Case study: Scaling Smallholder Farmer Empowerment: Lessons from the Lifelong Learning Program in Uganda

An evaluation study of the Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) program was undertaken in two sites; in the central and northern regions of Uganda. Propensity Score Matching (PSM) was used to measure the impact of the program on crop and household income, as well as the empowerment levels of its part...

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Autores principales:	Rebecca Kalibwani, Medard Kakuru, Alexis Carr, Moses Tenywa
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Publicado:	Commonwealth of Learning 2021
Materias:	lifelong learning for farmers empowerment propensity score matching Theory and practice of education LB5-3640
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7c86edeb9056400b8f57b7d8354131302021-12-02T18:49:42ZCase study: Scaling Smallholder Farmer Empowerment: Lessons from the Lifelong Learning Program in Uganda2311-1550https://doaj.org/article/7c86edeb9056400b8f57b7d8354131302021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/501https://doaj.org/toc/2311-1550An evaluation study of the Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) program was undertaken in two sites; in the central and northern regions of Uganda. Propensity Score Matching (PSM) was used to measure the impact of the program on crop and household income, as well as the empowerment levels of its participants. The two sites had differences not only in geographical location but in historical background and implementation of the program, which may have influenced the livelihood outcomes. Despite these differences, the results of the study confirm the potential of the L3F approach to raise participants’ crop and household income relative to non-L3F counterparts, significantly so for women participants. There is also sufficient evidence to confirm that L3F positively contributes to farmer empowerment, and, subsequently, their livelihood. The paper draws lessons for scaling the empowerment process using the lifelong learning for farmers’ model in Uganda.Rebecca KalibwaniMedard KakuruAlexis CarrMoses TenywaCommonwealth of Learningarticlelifelong learning for farmersempowermentpropensity score matchingTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning for Development, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 431-447 (2021)
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description	An evaluation study of the Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) program was undertaken in two sites; in the central and northern regions of Uganda. Propensity Score Matching (PSM) was used to measure the impact of the program on crop and household income, as well as the empowerment levels of its participants. The two sites had differences not only in geographical location but in historical background and implementation of the program, which may have influenced the livelihood outcomes. Despite these differences, the results of the study confirm the potential of the L3F approach to raise participants’ crop and household income relative to non-L3F counterparts, significantly so for women participants. There is also sufficient evidence to confirm that L3F positively contributes to farmer empowerment, and, subsequently, their livelihood. The paper draws lessons for scaling the empowerment process using the lifelong learning for farmers’ model in Uganda.
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title	Case study: Scaling Smallholder Farmer Empowerment: Lessons from the Lifelong Learning Program in Uganda
title_short	Case study: Scaling Smallholder Farmer Empowerment: Lessons from the Lifelong Learning Program in Uganda
title_full	Case study: Scaling Smallholder Farmer Empowerment: Lessons from the Lifelong Learning Program in Uganda
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title_sort	case study: scaling smallholder farmer empowerment: lessons from the lifelong learning program in uganda
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Case study: Scaling Smallholder Farmer Empowerment: Lessons from the Lifelong Learning Program in Uganda

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