SWEETPOTATO ADOPTION, ROI- RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION

Description	Results
Interview period	15-Oct-2024 to 17-Oct-2024
Total number of Respondents	163 [Male:76 Female:87]
Number of Subcounties	4
Age of Respondent (years)	Avg: 44 Min: 20 Max: 82
a1. Distance (walking minutes) from the residence to the closest open-air market	Avg: 71 Min: 1 Max: 240
a2. Distance (walking minutes) from the residence to the nearest government extension service provider’s office	Avg: 57 Min: 1 Max: 180
a3. Distance (walking minutes) from the residence to the nearest input (fertilizer vines pesticides herbicides) selling point	Avg: 70 Min: 1 Max: 240
a4b. Distance (walking minutes) to the nearest electricity source	Avg: 16 Min: 1 Max: 60
a4c. Distance (walking minutes) to the nearest source of piped water	Avg: 11 Min: 1 Max: 120
a4d. Distance to the nearest shopping center (walking minutes)	Avg: 26 Min: 1 Max: 120

Respondent categorisation by District [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
2560101	Amuria	163	100.00
	Overall	163	100.00

Respondent categorisation by Sex [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	Female	87	53.37
01	Male	76	46.63
	Overall	163	100.00

Age of Respondents (categories) [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
04	Youths 18-35 years	54	33.13
05	Adults 36-60 years	80	49.08
06	Elderly (above 60 years)	29	17.79
	Overall	163	100.00

Youth or Adult [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
02	Youths (18-35 years)	54	33.13
03	Adults (above 35 years)	109	66.87
	Overall	163	100.00

Highest level of education of Respondent [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	No education	14	8.59
02	Primary	105	64.42
03	Secondary education	35	21.47
04	Tertiary certificate	9	5.52
	Overall	163	100.00

Marital Status of Respondent [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Single	7	4.29
02	Married	126	77.30
03	Divorced	1	0.61
04	Widow / widower	23	14.11
05	Separated	6	3.68
	Overall	163	100.00

Relationship of Respondent to Household Head [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Head	104	63.80
02	Spouse	53	32.52
03	Son/daughter	4	2.45
06	Parent	1	0.61
07	Brother/sister	1	0.61
	Overall	163	100.00

Primary occupation of respondent [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Crop farming	154	94.48
04	Small business	4	2.45
06	Formal employment	3	1.84
95	Other	2	1.23
	Overall	163	100.00

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

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	1-3 members	14	8.59
02	4-6 members	54	33.13
03	7-9 members	60	36.81
04	10 plus members	35	21.47
	Overall	163	100.00

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

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Tarmac	21	12.88
02	Motor able road	56	34.36
03	All weather	44	26.99
04	Dry weather only	12	7.36
05	Foot path	30	18.40
	Overall	163	100.00

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

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	107	65.64
01	Yes	56	34.36
	Overall	163	100.00

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

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	139	85.28
01	Yes	24	14.72
	Overall	163	100.00

Respondent categorisation by Subcounties [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
256010104	Amolo	20	12.27
256010106	Apeduru	43	26.38
256010114	Wera	34	20.86
256010115	Willa	66	40.49
	Overall	163	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	95	47.03
02	Jan - Jun 2024	107	52.97
	Overall	202	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	0.20
06	Araka Araka	26	5.11
07	Ateseke	39	7.66
10	Bunduguza	1	0.20
12	Egang/Emalayan	22	4.32
13	Ejumula	17	3.34
14	Kakamega	7	1.38
15	Kampala	31	6.09
20	La Lira	9	1.77
25	Naspot 1 (Bwenje)	3	0.59
29	Naspot 13 (Jowelia)	15	2.95
33	New Dimbuka	18	3.54
41	Tanzania/ Osukut	71	13.95
44	Iboi/ Osapat/ Esapat	117	22.99
45	Epuusa	37	7.27
46	Asiira	12	2.36
47	Adupa	9	1.77
48	Namukoma	4	0.79
95	Others	70	13.75
	Overall	509	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
02	Vines	175	86.21
04	Pesticide	1	0.49
05	Packaging cost	4	1.97
06	Transport costs	8	3.94
07	Postharvest costs	3	1.48
95	Others	12	5.91
	Overall	203	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	71	81.61
02	Good Agricultural Practice (three cuttings per mound)	16	18.39
	Overall	87	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	82	15.71
03	Wheelbarrow	20	3.83
05	Hoe	163	31.23
06	Axes	93	17.82
07	Panga/knife	125	23.95
09	Spray	38	7.28
95	Other	1	0.19
	Overall	522	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 farmer	39	22.94
02	Farmer groups/cooperative	1	0.59
03	Extension officer	18	10.59
06	Vine multipliers	2	1.18
07	Research station	1	0.59
95	Others	21	12.35
96	None	88	51.76
	Overall	170	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	5	5.56
02	Government program	6	6.67
03	Microfinance	5	5.56
05	NGO	1	1.11
06	Village Savings and Loans (VSL)	68	75.56
07	Women group	2	2.22
09	Family, neighbor, friend	2	2.22
10	Loan sharks	1	1.11
	Overall	90	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	1	0.55
02	Credit and saving group	46	25.14
03	Production and marketing group	2	1.09
04	Women group	9	4.92
05	Youth group	1	0.55
06	Trader group	1	0.55
08	Village group	75	40.98
95	Other	2	1.09
96	None	46	25.14
	Overall	183	100.00