Fig. 1.
Composition of respondents by sex, district and status of participation in agribusiness contractual arrangements
| District | Intervention (contract) | Control (non contract) | Male | Female | Total | ||
| Mbale | 123 | 122 | 125 | 120 | 245 | ||
| Mubende | 144 | 100 | 213 | 31 | 244 | ||
| Total | 267 | 222 | 338 | 151 | 489 | ||
| Type of farmer | Male | Female | Total | ||||
| n | % | n | % | ||||
| Non-contract | 148 | 66.7 | 74 | 33.3 | 222 | ||
| Contract | 190 | 71.2 | 77 | 28.8 | 267 | ||
| Total | 338 | 69.1 | 151 | 30.9 | 489 | ||
Distance (km) to the nearest critical service providing points for the respondents
| Variable | n | Mean distance (kms) | Std. deviation | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest Tarmac road | 197 (262) | 12.3 (11.3) | 7.4 (7.2) | 0.243 |
| Nearest Agric. Office | 191 (259) | 11.1 (7.9) | 7.6 (7.0) | 0.000** |
| Nearest Market | 191 (253) | 5.0 (4.6) | 3.5 (3.5) | 0.626 |
| Nearest Govt Health Facility | 199 (261) | 5.8 (4.5) | 5.4 (4.1) | 0.000** |
| Nearest Primary School | 199 (262) | 2.0 (2.1) | 3.9 (2.4) | 0.797 |
| Nearest Input Stockist | 187 (253) | 7.7 (6.0) | 4.2 (3.8) | 0.033* |
| District Office | 188 (255) | 13.3 (12.4) | 6.5 (6.1) | 0.015* |
| Sub County | 199 (263) | 6.7 (6.1) | 6.8 (4.3) | 0.571 |
| Private Health Facility | 198 (261) | 3.2 (2.5) | 2.2 (2.3) | 0.961 |
| Secondary School | 196 (263) | 3.6 (3.2) | 4.0 (3.8) | 0.142 |
Determinants of coffee farmers’ participation in agribusiness contractual arrangements
| Variable | B | Odds ratio | S.E. | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance to agric office | –0.071 | 0.93 | 0.032 | 0.030* |
| Distance to weekly market | –0.032 | 0.97 | 0.065 | 0.617 |
| Sex of the household head | 0.060 | 1.06 | 0.439 | 0.892 |
| Age of the household age | 0.030 | 1.03 | 0.014 | 0.035* |
| Member in farmer organisation | 5.059 | 157.9 | 0.401 | 0.000** |
| Owns a radio | 0.672 | 1.96 | 0.794 | 0.397 |
| Owns a mobile Phone | –0.565 | 0.57 | 0.418 | 0.176 |
| Education level | –0.021 | 0.98 | 0.067 | 0.759 |
| Constant | –3.203 | 0.04 | 1.413 | 0.023 |
Comparison of selected quantitative and categorical variable by category of respondent
| Quantitative variable | n | Mean | Std. deviation | P |
| Age of the household age | 267 (222) | 46.920 (39.862) | 15.627 (12.197) | 0.001** |
| Education level | 267 (222) | 6.492 (6.693) | 3.297 (3.153) | 0.496 |
| Categorical variable | n | Frequency | Chi-square | P |
| Sex of the household head | 267 (222) | male =190 (148) | 1.147 | 0.165 |
| Member in farmer organisation | 267 (222) | yes = 250 (23) | 340.843 | 0.001** |
| Household owns a radio | 267 (222) | yes = 249 (202) | 870.000 | 0.222 |
| Household owns a mobile phone | 267 (222) | yes = 167 (156) | 3.225 | 0.044* |