TY - JOUR
T1 - Experience of entrepreneurial training for female farmers to stimulate entrepreneurship in Uganda
AU - Lourenço, Fernando
AU - Sappleton, Natalie
AU - Dardaine-Edwards, Akosua
AU - McElwee, Gerard
AU - Cheng, Ranis
AU - Taylor, David W.
AU - Taylor, Anthony G.
PY - 2014/9/30
Y1 - 2014/9/30
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Developing countries
KW - Entrepreneurship education
KW - Female entrepreneurship
KW - Rural entrepreneurship
KW - Uganda
KW - Ugandan women farmers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84914106827&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/GM-05-2013-0054
DO - 10.1108/GM-05-2013-0054
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84914106827
VL - 29
SP - 382
EP - 401
JO - Women in Management Review
JF - Women in Management Review
SN - 1754-2413
IS - 7
ER -
