SWEETPOTATO ADOPTION, ROI- RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION

Description	Results
Interview period	15-Oct-2024 to 10-Nov-2024
Total number of Respondents	1,157 (Male:511 Female:646)
Number of Subcounties	15
Age of Respondent (years)	Avg: 42 Min: 18 Max: 93
a1. Distance (walking minutes) from the residence to the closest open-air market	Avg: 91 Min: 1 Max: 999
a2. Distance (walking minutes) from the residence to the nearest government extension service provider’s office	Avg: 94 Min: 1 Max: 999
a3. Distance (walking minutes) from the residence to the nearest input (fertilizer vines pesticides herbicides) selling point	Avg: 83 Min: 1 Max: 999
a4b. Distance (walking minutes) to the nearest electricity source	Avg: 17 Min: 1 Max: 180
a4c. Distance (walking minutes) to the nearest source of piped water	Avg: 8 Min: 1 Max: 120
a4d. Distance to the nearest shopping center (walking minutes)	Avg: 25 Min: 1 Max: 180

Respondent categorisation by District [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
2560101	Amuria	1,157	100.00
	Overall	1,157	100.00

Respondent categorisation by Sex [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	Female	646	55.83
01	Male	511	44.17
	Overall	1,157	100.00

Age of Respondents (categories) [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
04	Youths 18-35 years	464	40.10
05	Adults 36-60 years	527	45.55
06	Elderly (above 60 years)	166	14.35
	Overall	1,157	100.00

Youth or Adult [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
02	Youths (18-35 years)	464	40.10
03	Adults (above 35 years)	693	59.90
	Overall	1,157	100.00

Highest level of education of Respondent [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	No education	107	9.25
02	Primary	747	64.56
03	Secondary education	254	21.95
04	Tertiary certificate	41	3.54
05	Bachelor Degree	6	0.52
06	Master’s Degree	2	0.17
	Overall	1,157	100.00

Marital Status of Respondent [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Single	50	4.32
02	Married	902	77.96
03	Divorced	14	1.21
04	Widow / widower	129	11.15
05	Separated	62	5.36
	Overall	1,157	100.00

Relationship of Respondent to Household Head [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Head	689	59.55
02	Spouse	410	35.44
03	Son/daughter	40	3.46
04	Grandson/daughter; son/daughter in-law	5	0.43
05	Uncle /Aunt	1	0.09
06	Parent	8	0.69
07	Brother/sister	2	0.17
95	Other relative	2	0.17
	Overall	1,157	100.00

Primary occupation of respondent [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Crop farming	1,084	93.69
02	Livestock	1	0.09
03	Bee keeping	1	0.09
04	Small business	42	3.63
05	Wage worker	2	0.17
06	Formal employment	20	1.73
07	Art and craft	1	0.09
95	Other	6	0.52
	Overall	1,157	100.00

Household size (number of household members) [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	1-3 members	152	13.14
02	4-6 members	276	23.85
03	7-9 members	521	45.03
04	10 plus members	208	17.98
	Overall	1,157	100.00

What is the type of road from homestead to the nearest sweetpotato selling point? [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Tarmac	35	3.03
02	Motor able road	464	40.10
03	All weather	224	19.36
04	Dry weather only	108	9.33
05	Foot path	320	27.66
95	Others	6	0.52
	Overall	1,157	100.00

Is there an electricity source in the village? [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	924	79.86
01	Yes	233	20.14
	Overall	1,157	100.00

Is there piped water in the village? [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	1,059	91.53
01	Yes	98	8.47
	Overall	1,157	100.00

Respondent categorisation by Subcounties [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
256010101	Abarilela	67	5.79
256010102	Abia	49	4.24
256010103	Akeriau	68	5.88
256010104	Amolo	78	6.74
256010105	Amuria TC	39	3.37
256010106	Apeduru	70	6.05
256010107	Asamuk	136	11.75
256010108	Kuju	90	7.78
256010109	Morungatuny	71	6.14
256010110	Ogolai	90	7.78
256010111	Ogongora	59	5.10
256010112	Olwa	81	7.00
256010113	Orungo	78	6.74
256010114	Wera	99	8.56
256010115	Willa	82	7.09
	Overall	1,157	100.00

