OCA STEPUP6 BASELINE- CROP AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, HOUSEHOLD INCOMES AND SAVINGS

Description	Results
Interview period	20-Jun-2023 to 20-Sep-2023
Total number of Respondents	769 [Male:192 Female:577]
Number of Villages	10
Average size of land (acres) used for crop production last year (2022)	5.10 [Min:0.00 Max:593.05]
Average income (UGX) earned from the sale of crops last year (2022)	783,142.89 [Min:60.00 Max:16,800,000.00]
Average annual household income (UGX) from all sources	2,815,487.69 [Min:20,000.00 Max:245,400,000.00]

b1. What crops did you grow in the first and second seasons of last year? [All Parishes]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Bananas	1	0.04
02	Beans	284	9.98
03	Cabbage	3	0.11
04	Cassava	362	12.72
05	Cotton	17	0.60
06	Cowpeas	121	4.25
07	Eggplant	2	0.07
09	Greengram (Soroko)	35	1.23
10	Groundnuts	117	4.11
11	Kilimakuka	21	0.74
12	Maize	599	21.04
13	Millet	184	6.46
14	Pigeon peas	377	13.24
15	Red Pepper	1	0.04
16	Rice	16	0.56
17	Simsim (sesame)	67	2.35
18	Sorghum	38	1.33
19	Soya beans	258	9.06
20	Sunflower	179	6.29
21	Sweet potatoes	110	3.86
22	Tomatoes	31	1.09
23	Onions	3	0.11
95	Other	21	0.74
	Overall	2,847	100.00

b2. Seasons crop were grown last year [All Parishes]

Note: results are from Roster Table
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	First season only	743	57.11
02	Second season only	449	34.51
03	Both first and second seasons	109	8.38
	Overall	1,301	100.00

b5a. Did you sell any portion of the CROP you harvested in first season? [All Parishes]

Note: results are from Roster Table
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	602	51.63
01	Yes	564	48.37
	Overall	1,166	100.00

b8a. Did you sell any portion of the CROP you harvested in second season, last year? [All Parishes]

Note: results are from Roster Table
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	244	39.61
01	Yes	372	60.39
	Overall	616	100.00

b9. What challenges did you face during the production of the CROP? [All Parishes]

Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Diseases	302	13.96
02	Drought	675	31.21
03	Flood	32	1.48
04	Pests	351	16.23
05	Expensive Inputs (seeds, tools, pesticides and chemicals)	266	12.30
06	Hailstones	38	1.76
07	Poor quality seeds	64	2.96
08	Poor soil fertility	72	3.33
95	Other	175	8.09
96	None	188	8.69
	Overall	2,163	100.00

b10. Crops considered by households as progressive farm enterprises [All Parishes]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
02	Beans	4	1.20
03	Cabbage	1	0.30
04	Cassava	11	3.29
05	Cotton	8	2.40
06	Cowpeas	2	0.60
09	Greengram (Soroko)	2	0.60
10	Groundnuts	18	5.39
11	Kilimakuka	1	0.30
12	Maize	158	47.31
13	Millet	3	0.90
14	Pigeon peas	8	2.40
16	Rice	3	0.90
17	Simsim (sesame)	4	1.20
18	Sorghum	1	0.30
19	Soya beans	51	15.27
20	Sunflower	48	14.37
22	Tomatoes	11	3.29
	Overall	334	100.00

c1: Does your household currently own any livestock (animals and birds)? [All Parishes]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	47	6.11
01	Yes	722	93.89
	Overall	769	100.00

c1. Which livestock (animals and birds) does your household currently own? [All Parishes]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Cattle	378	19.81
02	Goats	436	22.85
03	Pigs	168	8.81
04	Sheep	166	8.70
05	Rabbits	11	0.58
06	Chicken	662	34.70
07	Dove (Amam)	31	1.62
08	Ducks	32	1.68
09	Guinea Fowls (Aweno)	17	0.89
10	Turkeys	7	0.37
	Overall	1,908	100.00

c4. Challenges faced in livestock rearing [All Parishes]

Note: results are from Roster Table with multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Diseases	486	24.57
02	Lack of Feeds	283	14.31
03	Lack of land for pastures	406	20.53
04	Limited Veterinary Services	189	9.56
05	Parasites	152	7.68
06	Poor breeds	45	2.28
07	Poor Housing	146	7.38
08	Theft	115	5.81
95	Others	43	2.17
96	None	113	5.71
	Overall	1,978	100.00

c5. Do you have a shelter for your livestock? [All Parishes]

Note: results are from Roster Table
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	717	90.30
01	Yes	77	9.70
	Overall	794	100.00

c6. What is the standard of your Livestock Shelter? [All Parishes]

Note: results are from Roster Table
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Good	2	4.26
02	Fair	19	40.43
03	Poor	26	55.32
	Overall	47	100.00

g1. What are your most important sources of income? [All Parishes]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Crafts	4	0.33
02	Farming (Crops and livestock)	723	60.00
04	Gifts & handouts	7	0.58
05	Money lending	55	4.56
06	Remittances from relatives and friends	29	2.41
07	SAGE- Government pay for elderly	8	0.66
08	Salaried employment	21	1.74
09	Skilled labour	61	5.06
10	Small scale business	164	13.61
11	Unskilled labour	112	9.29
95	Other	19	1.58
96	None	2	0.17
	Overall	1,205	100.00

g1a. How frequently do you earn your income from your primary sources? [All Parishes]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Daily	14	1.83
02	Weekly	45	5.87
03	Monthly	34	4.43
04	Every Crop Season (3-4 months)	594	77.44
05	Annually	80	10.43
	Overall	767	100.00

g3. Do you belong to any savings group? [All Parishes]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	364	47.33
01	Yes	405	52.67
	Overall	769	100.00

g4. Is your household saving as a family? [All Parishes]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	152	37.53
01	Yes	253	62.47
	Overall	405	100.00

g5. If you are not saving as a family, what are the reasons [All Parishes]

Note: results are from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Disagreement between couple	11	6.47
02	Group does not allow saving as couple	32	18.82
03	Lack of Trust in savings groups	16	9.41
04	Low Income (no money to save)	38	22.35
05	Spouse stays away from home	28	16.47
06	Unfavourable rules from savings groups	6	3.53
07	Want to get more interests	20	11.76
95	Other	19	11.18
	Overall	170	100.00