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ISSD PROMOTES A VIBRANT, PLURALISTIC AND MARKET-ORIENTED SEED SECTOR
Conclusion combined with the wealth factor, this may
The preliminary findings of this study con- indicate that price is a deferring factor for
firm that the adoption of certified seeds farmers to buy certified seed.
remains low. Presently, only 20% percent
of farmers use certified seed, while the In addition, free hand-outs may be exacer-
average willingness to pay is about half the bating this. At the same time, the low
going market price. But the results also uptake of certified seed in Nwoya district
suggest that the lack of information and may also be created by a low availability in
awareness plays a limited – if not negligible shops or limited number of shops. Especial-
– role in frustrating the expansion of the ly, since farmers in Nwoya district express
certified seed market. The majority of our a higher willingness to pay while the actual
sampled farmers were informed on where seed purchase from agro-dealers is lower.
to obtain certified seed as well as going
market prices. Moreover, our randomized Furthermore, women were equally able to
experiment shows that providing farmers make on-the-spot purchases for a 2 kg
with detailed information on certified seed pack of seed, indicating that they have
and its benefits had no discernible effects cash at hand, but may not be able to travel
on farmers’ willingness to pay. to agro-dealer shops easily. Nwoya district
is relatively more remote compared to
Interesting observations can be drawn Dokolo. At the same time, the poverty
from this study and can serve as input to score for Nwoya was lower than Dokolo.
further studies: As indicated in the section
on price elasticity, the study shows that the Future research should therefore focus on
current market share of certified seed other barriers to adoption, such as access,
matches with the percentage of farmers risk aversion, credit constraints, seasonal
that are willing to pay the market price, cash flow, and farmers’ trust in certification
and certified seed products.
References Editorial Committee
ISSD. (2014). Baseline Study on Farmers’ Astrid Mastenbroek
Access to Seed and other Planting Materials. Chief of Party
Kampala. ISSD Uganda
USTA. (2017). website: www.USTA.ug. Chris Tanansi Muwanika
Early Generation Seed & Policy Coordinator
This research project was conducted in 2015, as ISSD Uganda
part of the Integrated Seed Sector Development
(ISSD) project Uganda. This project is funded by Phiona Ninsiima
the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Agribusiness Coordinator
The research was a collaboration between ISSD Uganda
Wageningen Development Economic Group and
Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation
through the project office in Uganda. Disclaimer:
The brief was produced with the assistance of the
Colophon Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Uganda,
Published by: which was funding the implementation of the ISSD
Integrated Seed Sector Development Uganda Uganda programme by Wageningen Centre for
Development Innovation (CDI) in collaboration with
Programme (ISSD) NARO. To reproduce the content of the brief, please quote
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