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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{The Role of Women in Agriculture Production: Coffee Value Chain in Uganda\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Dastan Bamwesigye, Mendel University in Brno, Department of Regional Development, Trída Generála Píky 2005/7, 61300~Brno, Czech Republic, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{bamwesigyedastan@gmail.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Dastan Bamwesigye}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{Mendel University in Brno, Department of Regional Development, Czech Republic}}}
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For over four decades, Uganda has been producing and exporting coffee. It is among the world largest producers and exporters competing with Ethiopia, Brazil and Honduras among others on the world market. Women in Tropical and Sub-Sahara Africa compose the largest number of smallholder farmers, and their contribution in coffee subsector remains of great importance. A synthetic analysis shows that over \mbox{70\,\%} in Uganda are involved in agriculture. The latest studies show evidence of women innovation in the coffee subsector of Uganda with production of coffee for household income and also other crops such as bananas, cassava among others that are grown in a mixed stand with the coffee to mitigate food security of their homes. The sector employs more than 500,000 households, and more so over 5,000,000 people in a number of sectorial activities inclusive gardening, harvesting, drying and storage as well as marketing as well coffee shop services. This accounts for about \mbox{18\,\%} of the entire population of Uganda. Coffee also contributes extensively to the domestic and foreign earning of Uganda which justifies the significance of women.



The study aimed at examining the various activities in the coffee value chain that women are involved. The research also investigates challenges facing the women in the sector yet they are the primary stakeholders not only for coffee production but also food security. 



Qualitative narrative and case study approaches were employed across the region of western Uganda. The result show over 500 women members and 200 nonmembers of a coffee producer cooperative in one region of Western Uganda. The results equally highlight various bottle of access to finance and control over land, and joining the cooperatives. The study recommends that the government of Uganda essentially needs to implement the already approved coffee policies as at 1993/1994 and if necessary, make some reforms to progress production. It further suggests that there should be adjustments in financial requirements for loans but also special agricultural loans such that coffee farmers especially women can obtain loan with consideration of time when they are not producing.



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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Agricultural loan policy, livelihood, Regional policy, Uganda
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