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SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS AFFECTING APPLE PRODUCTION IN SOUTH-WESTERN UGANDA
Apple ( Malus domestica ) accounts for 50% of the world\u2019s
deciduous fruit tree production. Apple, commonly known as a temperate
crop, has become a gainful cash crop for the people in south-western
Uganda. The objective of the study was to determine the various costs
involved and how different socio-economic factors influence production
in south-western Uganda. The analysis was based on data from a research
institute orchard and a survey of 136 farm households. There was
positive net cash flow (US 2,398.5) after the fourth year. Labour was
the highest cost accounting for 41.8 percent of total production costs.
Organic fertiliser, farmers experience and labour were the most
critical factors of production. They had a positive and significant
effect, explaining 63.6 percent of the variation in apple production.
Organic fertiliser had the highest elasticity (0.77), followed by
labour and land with 0.28 and 0.01, respectively.La pomme ( Malus domestica ) compte pour 50% d\u2019arbres de
production mondiale de fruits caduques. Commun\ue9ment connu comme
\ue9tant une culture \ue0 regions temp\ue9r\ue9es, la pommee
est devenue une culture de rente b\ue9n\ue9fique pour le people du
sud ouest de l\u2019Uganda. L\u2019objectif de cette
\ue9tude\ue9tait de d\ue9terminer divers co\ufbts
impliqu\ue9s et la mani\ue8re dont diff\ue9rents facteurs
socio\ue9conomiques influencent sa production au Sud Ouest de
l\u2019Uganda. L\u2019analyse \ue9tait bas\ue9e sur des
donn\ue9es d\u2019un institut de recherche sur le verger et des
donn\ue9es d\u2019enqu\ueate sur 136 m\ue9nages des fermiers.
Apr\ue8s la quatri\ue8me ann\ue9e, il n\u2019y avait pas de cash
flow positif (US 2,398.5). La main d\u2019oeuvre faisait le co\ufbt
le plus \ue9lev\ue9 avec 41.8 % du co\ufbt total de production.
La fumure organique, l\u2019exp\ue9rience de fermiers et la main
d\u2019oeuvre des facteurs critiques de production. Ils ont
manifest\ue9 un effet positif et significatif, explicant 63.6 % de la
variation dans la production de la pommee. La fumure organique avait
l\u2019\ue9lasticit\ue9 la plus \ue9lev\ue9e (0.77), suivi de
la main d\u2019oeuvre et la terre avec 0.28 et 0.01, respectivemen
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS AFFECTING APPLE PRODUCTION IN SOUTH-WESTERN UGANDA
Apple ( Malus domestica ) accounts for 50% of the world’s
deciduous fruit tree production. Apple, commonly known as a temperate
crop, has become a gainful cash crop for the people in south-western
Uganda. The objective of the study was to determine the various costs
involved and how different socio-economic factors influence production
in south-western Uganda. The analysis was based on data from a research
institute orchard and a survey of 136 farm households. There was
positive net cash flow (US 2,398.5). La main d’oeuvre faisait le coût
le plus élevé avec 41.8 % du coût total de production.
La fumure organique, l’expérience de fermiers et la main
d’oeuvre des facteurs critiques de production. Ils ont
manifesté un effet positif et significatif, explicant 63.6 % de la
variation dans la production de la pommee. La fumure organique avait
l’élasticité la plus élevée (0.77), suivi de
la main d’oeuvre et la terre avec 0.28 et 0.01, respectivemen