[SP PRODUCTION] c6.2. In which seasons did you grow sweetpotato [All Districts]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Jul - Dec 2023	752	47.90
02	Jan - Jun 2024	818	52.10
	Overall	1,570	100.00

[VARIETIES GROWN] c9.0. Which varieties of sweetpotato have you ever grown [All Districts]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
03	Alero	1	0.03
04	Apaka paka	1	0.03
06	Araka Araka	378	9.77
07	Ateseke	302	7.81
10	Bunduguza	2	0.05
12	Egang/Emalayan	88	2.27
13	Ejumula	162	4.19
14	Kakamega	49	1.27
15	Kampala	163	4.21
20	La Lira	110	2.84
25	Naspot 1 (Bwenje)	8	0.21
27	Naspot 11 (Tomulabula)	1	0.03
28	Naspot 12 (Gerald)	1	0.03
29	Naspot 13 (Jowelia)	146	3.77
30	Naspot 8	2	0.05
33	New Dimbuka	182	4.70
34	New Kawogo	6	0.16
37	Okonynedo	14	0.36
41	Tanzania/ Osukut	579	14.97
42	Tera	1	0.03
44	Iboi/ Osapat/ Esapat	669	17.29
45	Epuusa	251	6.49
46	Asiira	52	1.34
47	Adupa	57	1.47
48	Namukoma	64	1.65
49	Imutugulu	11	0.28
50	Iriko	9	0.23
95	Others	560	14.47
	Overall	3,869	100.00

[INPUTS USED] c10.2. Types of input used on sweetpotato plots [All Districts]

Note: results are from Roster Table

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Fertilizer	1	0.06
02	Vines	1,377	84.01
03	Fungicide	2	0.12
04	Pesticide	15	0.92
05	Packaging cost	133	8.11
06	Transport costs	75	4.58
07	Postharvest costs	17	1.04
08	Labour	1	0.06
95	Others	18	1.10
	Overall	1,639	100.00

[SP TECHNOLOGIES] d4. Which sweetpotato-producing technologies have you ever used? [All Districts]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Improved varieties	600	87.08
02	Good Agricultural Practice (three cuttings per mound)	89	12.92
	Overall	689	100.00

[FARM ASSETS] e4.0. What farm assets/ implements do you have? [All Districts]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Ox-plough	505	14.35
02	Ox/donkey cart	3	0.09
03	Wheelbarrow	130	3.69
05	Hoe	1,148	32.61
06	Axes	670	19.03
07	Panga/knife	806	22.90
09	Spray	248	7.05
12	Solar	1	0.03
14	Sheller (groundnut)	1	0.03
95	Other	6	0.17
96	None	2	0.06
	Overall	3,520	100.00

[INFO SOURCES] c3.0. What were your major sources of information on sweetpotato production and marketing during the last 12 months [All Districts]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Other farmers	277	23.36
02	Farmer groups/cooperative	11	0.93
03	Extension officer	70	5.90
04	Retailer	2	0.17
06	Vine multipliers	1	0.08
07	Research station	8	0.67
08	Radios	2	0.17
09	NGOs (CIP, etc.)	2	0.17
12	Religious Leaders	1	0.08
95	Others	159	13.41
96	None	653	55.06
	Overall	1,186	100.00

[CREDIT ACCESS] f7.0. What were your major sources of credit in the last 12 months [All Districts]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Commercial bank	35	4.53
02	Government program	106	13.71
03	Microfinance	19	2.46
04	Cooperative/ farmer group	2	0.26
05	NGO	6	0.78
06	Village Savings and Loans (VSL)	528	68.31
07	Women group	8	1.03
09	Family, neighbor, friend	55	7.12
10	Loan sharks	3	0.39
95	Other	11	1.42
	Overall	773	100.00

[SOCIAL NETWORKS] f11.0. Which associations/ groups do you belong to [All Districts]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Cooperative/ association	13	1.07
02	Credit and saving group	432	35.70
03	Production and marketing group	4	0.33
04	Women group	34	2.81
05	Youth group	10	0.83
06	Trader group	2	0.17
07	Sweetpotato farming group	2	0.17
08	Village group	330	27.27
09	Workers association	1	0.08
11	Disability group	1	0.08
95	Other	8	0.66
96	None	373	30.83
	Overall	1,210	100.00