THE FACTORS AFFECTING MAIZE PRODUCTION AMONG THE PEOPLE IN KYEGEGWA DISTRICT BY KUGYENDAIRA EDWIN 14/U/8251/EVE A RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED TO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELORS DEGREE IN ECONOMICS OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY AUGUST, 2017 DECLARATION i APROVAL ii DEDICATION I dedicate the results of this study to my Mother and Father. Thank you for the moral and financial support you offered. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I thank God for the guidance, strength and energy He gave me to undertake this undergraduate research. The dissertation was made easy by the academic assistance and supervision at school of statistics. I appreciate the information and guidance she tirelessly provided to me through my studies. God bless you. A word of gratitude to my friends and classmates at School of statistics and planning. I also extend my sincere gratitude to the officials of Kyegegwa District. Thank you for availing me with the vital information I needed to accomplish my research. GOD bless you all. Lastly but not the least, I would like to thank my lecturers for the support rendered in pursuing my studies at the University. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. i DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................. iv LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................ vii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................ ix ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................... x CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background of the study ........................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Statement of the Problem ......................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Objectives of the study.............................................................................................................. 2 1.3.1 Main objective ....................................................................................................................... 2 1.4. Specific Objectives to the Study .............................................................................................. 2 1.5. Research questions ................................................................................................................... 2 1.6. Significance of the Study ......................................................................................................... 2 1.7. Delimitations of the Study ....................................................................................................... 3 1.8. Limitation of the Study ............................................................................................................ 3 1.9. Assumptions underlying the Study .......................................................................................... 3 10. Conceptual Framework ............................................................................................................. 3 CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................ 5 LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................... 5 2.1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 5 2.2 Maize growing in Africa ........................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Maize growing in Uganda ......................................................................................................... 6 2.4 Factors affecting maize production worldwide......................................................................... 7 2.5 Factors affecting maize production in Kyegegwa .................................................................... 8 CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................................ 9 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.................................................................................................... 9 v 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 9 3.2. Research design ....................................................................................................................... 9 3.3. Target Population ..................................................................................................................... 9 3.4. Sample Size and Sampling Procedure ..................................................................................... 9 3.5. Methods of Data Collection ..................................................................................................... 9 3 .5.1 Interviews guide .................................................................................................................... 9 3.5.2 Questionnaires........................................................................................................................ 9 3.5.3 Observation method ............................................................................................................. 10 3.7 Data Processing and Analysis ................................................................................................. 10 3.7.1 Editing .................................................................................................................................. 10 3.7.2 Coding .................................................................................................................................. 10 3.7.3 Tabulation ............................................................................................................................ 10 3.7.4 Data Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 10 3.8. Ethical Considerations ........................................................................................................... 10 CHAPTER FOUR ......................................................................................................................... 11 RESULTS ..................................................................................................................................... 11 4.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 11 CHAPTER FIVE .......................................................................................................................... 22 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ............................................................................ 22 5.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 22 5.1 Conclusion .............................................................................................................................. 22 5.2 Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 22 5.3 Areas of further research ......................................................................................................... 23 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................. 24 APPENDICES .............................................................................................................................. 25 Appendix 1: ................................................................................................................................... 25 Appendix 11: Interview guide ...................................................................................................... 27 vi LIST OF TABLES TABLE 4.1: SHOWING BIODATA OF RESPONDENTS .......................................................................... 11 FROM TABLE 4. 1: SHOWING BIO-DATA OF RESPONDENTS. FROM THE TABLE 4.1 ABOVE, IT SHOWS SOCIO. ............................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. TABLE 4. 2: SHOWING SOURCE OF LABOR ...................................................................................... 12 TABLE 4.3: WHETHER CARRIED OUT IRRIGATION ON THE FARM .................................................... 13 TABLE 4.4: WHETHER PRACTICED MINIMUM TILLAGE ................................................................... 14 TABLE 4.5: WHETHER HAVE HEARD DRY PLANTING ...................................................................... 14 TABLE 4.6: WHETHER PRACTICE DRY PLANTING ............................................................................ 14 TABLE 4.7: WHETHER HAVE