Abstract: Smallholder rural farm households face an increasing need of looking for alternative income sources to secure their livelihoods and supplement their agricultural activities. But Agriculture in study area is at subsistence stage, complex, diverse and risk prone. In Haramaya district income diversification is influenced by various factors. Thus, the aim of the study was to identify level and status of income diversification and factors responsible for participation of income diversif...
Abstract: This paper documents a positive relationship between maize productivity in western Kenya and women’s empowerment in agriculture, measured using indicators derived from the abbreviated version of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index. Applying a cross-sectional instrumental-variable regression method to a data set of 707 maize farm households from western Kenya, we find that women’s empowerment in agriculture significantly increases maize productivity. Although all indi...
Abstract: The nature and form of collective action varies. It is contextually specific and may change over time. It arises when individuals jointly tackle constraints, make decisions and achieve outcomes with mutual benefit. Strong and vibrant smallholder groups do provide opportunities to the community to play a role in rural development and benefit from it. However, most of those groups do not have the capacity and ability to individually influence rural development. Linking groups across ...
ABSTRACT The aim of this research report was to find out whether sustainable development can actually be realized when aid is passed through NGOs. Three objectives were used during the study. That is; to find out the various forms aid received, to identify the best forms of aid, and to find out how the various forms of aid complement each other to lead to rural development Caritas an international NGO working in Lugazi Catholic diocese in Uganda was used as a case study. Data was collected ...
ABSTRACT This research is based on “The effectiveness of World vision in rural sustainable development in Bugesera district, the Eastern province of Rwanda”. The study was guided by three objectives namely: to investigate the influence of World vision Rwanda on sustainable development activities in Bugesera district, to examine the Role of World vision Rwanda in promoting Unity, Reconciliation and Peace Building in portion sustainability of development in the area of study, and then, to...
ABSTRACT Globally, prominent among the current greatest threats to human existence, are poverty and hunger. In fact, to state that the scourge of poverty has assumed the dimension of a global epidemic, is a repetition of the obvious. We have a situation where a greater of the world population lives below one dollar a day or can hardly afford a meal. In the third world countries, of which Nigeria is one, the situation remains pathetic and pitiable. Subsequently, the 189 United Nation member-St...
ABSTRACT The study examined the factors affecting loan repayment in Maziba Sub-county_ Ndorwa County-Kabale district. The objectives of the study were to examine social, economic and managerial factors affecting loan repayment in loan repayment in Lyamujungu Cooperative Bank. Empirical data was collected by the use of questionnaires, interview guide and documentary review and analyzed using thematic and content analysis. The findings show that loan repayment increased if the group had initi...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to evaluate the role of community integration in the management of development projects in Kigali city, Rwanda. The main aim of the research was therefore to find out benefits of community participation in rural development initiatives. The study was guided by the following objectives: To assess the benefits accruing from community integration the management of development projects, to examine the factors that enhances community integration in the manageme...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION.APPROVALDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vLIST OF TABLES ViiACRONYMSABSTRACT XCIIAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background to the Study 11.2 Statement of the Problem 51.3 Purpose of the Study 61.4 Specific Objectives 61.5 Research Questions 61.6 Scope of the Study 61.7 Significance of the Study 71.8 Conceptual Framework and Indicators 71.9. Definition of key terms 10ChAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 112.0 Introduction 112.1 Scholarly vie...
TABLE OF CONTENTSAPPROVALDEDICATIONDECLARATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vLIST OF TABLES ixLIST OF FIGURES xLIST OF ACRONYMSABSTRACT xiiCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background of the study 11.1.1 Historical perspective 11.1.2 Theoretical perspective 21.1.3 Conceptual Perspective 31.1.4 Contextual perspective 31.2 Problem of the Statement 41.3 Study Purpose 41.4 Research objectives 41.5 Research Questions 41.6 Scope of the study 51.6.1 Geographical scope 51.6.2 Content scope...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGMENTLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS viLIST OF TABLESABSTRACTCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 1l.lBack ground of the study 11.2 Statement of the problem 61.3 Objectives of the study 61.4 Research questions 71.5 Scope of the study 71.6 Significance of the study 7CHAPTER TWOLITERATURE REVIEW g2.0 Introduction2.1 Background of the study2.1 The effects of catholic relief services in social economic Development ofkisoro district specifically in municipalit...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRYNOMS vLIST OF TABLES ixLIST OF FIGURES xCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11 1 Background of the study area 11.2 Statement of the Problem 21.3 General Objective 31.3.1 Specific objectives of the study area 31.4 Research questions 41.5 Significance of the study 41.6 hypothesis 51.7 Scope of the study 51.7.1 Geographical scope 51.7.2 Time scope 51.7.3 Content scope 51.8 Limitations of the Study 6CHA...
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY According to Aniker (1973), rural management is the strategies, policies and programs for the development of rural areas and the promotion and empowering of activities carried out in such areas as rural crafts, fishing, buildings and social infrastructures with the ultimate aim of achieving a fuller utilization of available...
TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of content CHAPTER ONE 1.0 General introduction or background of the study 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Statement of the study 1.3 Purpose / objective of the study 1.4 Significant of the study 1.5 Research of the study 1.6 Scope and limitation of the study 1.7 Organization of the study / plan of the study 1.8 Definition of terms or operational terms CHAPTER TWO 2.0 ...
TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of content CHAPTER ONE 1.0 General introduction or background of the study 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Statement of the study 1.3 Purpose / objective of the study 1.4 Significant of the study 1.5 Research of the study 1.6 Scope and limitation of the study 1.7 Organization of the study / plan of the study 1.8 Definition of terms or operational terms ...