt innovation and exposure to knowledge of improved farm practices ( Tolno et al, 2016). Larger household size and farm size may increase the probability of being highly profitable due to more family labour availability and economies of scale, respectively but this is not conclusive in the literature (Sebatta et al 2015;Okoye et al, 2008). Notable efforts are on-going to improve Irish potato production by the Potato Research Centre, Kuru-Vom in Plateau State through seeds multiplication, training of farmers, Irish potato research, breeding and selection of new varieties that are capable of responding to improved cultural practices (Zemba et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

Irish-Potato Farming in Plateau State, Nigeria: A Profitability Analysis

Obi-Egbedi¹,

Gulak²

2020

CJBSS

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Notable efforts are ongoing to improve Irish potato production in Plateau State, the major producer of the crop in Nigeria. However, little attention has been given to the profitability of the enterprise while the determinants of profitability level are scanty in the literature. Thus, paper analyses the profitability of Irish-potato farming using primary data from 252 Irish potato farmers in Plateau State, Nigeria. Cost structure and profitability level of Irish potato farming were investigated using farm budgeting technique while probit regression model was used to examine the determinants of profitability level of Irish potato farms. Irish potato farming was found to be profitable with most (53.97%) farmers at high profitability level. The net farm income was ₦604, 245.81 per hectare with returns per naira spent of ₦1.70. The cost structure showed that costs of seeds, labour and fertilizer made up the largest share of the total cost of production per hectare. The probability that a farm will be at high profitability level was determined by agrochemicals, sex, farm size and labour at 1% level, respectively. It was concluded that increasing agrochemicals, reducing farm size and labour and being a male farmer will improve profitability level of Irish potato farms. This study recommended that increased use of agrochemicals and more efficient use of labour and farm land be encouraged among potato farmers increase their profitability level.

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“…This is because field days and workshops provide information, knowledge and skills that enable farmers to be aware and use the technology. Field days and workshops play a central role of providing support for institutional mechanisms designed to support the dissemination and diffusion of knowledge among farmers and demonstration of gains from new technologies [27][28][29][30].…”

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Recent Trends and Future Directions on Value Addition of Irish potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.) among Smallholder Farmers

Mlaviwa¹,

Missanjo²

2019

Emerg Sci J

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Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) value addition has the potential to enhance food security, household income and nutrition. This cross-sectional study was, therefore, conducted to examine value addition of Irish potato among smallholder farmers in Ntcheu, central Malawi. Data was collected using a standard structured questionnaire administered through face-to-face interviews. The results revealed that there were significant differences (X2=103.3; p<0.001) on value addition techniques practiced by farmers. The following value addition techniques were identified: chips (65%), packaging (27.5%), crisps (25%), grading (12.5%), salad (5%), baking (5%), soup (2.5%) and grounding into flour (2.5%). It was noted that factors influencing Irish potato value addition among farmers significantly (X2=8.020; p=0.046) differed. The majority (70%) of the farmers were influenced by knowledge of value addition, followed by ready markets for products (57.5%), while a few were influenced by capital (45.5%) and availability of value addition equipment (40.0%). The study further revealed that education level and group participation significantly (P<0.05) influenced Irish potato value addition technique practices. Farmers with secondary education level or above and those in Irish potato group production are involved in diverse value addition techniques. Encouraging farmer group formation, access to loans to buy value addition equipment, linking farmers with supermarkets, and farmer’s exposure to field days and workshops are the strategies identified to promote effective Irish potato value addition among smallholder farmers.

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Adding Value at the Farm: The Case of Smallholder Potato Farmers in the Highlands of Uganda

Cited by 12 publications

References 12 publications

Determinants of sweet potato value addition among smallholder farming households in Kwara state, Nigeria

Determinants of sweet potato value addition among smallholder farming households in Kwara state, Nigeria

Irish-Potato Farming in Plateau State, Nigeria: A Profitability Analysis

Recent Trends and Future Directions on Value Addition of Irish potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.) among Smallholder Farmers

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