Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between the financial factors and the adoption of improved maize in Iganga district, Uganda. A conceptual framework was developed
using the Independent and Dependent variables.
The objectives of the study were to identify the maize technologies, establish the level of
perceived financial factors that influence the farmer’s decision to adopt these technologies and to
establish the relationship between financial factors and farmer’s adoption of maize technologies
that have been developed and disseminated by the National Agricultural Research Organisation
(NARO) in Iganga district, Uganda.
The researcher used a cross sectional survey design. 88 respondents were selected using
purposive sampling composed of adopters and non-adopters of the maize technologies in the area
under study.
The study revealed that when the actual costs of inputs are low, farmers are likely to adopt the
improved maize than when the cost is high. It was also revealed that when fanners perceive that
there is a net profit in the sale of improved maize produce, they are likely to adopt than when they
don’t expect profit. The study further revealed that when farmers have access to credit facilities to
support their financial requirements, they are likely to adopt the maize technologies than when
there is access to market for the maize outputs s(he) is likely to adopt the maize technologies
because s(he) will be sure of a return on sale and the reverse is true.
Maize crop is an important cash and subsistence crop in Uganda and therefore the study
recommends that the government needs to coordinate the implementation of the National
Agricultural research Policy (2003) objectives that
opportunities of the poor in the market driven environment.
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The purpose of this study was
are geared towards addressing the needs and
they have no access to credit facilities. It was also revealed that when a farmer perceives that