dc.contributor.author | Njoroge, Njeri Grace | |
dc.contributor.author | Bwogi, Vianney Godfrey | |
dc.contributor.author | Murongo, Marius Fabian | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-06T15:22:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-06-06T15:22:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-03 | |
dc.identifier.other | Book of Abstracts - https://ea-agroecologyconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Boook-of-Abstracts-3-digital.pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12280/3031 | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction - Cooked bananas, also known as matooke, are the main source of food in Uganda’s Central, Western, and Mt.
Elgon regions. Recently, the production of bananas has been seriously threatened by numerous pests and
illnesses. Nematodes and banana weevils are major pests, and bacterial infections and panama wilt are the most
common diseases. There hasn’t been sufficient research that address women’s engagement in the usage of
biorationals in the study area. A study that was conducted in the Central Ugandan districts of Masaka and Mpigi
assessed the extent to which women used biorationals to treat pests and diseases that affects bananas, as well
as farmers’ assessments of how efficient these treatments were.
Methodology - Using both quantitative and qualitative data, social economic approaches were applied. A structure
questionnaire and key informant interviews were used. A logistic model was used to determine the farmers’
perceptions of the effectiveness of biorationals in getting rid of banana weevils. The survey’s sample size was 144
house-holds, or one hundred forty-four. Organic farmers were identified using snow ball sampling, while the
remain-ing farmers were chosen using a random sampling technique. The sample was chosen using an
undisclosed population sampling method
Results & Discussion - According to the logistic model, women were more likely than men to consider biorationals to be effective.
Knowledge (awareness) of the product played a key role in farmers’ perception of and use of biorationals goods.
Farmers with a secondary education embraced and evaluated the usage of biorationals as being extremely
important
Conclusion - According to this approach, women’s participation, farmers’ training in banana production, and the usage of
livestock products are all crucial issues that need to be addressed in order to increase the use of biorationals in
banana production. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Ecological Organic Agriculture - Growing Sustainability | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 1st Eastern Africa Agroecology Conference;Transforming Food Systems for Responsible Production, Consumption and Social Wellbeing | |
dc.subject | Women involvement | en_US |
dc.subject | Gender ethnomedicinal products | en_US |
dc.subject | Perception | en_US |
dc.subject | Logistic regression | en_US |
dc.subject | Perceived effectivness | en_US |
dc.title | Women involvement in use of ethnomedicinal products in Masaka and Mpigi Districts, Uganda | en_US |
dc.type | Presentation | en_US |