Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants and utilization of MSW compost in Fort Portal and Mbarara municipalities, western Uganda, 2018 (n = 359 for Mbarara and 361 for Fort Portal)
Variable | Description | Mbarara | Fort Portal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Frequency (%) | N | Frequency (%) | ||
Gender of household head | Female | 173 | 48.2 | 204 | 56.5 |
| Â | Male | 186 | 51.8 | 157 | 43.5 |
Age (years) | Below 18 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 |
|  | 18–36 | 200 | 55.7 | 157 | 43.5 |
| Â | Above 36 | 156 | 43.5 | 203 | 56.2 |
Marital status | Single | 73 | 20.3 | 57 | 15.8 |
| Â | Married | 236 | 65.7 | 258 | 71.5 |
| Â | Divorced/Separated | 12 | 3.3 | 20 | 5.5 |
| Â | Widowed | 38 | 10.6 | 26 | 7.2 |
Education | No formal education | 32 | 8.9 | 36 | 10 |
| Â | Primary | 106 | 29.5 | 92 | 25.5 |
| Â | Secondary | 123 | 34.3 | 188 | 52.1 |
| Â | Tertiary | 98 | 27.3 | 45 | 12.5 |
Family size | Below 3 | 99 | 27.6 | 51 | 14.4 |
| Â | 3 to 6 | 163 | 45.4 | 158 | 43.8 |
| Â | Above 6 | 97 | 27 | 151 | 41.8 |
Access to extension services | Yes | 142 | 39.6 | 244 | 67.6 |
| Â | No | 217 | 60.4 | 117 | 32.4 |
Access to infrastructure | Yes | 314 | 87.5 | 340 | 94.2 |
| Â | No | 45 | 12.5 | 21 | 5.8 |
Access to credit facilities | Yes | 254 | 70.8 | 268 | 74.2 |
| Â | No | 105 | 29.2 | 93 | 25.8 |
Access to market for produce | Yes | 300 | 83.6 | 338 | 93.6 |
| Â | No | 59 | 16.4 | 23 | 6.4 |
Membership of farmer association | Yes | 110 | 30.6 | 128 | 35.5 |
| Â | No | 249 | 69.4 | 233 | 64.5 |
Annual income from farming in Uganda shillings | Less than 200,000 | 168 | 46.8 | 37 | 10.2 |
|  | 200,000–400,000 | 137 | 38.2 | 158 | 44.6 |
| Â | Greater than 400,000 | 54 | 15 | 163 | 45.2 |
Engagement in non-farm activities | Yes | 239 | 66.6 | 284 | 78.7 |
| Â | No | 120 | 33.4 | 77 | 21.3 |
Farming experience | Less than 5 | 138 | 38.4 | 97 | 26.9 |
| Â | 5 to 10 | 133 | 37 | 129 | 35.7 |
| Â | Above 10 | 88 | 24.6 | 135 | 37.4 |
Land ownership | Owns land | 277 | 77.2 | 326 | 90.3 |
| Â | Does not own land | 82 | 22.8 | 35 | 9.7 |
Total size of farmland in acres | Below 2 | 119 | 33.1 | 208 | 57.6 |
| Â | 2 to 4 | 101 | 28.1 | 124 | 34.3 |
| Â | Above 4 | 75 | 20.9 | 26 | 7.2 |
| Â | Not applicable | 64 | 17.8 | 3 | 0.8 |
Household land tenure system | Customary | 145 | 40.4 | 48 | 13.3 |
| Â | Freehold | 138 | 38.4 | 213 | 59 |
| Â | Leasehold | 18 | 5 | 70 | 19.4 |
| Â | Mailo | 6 | 1.7 | 30 | 8.3 |
Household access to soil amendment | Yes | 225 | 62.7 | 217 | 60.1 |
| Â | No | 134 | 37.3 | 144 | 39.9 |
Experience with compost fertilizer use in years | No experience | 158 | 44 | 266 | 73.7 |
| Â | Less than 1 | 39 | 10.9 | 35 | 9.7 |
| Â | 1 to 3 | 66 | 18.4 | 22 | 6.1 |
| Â | Above 36 | 64 | 17.8 | 38 | 10.5 |
Cost at which farmer is willing to pay for use of soil amendment | Yes | 203 | 56.5 | 232 | 64.3 |
| Â | No | 156 | 43.5 | 129 | 35.7 |
The price per kg a farmer can pay | Less than 100 | 130 | 36.2 | 124 | 34.3 |
|  | 100–200 | 44 | 12.3 | 100 | 27.7 |
| Â | Greater than 200 | 17 | 4.7 | 7 | 1.9 |
| Â | Should be given for free | 13 | 3.6 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Â | Not applicable | 155 | 43.2 | 129 | 35.7 |
Utilization of MSW compost | Yes | 8 | 2.2 | 6 | 1.7 |
| Â | No | 351 | 97.8 | 355 | 98.3 |