MAAIF UMFSNP- SHOCKS, COPING STRATEGIES, SAVING SCHEMES AND SEED MULTIPLICATION


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General Overview [All Regions]

Description Results
Interview period 19-Nov-2023 to 18-Dec-2023
Total number of Respondents 1,363 [Male:238 Female:1,125]
Number of Districts 11
u5. Length (months) the most recent agricultural shocks lasted Avg: 2 Min: 1 Max: 12
v3b. Loan amount (UGX) received per household from the savings groups Avg: 299,052 Min: 1 Max: 3,000,000
w3. Land size (acres) dedicated for seed multiplication centres by seed multipliers Avg: 20.11004 Min: 0.05000 Max: 5,222.00000


u1. Which shocks did you experience in the last 12 months? [All Regions]
Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Drought/Irregular Rains 721 41.11
02 Floods 197 11.23
03 Unusually High Level of Crop Pests & Disease 251 14.31
04 Unusually High Costs of Agricultural Inputs 132 7.53
05 Unusually Low Prices for Agricultural Output 94 5.36
06 Reduction in the Earnings of Currently (Off-Farm) Employed Household Member(s) 28 1.60
07 Loss of Employment of Previously Employed Household Member(s) (Not Due to Illness or Accident) 11 0.63
95 Others 19 1.08
96 None 301 17.16
Overall 1,754 100.00


u4. When did the shock first occur? [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table
Code Description Freq Percent
01 December 2022 130 9.07
02 January 2023 164 11.44
03 February 2023 145 10.11
04 March 2023 123 8.58
05 April 2023 113 7.88
06 May 2023 116 8.09
07 June 2023 149 10.39
08 July 2023 121 8.44
09 August 2023 152 10.60
10 September 2023 118 8.23
11 October 2023 64 4.46
12 November 2023 39 2.72
Overall 1,434 100.00


u6. What was the effect of the shock? [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Decline in income 961 42.47
02 Decline in assets 286 12.64
03 Decline in food production 863 38.14
04 Decline in food purchase 142 6.27
95 Others 11 0.49
Overall 2,263 100.00


u7a. How did your household cope with the shock of Decline in Income [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Unconditional help provided by relatives/friends 16 1.01
02 Unconditional help provided by local government 9 0.57
03 Changed dietary patterns involuntarily 289 18.22
04 Changed cropping practices 714 45.02
05 Household member(s) took on more non-farm (wage- or self-) employment 67 4.22
06 Household member(s) took on more farm wage employment 92 5.80
07 Household member(s) migrated 60 3.78
08 Relied on savings 40 2.52
09 Obtained credit 59 3.72
10 Sold durable household assets (agricultural or non-agricultural) 10 0.63
11 Sold land/building 7 0.44
12 Rented out land/building 11 0.69
13 Distress sales of animal stock 150 9.46
14 Sent children to live elsewhere 6 0.38
15 Reduced expenditures on health and education 51 3.22
95 Other 5 0.32
Overall 1,586 100.00


u7b. How did your household cope with the shock of Decline in Assets [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Unconditional help provided by relatives/friends 15 2.65
02 Unconditional help provided by local government 1 0.18
03 Changed dietary patterns involuntarily 150 26.46
04 Changed cropping practices 181 31.92
05 Household member(s) took on more non-farm (wage- or self-) employment 18 3.17
06 Household member(s) took on more farm wage employment 29 5.11
07 Household member(s) migrated 37 6.53
08 Relied on savings 11 1.94
09 Obtained credit 18 3.17
10 Sold durable household assets (agricultural or non-agricultural) 5 0.88
11 Sold land/building 1 0.18
12 Rented out land/building 4 0.71
13 Distress sales of animal stock 85 14.99
14 Sent children to live elsewhere 2 0.35
15 Reduced expenditures on health and education 9 1.59
95 Other 1 0.18
Overall 567 100.00


u7c. How did your household cope with the shock of Decline in Food Production [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Unconditional help provided by relatives/friends 54 3.88
02 Unconditional help provided by local government 3 0.22
03 Changed dietary patterns involuntarily 298 21.41
04 Changed cropping practices 562 40.37
05 Household member(s) took on more non-farm (wage- or self-) employment 63 4.53
06 Household member(s) took on more farm wage employment 81 5.82
07 Household member(s) migrated 50 3.59
08 Relied on savings 50 3.59
09 Obtained credit 63 4.53
10 Sold durable household assets (agricultural or non-agricultural) 14 1.01
11 Sold land/building 1 0.07
12 Rented out land/building 9 0.65
13 Distress sales of animal stock 91 6.54
14 Sent children to live elsewhere 8 0.57
15 Reduced expenditures on health and education 32 2.30
95 Other 13 0.93
Overall 1,392 100.00


u7d. How did your household cope with the shock of Decline in Food Purchase [All Regions]
Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Unconditional help provided by relatives/friends 4 1.50
03 Changed dietary patterns involuntarily 62 23.31
04 Changed cropping practices 75 28.20
05 Household member(s) took on more non-farm (wage- or self-) employment 21 7.89
06 Household member(s) took on more farm wage employment 32 12.03
07 Household member(s) migrated 8 3.01
08 Relied on savings 4 1.50
09 Obtained credit 7 2.63
10 Sold durable household assets (agricultural or non-agricultural) 1 0.38
12 Rented out land/building 6 2.26
13 Distress sales of animal stock 26 9.77
14 Sent children to live elsewhere 2 0.75
15 Reduced expenditures on health and education 15 5.64
95 Other 3 1.13
Overall 266 100.00


v1a. Are you a member of any nutrition sensitive saving schemes? [All Regions]
Code Description Freq Percent
00 No 757 56.41
01 Yes 585 43.59
Overall 1,342 100.00


v1b. If yes, is this scheme supported by UMFSNP? [All Regions]
Code Description Freq Percent
00 No 56 9.57
01 Yes 529 90.43
Overall 585 100.00


v2. What activities do you engage in as a nutrition sensitive saving group? [All Regions]
Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Commercial vegetable growing 436 44.31
02 Scaling up production of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes 207 21.04
03 Quality declared seed and seedling multiplication for Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes 131 13.31
04 Value addition activities/food processing of Micro Nutrient Rich crops 107 10.87
05 Trading in Micro Nutrient rich produce and products 76 7.72
95 Other 27 2.74
Overall 984 100.00


v3a. Have you received a loan from any saving group? [All Regions]
Code Description Freq Percent
00 No 1,138 84.80
01 Yes 204 15.20
Overall 1,342 100.00


w1. Do you carry out seed multiplication? [All Regions]
Code Description Freq Percent
00 No 1,058 78.84
01 Yes 284 21.16
Overall 1,342 100.00


w2. What type of seed do you multiply? [All Regions]
Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
01 OFSP 181 41.80
02 IRB 188 43.42
95 Other 64 14.78
Overall 433 100.00


w4. Have you received any support from UMFSNP towards supporting your seed multiplication center [All Regions]
Code Description Freq Percent
00 No 52 18.31
01 Yes 232 81.69
Overall 284 100.00


w5. If yes, what support have you received from UMFSNP towards supporting your seed multiplication center [All Regions]
Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code Description Freq Percent
01 Seed or seedlings 202 29.75
02 Fertilizer 91 13.40
03 Other agrochemicals 60 8.84
04 Financial support 49 7.22
05 Advisory/Extension services 89 13.11
06 Market Linkages 48 7.07
07 Trainings 91 13.40
08 Support with farm equipment 49 7.22
Overall 679 100.00

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