Stakeholders’ Participation in Agricultural Farmers’ Extension Services Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case of the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) Programme in Uganda

The paper presents findings from a study carried out to assess the contribution of stakeholders’ participation on the performance of the national agricultural farmers’ extension services programme in Uganda known as Operation Wealth Creation (OWEC). Specifically, the study sought to establish how participatory planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation (M & E) respectively contributed to the performance of OWC in selected district in central Uganda. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design using both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis techniques and employed both questionnaires and interview guides on key participants in the programme. Findings of the study indicated positive relationships between stakeholders’ participation and programme performance with participatory planning, budgeting and M & E all having positive significant effects on the performance of OWC programme. The study concluded that indeed stakeholders’ participation contributed to improved performance of the OWC programme. The study recommends increased funding and M & E of the agricultural extension programmes for improved performance.

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