Agriculture and Economic Growth in Uganda; A Case Study of Kalungu District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS v

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS x

ABSTRACT xi

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1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Background of the study 1

1.1.1 Historical perspective 1

1.1.2 Conceptual perspective 4

1.1.3 Theoretical perspective 5

1.1.4 Contextual perspective 5

1.2 Problem statement 6

1.3 Objectives of the study 6

1.3.1 Purpose of the study 6

1.3.2 Specific objectives 6

1.4 Research questions 6

1.5 Scope of the study 7

1.5.1 Contextual scope

1.5.2 Geographical scope 7

1.5.3TimeScope 7

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2.0 Introduction 8

2.1 Conceptual definitions of key variables 8

2.2 Conceptual framework 9

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2.3 Review of related literature 9

2.3.1 The level of agriculture in Uganda 9

2.3.2 The level of economic growth in Uganda 12

2.3.3 The impact of agriculture on economic growth in Uganda 14

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3.0 Introduction 19

3.1 Research Design 19

3.2 Sample size 19

3.3 Sample Selection Procedure 20

3.4 Data Sources 20

3.4.1 Primary Data 20

3.4.2 Secondary data 20

3.5 Data Collection Instruments and Methods 21

3.5.1 Questionnaire survey 21

3.5.2 Key Informant Interviews 21

3.5.3 Document Analysis 21

3.5.4 Observation 21

3.7 Procedure of Data Collection 21

3.8 Ethical Consideration 22

3.9 Quality Control 22

3.10 Reliability of Instruments 23

3.11 Data Analysis 23

3.12 Limitations of the Study 23

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DATA ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSIONS _~.25

4.1 FREQUENCY OF THE BlO DATA 25

4.2 REGRESSION 30

4.3 Relationships between variables 36

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4.3.1 Correlations: Correlation between agriculture elements and performance 36

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DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ~37

5.0 Introduction ..............................37

5.1 Discussions 37

5.1.lThe level of agriculture in Kalungu district 37

5.1.2 The level of economic growth in the Kalungu district 38

5.1.3 The impact of agriculture on economic growth 38

5.2 Conclusions 39

5.3 Recommendations 39

REFERENCES 41

APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONNAIRE 42

APPENDIX 2: THE RESEARCH BUDGET 47

APPENDIX 3: THE SKETCH MAP OF UGANDA SHOWING THE LOCATION OF

KALUNGU DISTRICT 48