Browsing by Author "Ogwal, John Baptist"

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    The contribution of voluntary Savings and Loan Associations towards enhancing household food security in Kole District, Mid-North Uganda
    (International Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development, 2022) Ogwal, John Baptist; Obici, Gilbert; Mwesigwa, David
    Purpose: The study examined the relationship between VSLA activities and household food security in Kole District. Specifically, the study examined the effect of VSLA on three aspects of household food security, namely availability, food access, and food stability. Methods: The study adopted a cross-sectional design, which employed a mixed methods approach combining both quantitative and qualitative methods. A target population of 252 respondents including district and sub-county officials, VSLA leaders, and VSLA members was used. Both simple-random sampling and purposive sampling were applied to select a sample size of 148 and data were collected using self-administered questionnaires, interview guide and focus group discussions. Data was largely presented using tables. Descriptive statistics (mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (correlation and regression) were used to analyse numerical data while Content analysis was used to analyse qualitative data. Findings: The findings revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between activities of VSLA and household food security in the area of study. Also, VSLA activities yielded a significant effect on food availability (β=0.721, P<0.05), food accessibility (β=0.609, P<0.05) and food stability (β=0.761, P<0.05). It was decided that VSLA activities have a significant effect on household food security in Kole District, something that contributes to empirical-evidence of the association between VSLA activities and household food security. Unique contribution of theory, practice and policy: For improved household food security, it is encouraged that Kole District Local Government should mobilise the local community to join VSLA groups so that they can access affordable capital with a view to increase their level of food production.
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    Deconstructing smart farming from the perspective of beekeeping technologies: voices from Lira city, mid-north Uganda
    (International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021) Ogwal, John Baptist; Mwesigwa, David
    Smart farming in less-developing nations and or societies has been discouraged with a pretext that it is an impossible venture to undertake yet every community in the world can be empowered to embrace smart farming for sustainable development and food security. Examining smart farming openings using bee keeping, builds upon our understanding of traditional systems and provides a lens to examine contemporary mechanisms to transformation while applying smart farming initiatives to practice. We identify three key values of bees, namely medicinal, economic and organic, which provide a clear-cut entry into the thinking of smart farming necessary for examining such technologies. This article presents bee-keeping as implemented by Trained Apiary Farmers (TAF) Agri- Tourism Farm in an urban setting of Lira city, and examines it along the three dimensions of medicinal, economic and organic. We conclude that adoption of bee-keeping technologies offers a great hope for the city’s economy, therapeutic supplements, and organic needs in countless ways. The study is a huge boost to the academia seeing that medics are now turning to herbal curation, in which bee-keeping is a potential resource.
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    Impact of Agri-Input oFood Security in the Lango Sub Region of Northern Uganda
    (Journal of Agricultural and Rural Research, 2020) Ogwal, John Baptist; Amot, Job; Mwesigwa, David
    Lango sub-region, which is found in Northern part of Uganda, has the greatest number of its communities relying on agriculture for food security and for commercial purposes. The Agricultural activities, which they engage in, require several Agri-inputs for enhanced production. The purpose of this study is to find out the impact of Agri-input supply on food security in Lango Sub Region and three research questions are answered, namely: what impact does input supply have on food security? What is the implication of timeliness of the input supply to food security? And, what is the quality of the inputs supplied on food security? Valuable secondary data including literature that was conducted different related studies from different sources are used. We depended on mixed-method where both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and are used and the same is applied during the analysis. The results reveal that there is a high correlation between the supply of input and quality of food security and, it is suggested that when Agri-inputs are sufficient, timely supplied in good quality, there is a likelihood of food security in the region.
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    The impact of political, administrative and financial factors on local participants in Uganda
    (Journal of Governance and Accountability Studies (JGAS), 2022) Mwesigwa, David; Bogere, Mohammed; Ogwal, John Baptist
    a descriptive study was used in which primary data was analysed using descriptive statistics. Results: The factors were identified and clustered into thematic areas; they indicate a cluster of three factors appeared as themes. The results suggest that financial and political challenges are key impediments to effective participation and a good number of the technical personnel were not appointed on the basis of technical know-how. Hoima district needed to intensify its advocacy regarding increased central government transfers as well as the disbursements of more unconditional grants coupled with regular monitoring of its technical personnel. Limitations: The key limitation is the geographical scope since this study covered only one district, implying that the results cannot be generalized for the whole country. Contribution: The results of this are essential to academics in both Public Administration and Policy studies interested in enhancing local democracy and citizen-based governance.
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    Perspectives on the Village Savings and Loans Association Activities and Household Food Security in Uganda
    (Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences, 2022) Ogwal, John Baptist; Obici, Gilbert; Mwesigwa, David
    The study examined various perspectives on Voluntary Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) activities and household food security in Uganda. Specifically, the study examined the effect of VSLA on household food Availability, established the contribution of VSLA on household food Access, and determined the effects of VSLA on household food Stability. The study adopted a literature review approach to collect information. The results suggest a positive relationship between VSLA activities and household food security in Uganda. It further reveals that VSLA activities affect food availability, food accessibility and food stability. It is concluded that if the government of Uganda can improve on the quality of VSLA activities, the level of household food security will improve. This study contributes to the understanding of the association between VSLA activities and household food security in the country. Therefore, for improved household food security, it is encouraged that the leadership of Local Governments focus more attention on mobilising local communities to join VSLA groups so that they can access affordable capital to increase their level of production, which can translate into sustainable household food security in the long run.
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    Village Savings and Loans Association Activities And House Hold Food Security: A Case of Kole District
    (Lira University, 2022) Ogwal, John Baptist; Obici, Gilbert
    Background: Food insecurity still remains a challenge to many households in Uganda. The study examined the relationship between VSLA activities and household food security in Kole District. Specifically, the study examined the effects of VSLA on household food Availability, established the contribution of VSLA on the household food Access, and determine the effects of VSLA on household food Stability. Method: The study adopted a cross-sectional study deign, which employed a mixed method approach of both quantitative and qualitative methods. The study population consisted of 252 which included district and sub-county officials, VSLA leaders, and VSLA members. Simple random sampling technique and purposive sampling, was used to select a sample size of 148 participants. The researcher used self-administered questionnaires to collect quantitative data, interview guide and focus discussion guide to collect quantitative data. Descriptive statistics (mean, and standard deviation), and inferential statistics (correlation and regression) were used to analyze numerical data. Content analysis was quantitative data from interviews to supplement quantitative data. Finding: The findings revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between VSLA activities and household food security. The study also revealed that VSLA activities had a significant effect of food availability (β=0.721, P<0.05), food accessibility (β=0.609, P<0.05) and food stability (β=0.761, P<0.05). Conclusion: The study concludes that VSLA activities and household food security in Kole District. Therefore, for improved household food security in Kole District. Therefore, for improved household food security, Kole District Local Government is encouraged to mobilize local community to join VSLA so that they can be in position to access affordable capital to increase their level of production. Keywords: Village Savings, Loans Association Activities And House Hold Food Security