community and household-level income & asset status baseline

Being in Kisoro rather than Kabale increases the probability to choose non-farm
activities as major source of income. Kisoro residents are less likely to choose forestry as
their major source of income than Kabale residents. However, Rukungiri residents are more
likely to choose forestry as their major source of income than Kabale residents. These results
may be explained by presence of more forestry resources in Rukungiri and less in Kisoro -
the latter due to more severe land shortage.
Access to extension and training also impacts choice of primary source of income.
Access to agricultural extension and training increases the probability of choosing livestock
and forestry as major sources of income rather than crops. These results were not expected
since major emphasis of extension and training has been on crop production. However, it is
possible the SUNAREM projects has been emphasizing agroforestry technologies that
include planting trees, growing fodder crops as grass strips, which both lead to soil
conservation and production of fodder. Access to credit increases the probability to choose
livestock, non-farm and forestry as major sources of income. These results were expected.
However, the positive impact of access to credit on probability to choose non-farm activity as
major source of income is not significant.
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