Ninsiima, Racheal
Mshenga, Patience
Okello, Dickson
Funding for this research was provided by:
Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture(RUFORUM) through Graduate Training Assistantship (GTA) programme (RU/2024/GTA/CCNY/23)
Article History
Received: 18 December 2024
Accepted: 2 June 2025
First Online: 14 June 2025
Declarations
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: The study received two ethical approvals from Egerton University’s Ethical Committee (Approval No. EUISERC/APP/355/2024), and permission from the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (Approval No. UCUREC-2024–1000) to be conducted in Kween and Bukwo Districts, Eastern Uganda, in July 2024. Before data collection, the study objectives, data confidentiality, and its importance were explained in a consent form attached to the questionnaire. Participation was voluntary, and data were collected only after obtaining participant consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.