The study was to establish quantifiable and intractable dimensions of poverty among the rural households; to assess the level of poverty based on the quantifiable and intractable dimensions of poverty identified; to establish the relationship between poverty and marital status, number of members in a family and income levels and to propose solutions based on the findings of the study. This was done following a total sample size of 375 households in the three sub-counties of Bushenyi district....
The topic of the study was packaging and product sales of business firms with Century Bottling Company being the case study. The researchers interest was to find out whether packaging contributes to increase in sales volumes, to find out how the attractiveness of packages influence sales and to ascertain the different factors to consider when developing a package. The researcher used questionnaire as a data collection method. Qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to have d...
The study carried on the relationship between interest rates on loans sizes disbursed specifically agricultural loans and mortgage loans obtained the data from bank of Uganda website. Interest rates was measured as percentage wei õhted lending rates, mofigage loans as percentage mortgage loans of billions of shillings, agricultural loans as percentage agricultural loans of billions of shillings during the 1994-2012 period. The objectives were to establish the trend of interest rates, agricul...
ABSTRACT This study was aiming at assessing the effectiveness of financial statements in decisionmaking process. The information or data was taken from Centenary rural development bank (CRDB) Entebbe branch. The research identified different things from Centenary rural development bank (CRDB) management in making decision using financial statement. Also it identified the role of financial statement within the organization and to the users and how it has helped them in all the proper manageme...
ABSTRACT This research report was set out to investigate the relationship between Imports and economic growth (measured by GDP) In Uganda (2003-2013), the study employed time series survey data since examined data for a short time, its objectives were; to establish the trend of Import in Uganda(2003-2013, to establish the trend of GDP growth of Uganda(2003-2013) ,to investigate the relationship between Import and GDP growth In Uganda (2003-2013), the hypothesis of the study was there Is no si...
ABSTRACT This research based on examining the relationship between inflation and unemployment rates in Uganda from 1990 -2013 which was guided by three objectives that were establishing the IeeI of inflation rate in Uganda, determination of unemployment rate in Uganda and investigating the relationship between inflation unemployment rates in Uganda between 1 990-201 3. The stud based on quantitative research approach employing the correlation and regression designs. 1 he findings indicated th...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the impact of microfinance intervention on poverty reduction in Moroto district. The following objectives guided the study: i) to examine the various microfinance services provided by MFls to the beneficiaries in Moroto district; ii) to establish the effects of microtinance interventions on poverty reduction among the beneficiaries in Moroto district; iii) to examine the relationship between microfinance services and poverty reduction in Moroto district. This...
ABSTRACT This research was carried out to analyze the various importance's of inventory control towards the organizational performance of mukwano group of companies. It is centered on the purposes of inventory control, costs incurred in inventory control, qualifications of the employees working in mukwano group of companies
The agricultural sector plays a critical role in the Kenyan economy; it contributes to about 30 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs over 40 percent of total population. It also accounts for more than 60 percent of export earnings and about 45 percent of government revenue. Indeed the sector forms a strong base for food security, creation of employment and generation of foreign exchange. Majority of industries in Kenya are agro-based, making the agriculture sect...
The East African Community partner states are in the process of forming a monetary union and it is expected to be complete by the year 2023. The idea of a monetary union is not new in East Africa, this is because, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania already had a monetary union during the British colonial administration under East African Currency Board. These countries had the East African shilling as a common currency. However, the East African countries have been unable to form a monetary union in ...
ABSTRACT This study explored the effect of crop growing on the economic welfare a case study of Katikamu sub county Luwero district.. The objectives of the study were; to establish the level of economic welfare, to determine the level of crop growing and to establish the relationship between crop growing and economic welfare in Katikamu sub county Luwero district. In this study, a stratified random sampling technique was used and a self-administered questionnaire was adopted during data colle...
ABSTRACT This repmi presents the findings of BCU aimed at assessing the role of BCU towards agricultural development in the Elgon region. Its major findings are three; First BCU has attained 36 percent on average of its endeavourer to attain agricultural development through training of farmers, development of infrastructure, increasing the saving culture, sharing of profits (Bonus), determining the price and income generation ,distribution and redistribution. Secondly the problems facing BCU...
ABSTRACT The people ofWajir have a long time and still earning their living from livestock keeping like camels, cattle, goats, sheep and very few from peasantry agriculture where bananas, maize, mangoes, tomatoes are grown majorly for subsistence purpose. The minority of people in Wajir district are dealing in motor vehicles mechanics, taxi drivers. The majority women inclusive are petty traders with retail and wholesale business in Wajir district: The research focused on the role played by ...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted under the topic “Relationship between Exports of and GDP growth in Uganda: (A case study: Periods Between 1992-2011)” The research instruments used for data collection are time series tests, observation, sampling and data Analysis. The researcher made the following findings in accordance with the study objectives: Gross Domestic Product has been showing a general increase over years under study in Uganda (1992-2011). An increase in the GDP growth is due to...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to determine the impact of financial services on the performances of small and medium enterprises in Wobulenzi trading centre Uganda. A cross sectional, descriptive and analytical research design was used. A correlation analysis between the business performances against loans usage and financial acivices was calTied out to test the direction and strength of relationships between the study variables A regression analysis focusing on financial services ...