An assessment of the uptake of agricultural risk management strategies among households in Namayumba subcounty, Wakiso District

Abstract

Smallholder farmers face a wide range of enterprise-related risks, and these are linked to climatic experience of individual household respondents who had lived in the area for more than 05 years. land, secondary level education, and source of livelihood influenced the uptake of the risk loans, mixed farming, and access to extensional services as strategies for uptake in the reduction of risk management strategies. The most direct risks were weather and the biological risks, which This has jeopardized agricultural enterprises, forcing farmers to adjust their production and The study aimed at assessing the existing agricultural risks experienced by farming households, marital status, level of education, size of land, and source of livelihood had an influence on (94.3%) and use of pesticides and herbicides (92%) were the preferred agricultural risk significant effect on the strategies. It was established that the use of pesticides and herbicides examining the determinants for the uptake of agricultural risk management strategies, and significant risks such as long dry spells (97.7%), which mainly affected smallholder farmers, and determining the effectiveness of risk management strategies. The study focused on the farming included long dry spells and pests and diseases. The results revealed that marital status, size of was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The crosstabulation method revealed agricultural diversification, application of fertilizers, commercial farming, access to credit or (80.9%) and agricultural diversification (82.8%) were the most effective risk management change, environmental degradation, and increased commercialization of agricultural products. However, gender, sex of the respondent, and farming experience had no influence on the uptake Three hundred fifty-one households were randomly and purposively selected for the study. Data reduction strategy, while gender, sex of the respondent, and farming experience had a less management strategies employed by farmers. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that strategies adopted by households. The study recommends intensified agricultural diversification, fluctuations (79.5%). Weather and biological risks were recorded to be the most direct with a high rate of severity among the households. Diversification of crop and animal production destructive rain (93.2%), followed by pests and diseases (93.2%) and market risks due to price management strategies. The study was conducted in Namayumba Sub-County, Wakiso District. of agricultural risks but were not significant on usage of pesticides and herbicides and irrigation. commercialization, and strict monitoring of agricultural programs as key interventions.