Effect of Social Capital on the Economic Power of Small -Scale Farmers in Mityana District, Uganda

Abstract

This study sought to establish the effect of social capital on the economic power of small -scale farmers in
Mityana District, Uganda. The study used the cross-sectional survey design, which involved collecting data
from the sample of 384 small scale farmers in the district. Data was collected through a questionnaire. The
analysis of data involved the use of the Pearson Product Moment Correlational Coefficient. The study
concluded that social economic capital influenced the microcredit accessibility to small scale farmers.
Furthermore, social economic capital influenced the economic welfare of small scale farmers to a smaller
extent. The study recommended that cooperation should be encouraged among small scale farmers in terms
of social norms, social networking and social trust to increase their accessibility to microcredit opportunities.
Government fiscal policies such as transfer payments intended to improve the economic welfare of small scale
farmers should be tailored around social norms, social networking and social trust of small scale farmers