To read this content please select one of the options below:

$40.00 (excl. tax) 30 days to view and download

Experience of entrepreneurial training for female farmers to stimulate entrepreneurship in Uganda

Fernando Lourenço, Natalie Sappleton, Akosua Dardaine-Edwards, Gerard McElwee, Ranis Cheng, David W. Taylor, Anthony G. Taylor

Gender in Management

ISSN: 1754-2413

Article publication date: 30 September 2014

1953

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the success of a scheme, supported by the Ugandan Agribusiness Initiative Trust, to fund gender and entrepreneurship training for women farmers in the north of Uganda (Gulu District and Lira District). Moreover, this paper reflects upon our experience of delivering training for women farmers and highlights key observations related to women’s entrepreneurship in Uganda.

Design/methodology/approach

A practitioner-based reflection which shares the experiences of the process of developing and delivering gender and entrepreneurship training for women in Uganda.

Findings

Through the experience of running gender and entrepreneurship training for women farmers in Uganda, a series of barriers to female rural entrepreneurs are highlighted: lack of access to credit, gender inequality, poor infrastructure, lack of access to knowledge and education, negative attitudes towards women and few initiatives to facilitate economic and business success.

Originality/value

This paper provides reflection of the experience gained from the delivery of training and interaction with women farmers and entrepreneurs in Uganda.

Keywords

Citation

Lourenço, F., Sappleton, N., Dardaine-Edwards, A., McElwee, G., Cheng, R., W. Taylor, D. and G. Taylor, A. (2014), "Experience of entrepreneurial training for female farmers to stimulate entrepreneurship in Uganda", Gender in Management, Vol. 29 No. 7, pp. 382-401. https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-05-2013-0054

Publisher

:

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2014, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Related articles