FAO MAAIF SSC3 BASELINE- BIOGAS ACCESS AND USE


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General Overview [All Regions]

Description Results
Interview period 09-Aug-2023 to 04-Sep-2023
Total number of Respondents 783 [Male:550 Female:233]
Number of Districts 23
l5. Average size (m3) of Biogas digester constructed at home 122.81 [Min:1.00 Max:1,000.00]
l6. Average amount (UGX) invested in biogas construction at home 2,835,048.09 [Min:999.00 Max:20,000,000.00]


l1. Have you heard about the technology of biogas which uses animal waste and other types of waste to produce gas for cooking and heating? [All Regions]
Code Description Freq Percent
00 No 420 53.64
01 Yes 363 46.36
Overall 783 100.00


l2. How did you get information about biogas? [All Regions]
Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Neighbouring farmers 146 29.74
02 Extension worker of government (NAADS/PDM etc.) 59 12.02
03 Extension worker from NGO 64 13.03
04 Relatives 41 8.35
05 Input supplier (stockiest) 3 0.61
06 Government leaders 31 6.31
07 Media houses (radio and TV) 118 24.03
08 Print media (newspapers) 5 1.02
95 Others 24 4.89
Overall 491 100.00


l3. If you are aware about the advantages of Biogas, have you gone ahead to invest in a biogas unit at your home? [All Regions]
Code Description Freq Percent
00 No 328 90.36
01 Yes 35 9.64
Overall 363 100.00


l4. Types of Biogas units already constructed at home [All Regions]
Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Fixed dome 23 65.71
02 Floating gas holder 5 14.29
95 Others 7 20.00
Overall 35 100.00


l8. Current uses of Biogas within the household [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Cooking gas 25 65.79
02 Cleaning and drying of household and farm utensils 1 2.63
03 Production of electricity/light 2 5.26
04 Support instruments for water heating, space (room) heating etc 2 5.26
95 Others 8 21.05
Overall 38 100.00


l9. Who mainly manages the biogas unit at home [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Only Male household head 5 14.29
02 Only female spouse of household head 15 42.86
05 Equally by all members of the household 12 34.29
95 Others 3 8.57
Overall 35 100.00


l10. If you do not have a biogas unit yet, would you like to invest in at least one unit very soon in the next 1-3 years? [All Regions]
Code Description Freq Percent
00 No 454 60.70
01 Yes 294 39.30
Overall 748 100.00


l11. How would you like government and other development partners to support your capacity of investing in at least one biogas unit at your household? [All Regions]
Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
95 Others 329 100.00
Overall 329 100.00