Development Models in Sub-saharan Africa: Evaluation of Parish Development Model Financial Inclusion in Uganda-A Case of Women Smallholder Piggery Enterprises

Kenneth Okello Olwo¹

1. Collaborative Efforts to Alleviate Social Problems(CEASOP), Lira City, Uganda.

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.11 , Issue.1 , pp.42-53, Jan-2025

Online published on Jan 31, 2025

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Abstract :
In 2021, poverty in Uganda increased by 1.6% from 18.7% to 20.3%. An estimated 2.2 million households representing 62% in the subsistence economy of both urban and rural poor are excluded from the monetary economy. The Government of Uganda initiated a scheme to move the estimated 39% of the total households in the country from subsistence to monetary economy through the Parish Development Model(PDM). This study sought to understand how smallholder piggery enterprise has helped to improve the livelihoods of the subsistence economy households, considering the income generating potential of piggery enterprises. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of the piggery enterprises on smallholder women PDM beneficiary households two years since benefitting from the Parish Development Model(PDM) Financial Inclusion Pillar. There is little published research regarding the impact of PDM facilitated piggery enterprises on the beneficiaries. The result will assist in prioritization, provision of feedback to research and guide policy makers and stakeholders involved in the process of technology transfer. The overall objective of the study was to assess the impact of smallholder women piggery enterprise on household socio-economic development. In the exploration of the determinants of tangible assets acquired with returns from the smallholder piggery enterprise, a non-parametric test was used to assess the contributions of number of pigs owned, number of years in piggery enterprise and earnings over the past two years from piggery. The overall fit of the model was statistically significant suggesting that the model explains a significant portion of the variance in tangible asset acquisition. Similarly, the exploration of the determinants of most significant household need supported by piggery enterprise, the contributions of number of pigs owned, number of years in piggery enterprise and earnings over the past two years from piggery was assessed and the model explained a significant portion of the variance in facilitating support for household socio-economic needs from the piggery enterprise. It can be concluded that pig husbandry plays a significant role in initiatives to reduce household poverty through enhancing quality of life and job creation. However, there is need for external facilitation and conducive policy and market environment.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Piggery Enterprise, Parish Development Model, Women Smallholder Piggery, Dokolo District, Development Models, Government of Uganda

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