Factors Contributing To The Low Cotton Production In Kapir Sub-County, Ngora District

ABSTRACT

Profit margin refers to the difference between the cost of cost of buying or producing something and the price for which the product is sold, and literacy profit from something is an advantage or benefit from it. In Agricultural production a farmer would like to benefit from the products he or she produce. A farmer becomes motivated and interested in the production when profits are realized but when there is very low or no profit; a farmer seizes production from such an enterprise. The report was done with the aim of finding out the causes for low cotton production and possible measures to reactivate and maximize it’s production in Kapir Sub-County, Ngora district. I investigated on the factors contributing to the low cotton production in Kapir sub county, Ngora district. In order to find out the factors contributing to the low cotton production, the researcher (i) selected more dependable and reliable tools namely:- Questionnaires observation and oral interviews with the respondents. My objectives as a researcher were:-The main was:- To find out the factors contributing to the low cotton production? Specific objectives were:- To find out the causes of low cotton production? To establish possible solution to the low cotton production in Kapir sub-county, Ngora district. Among the farmers, three respondents were randomly selected from each parish, two

extension workers (respondent) cooperative assistant and Agricultural assistant in

change Kapir Sub-county.

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT......................................... iv

ABSTRACT............................................ v

TABLE OF CONTENT....................................... vii

LIST OF TABLES................................... ix

LIST OF FIGURES........................................ x

CHAPTER ONE................................................. 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION...............................

1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT 3

1.3 THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY....................... 3

1.4 OBJECTIVES................................ 3

1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS................................... 4

1.6 HYPOTHESIS ................................................4

1.7 SCOPE.................................... 4

1.8 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY.......................... 4

CHAPTER TWO..................................................... 6

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW...................................... 6

CHAPTER THREE......................................... 10

3.0 METHODOLOGY........................................... 10

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN....................................... 10

3.2 AREAOFSTUDY..................................... 10

3.3 TARGET POPULATION ..................................10

3.4 SAMPLING........................................ 10

3.5 RESEARCH TOOLS................................. 11

3.6 DATA ANALYSIS.................................. 12

3.7 LIMITATION TO THE STUDY ...........................12

CHAPTER FOUR............................. 13

4.0 RESEARCH FINDINGS............................ 13

4.1 RE-STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS................ 13

4.2 FARMER’S VIEWS............................. 13

4.3 EXTENSION WORKER’S VIEWS.................... 21

4.4 FARMERS’ RESPONSES DURING THE INTERVIEW................................................ 25

CHAPTER FIVE.............................. 27

5.0 DISCUSSION, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION.................................................. 27

5.1 Discussion............................................... 27

5.1.1 Hypothesis................................................... 27

5.1.2. Hypotheses................................ 29

5.1.3 Hypothesis..................................................... 30

5.1.4 Hypothesis................................................ 31

5.2 Conclusion...................................... 32

5.3 Recommendations........................................... 34

APPENDIX 1................................................. 36

APPENDIX 2............................... 39