Access to Rural Non-Farm Livelihoods - Natural Resources Institute

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................1 1.1 Background………………………………………………………………………………….1 1.2 Location.......................................................................................................................2 1.3 Physical environment and natural resources....................................................................3 1.4 Population and settlement..............................................................................................4 1.5 Administrative and political structure.............................................................................5 1.6 Infrastructure................................................................................................................7 1.7 History.........................................................................................................................8 1.8 The Rakai Rural Development Programme.....................................................................9 1.9 Economy....................................................................................................................10 1.9.1 Crop production .................................................................................................10 1.9.2 Livestock............................................................................................................11 1.9.3 Fisheries............................................................................................................12 1.9.4 Markets and trade...............................................................................................13 1.9.5 Industry and crafts..............................................................................................14 1.9.6 Services .............................................................................................................15 1.9.7 Financial services...............................................................................................15 1.10 Education and training ................................................................................................21 2. METHODS.................................................................................................................. 23 3. DISTRICT LEVEL FINDINGS............................................................................... 25 3.1 Governance and the RDDP..........................................................................................25 3.2 The District Development Plan....................................................................................25 3.3 Agricultural production, marketing, and extension ........................................................26 3.4 Industry .....................................................................................................................27 3.5 Financial services .......................................................................................................29 3.6 Education and training ................................................................................................29 3.7 Health and social services ...........................................................................................30 4. VILLAGE LEVEL FINDINGS: BYAKABANDA............................................... 33 4.1 Site description...........................................................................................................33 4.2 Income Generating Activities ......................................................................................34 4.3 Non-farm IGAs ..........................................................................................................35 4.3.1 Trade................................................................................................................35 4.3.2 Cottage industries and crafts...............................................................................37 4.3.3 Services .............................................................................................................42 4.4 Farm and non-farm livelihood .....................................................................................43 4.5 Access and barriers to non-farm IGAs..........................................................................44 4.5.1 Poverty ..............................................................................................................45 4.5.2 Education and training .......................................................................................45 4.5.3 Age....................................................................................................................46 4.5.4 Gender...............................................................................................................46 4.5.5 Enabling factors.................................................................................................47 4.6 Conclusions ...............................................................................................................47 ii
5. VILLAGE LEVEL FINDINGS: KITAMBUZA ................................................... 49 5.1 Site description...........................................................................................................49 5.2 Income Generating Activities ......................................................................................50 5.3 Non-farm IGAs ..........................................................................................................51 5.3.1 Trade.................................................................................................................51 5.3.2 Processing/ Manufacturing Enterprises; Cottage Industries and Crafts..................52 5.3.3 Services .............................................................................................................54 5.4 Farm and non-farm livelihoods ....................................................................................56 5.5 Access and barriers to non-farm IGAs..........................................................................57 5.5.1 Poverty ..............................................................................................................58 5.5.2 Education and training .......................................................................................58 5.5.3 Age....................................................................................................................59 5.5.4 Gender...............................................................................................................59 5.5.5 Institutional weakness.........................................................................................61 5.5.6 Enabling factors .................................................................................................62 5.6 Conclusions ...............................................................................................................62 6 CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................ 65 BIBLOGRAPHY................................................................................................................ 71 APPENDIX 1a Research team................................................................................................. 72 APPENDIX 1b. District level interviews.................................................................................. 73 APPENDIX 2a. Attendance at the community meeting, Byakabanda ........................................ 74 APPENDIX 2b. Attendance at the community meeting, Kitambuza .......................................... 75 APPENDIX 3. Att'dance at group meeting to define wealth groups and rank IGAs, Kitambuza ... 76 APPENDIX 4a. MSE interviews, Byakabanda.......................................................................... 77 APPENDIX 4b. MSE interviews, Kitambuza ........................................................................... 77 APPENDIX 5. Gender analysis of key IGAs, Byakabanda ........................................................ 78 APPENDIX 6. Members of the Kamakuma Women’s Agriculture & Bakery Group ................... 79 APPENDIX 7. Members of the Kooki Women’s Water & Sanitation Group............................... 80 APPENDIX 8. Members of the Twekambe Women’s Group ..................................................... 81 APPENDIX 9. Gender analysis of barriers to accessing IGAs, Byakabanda................................ 82 APPENDIX 10. Gender analysis of key IGAs, Kitambuza......................................................... 83 APPENDIX 11. Definitions of wealth/wellbeing groups, Kitambuza.......................................... 84 APPENDIX 12. Wealth/wellbeing group and gender analysis of key IGAs, Kitambuza ............... 85 APPENDIX 13. Members of the Kitambuza Women’s Group .................................................. 86 APPENDIX 14. Gender analysis of barriers to accessing IGAs, Kitambuza ............................... 87 iii
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Page 5 and 6: ACRONYMS CAO CBO CERUDEB DDP DFID D
Page 7 and 8: The remaining introductory sections
Page 9 and 10: in the west of the district, and be
Page 11 and 12: Production 10 ; Education; Health &
Page 13 and 14: 1.7 History The general area that i
Page 15 and 16: district money was unaccounted for
Page 17 and 18: pastoralist households have also st
Page 19 and 20: feasible for those who live far awa
Page 21 and 22: The RRCS started in 1992 and is imp
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Page 27 and 28: qualified teachers 46 , but this re
Page 29 and 30: Data collection took place over thr
Page 31 and 32: the district database. The second c
Page 33 and 34: Processing of fruit is almost non-e
Page 35 and 36: able to train young people more eff
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pushed some towards forming groups
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children getting thin and dying, le
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Box 12. Mr Muza, trader Mr Muza is
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Box 15. Theresa Okundi, basket make
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5.4 Farm and non-farm livelihoods A
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5.5.1 Poverty Poverty in its most b
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esult of a special skill 127 , or t
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5.5.6 Enabling factors At the end o
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late husbands’ families. Married
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Small-scale manufacturing enterpris
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shopkeeping, or other retail activi
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Old age and failing strength, healt
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APPENDIX 1a Research team Dr Kate M
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APPENDIX 2a. Attendance at the comm
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APPENDIX 3. Attendance at the group
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APPENDIX 5. Gender analysis of key
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APPENDIX 7. Members of the Kooki Wo
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APPENDIX 9. Gender analysis of barr
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APPENDIX 11. Definitions of wealth/
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APPENDIX 13. Members of the Kitambu
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