13th Annual International Management Conference Proceeding

The Objective of the study
The objective of the study was to investigate the factors that impede banana production in Nyakyera Sub
County-Ntungamo District.
Research objectives
i)To estimate the effect of Land, Labour and Capital on banana production in Nyakyera Sub County.
ii) To find out the effect of Social, Economic and Environmental factors on banana production in Nyakyera
Sub County.
Research questions
i) What is the effect of Land, Labour and Capital on banana production in Nyakyera Sub County?
ii) What is the effect of Social, Economic and Environmental factors on banana production in Nyakyera Sub
County?
Significance of the study
The government of Uganda has initiated a number of Policy prescriptions aimed at reducing poverty. To
achieve this, Agriculture has been identified as the major tool through which poverty can be made history.
This campaign however, depends on the ability of the government and other development practitioners in
identifying what determines Agricultural output. In this study, major factors that have hindered banana
production have been stipulated. This will help Policy makers and farmers to formulate workable policies in
the fight against rural poverty.
It will be of great importance to all non-governmental organizations engaged in poverty eradication since
Agriculture is a backbone to rural areas. The study will help future researchers in the same area.
Fig 1: Conceptual framework for the study
Social Factors
� Culture
� Land tenure systems
Environmental Factors
� Climate
� Pests & Diseases
Economic Factors
� Markets
� Prices
� Inputs
� Infrastructure
� Information
Household
� Resource Base
� Decision Making Unit
Resource availability
� Farm size
� Labour
� Capital
� Effective
resource use
Source: Self developed, Turyahikayo Willy 2005
At the top of the production process is the decision-making unit, the household, which undertakes proper allocation of
the scarce resources, land, labour, capital and management for efficient resource use. Amidst this decision-making
process are environmental, social and economic factors that largely affect the effective allocation of these resources.
Therefore, the farmer’s major decision-making task is to allocate the resources profitably under the above constraints.
Profitability of the production process at commercial level continuously sustains the incomes of households to be able
to acquire more resources for investment and expansion of the enterprise and to meet household living needs. Once the
enterprise is unprofitable the production process brakes down due to lack of sustainability.
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Banana Output