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Smallholder food crop commercialization in Uganda: panel survey evidence from Uganda

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  • Annet, Adong
  • Tony, Muhumuza
  • Swaibu, Mbowa

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A number of policy initiatives in Uganda’s agriculture sector have been tailored towards transforming the sector from subsistence to commercial production. Owing to this background, this study examines the drivers of food crop commercialization in Uganda. The unique feature of this study is threefold: one, we exploit the seasonal component of the surveys to examine the seasonality of participation; two, we provide results of two different measures to proxy commercialization, namely; the likelihood of participation, and intensity of participation, in the market for selected crops; and finally, we investigate these issues using a new panel dataset for Uganda. Findings reveal that different household and community level characteristics pose varying impacts on commercialization across seasons. Of particular interest is evidence that self-sufficiency needs override household decisions during the second season. This finding underscores the need to design interventions that target increased production in this season, characterized by short rains and less production activity.

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  • Annet, Adong & Tony, Muhumuza & Swaibu, Mbowa, 2014. "Smallholder food crop commercialization in Uganda: panel survey evidence from Uganda," Research Series 184171, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:eprcrs:184171
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.184171
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    1. Van Campenhout, Bjorn, 2015. "The dynamics of smallholder marketing behavior: Explorations using Ugandan and Mozambican panel data:," IFPRI discussion papers 1478, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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