Household welfare impacts of an agricultural innovation platform in Uganda

Beine Peter Ahimbisibwe, John Morton, Shiferaw Feleke, Arega D. Alene, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Kate Wellard, Eric Mungatana, Anton Bua, Solomon Asfaw, Victor M. Manyong · 2020 · Food and Energy Security

Summary. An agricultural innovation platform in Uganda that brought together researchers and farmers to develop improved cassava varieties and establish a seed entrepreneurship system increased household consumption expenditure by 47.4% among participating farmers. The platform's impact varied by household characteristics like gender, suggesting that targeted interventions for specific farm groups could improve rural livelihoods further.

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Ahimbisibwe, B. P., Morton, J., Feleke, S., Alene, A. D., Abdoulaye, T., Wellard, K., Mungatana, E., Bua, A., Asfaw, S., & Manyong, V. M.. (2020). Household welfare impacts of an agricultural innovation platform in Uganda. Food and Energy Security. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.225

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DOI: 10.1002/fes3.225
Countries: Uganda
Regions: Africa
Categories: agtech, food-systems, innovation-networks
Added: 2026-04-28