Category of population

Population

Market Vendors
Shop owners
Animal rearing
Others
Total

325
325
325
325
1300

325

Category of population

Population

Sample Size

Market Vendors

325

74

Shop owners

325

74

Animal rearing

325

74

Others

325

74

Total

1300

296

Sampling Technique
Purposive, convenient
Purposive, convenient, stratified
and random sampling
Purposive, convenient, stratified
and random sampling.
Purposive, convenient, stratified
and random sampling.

Gender

Frequency

Percent

Male
Female
Total

148
148
296

50
50
100

Age

Frequency

Percent

18-30
31-40
41-50

84
90
70

28
30
24

50 and above

52

18

Total

296

100

Level of Education

Frequency

Percent

None

Primary

12

O-Level

43

15

A-Level

60

20

Certificate
Diploma
Bachelors
Masters
Others
Total
Marital Status
Married
Single
Widowed
Divorced
Total

60
70
30
10
5
296
Frequency
136
110
30
20
296

20
24
10
3
2
100
Percent
46
37
10
7
100

Year of Existance of small based

Frequency
Enterprise

Percent

Below 3 years
3-5 years
6 and above years
Total

47
41
12
100

140
120
36
296

28
66

51

296

51

136
21

3 98.66667

Items

Mean

Interpretation

Rank

Services provided by MFI have contributed

to the growth of my business
2.8 High

2.8 High

2.78 High
2.44 Low

3
3

2.42 Low

2.41 Low

My MFI provide me with of micro credits

My MFI provide me with Training in fund

management

My MFI provide me with operations that

encourage me to Save

My MFI provide me with advisory services

for my Business

My MFI enables me to transfer my Money

easily to different destination across the
country
AVERAGE MEAN

2.57 High
2.60285714 HIGH

2.8
High

2.78

High

2.44

Low

2.42

Low

2.41

Low

2.57

High

2
3
4

Items

Mean

Unprotected targets
My Business generate enough profits to carry out its operations

2.85

Encouraging peace talks among the key stakeholders is one of the

2.55
mechanisms put in place
MFI loan repayment period is always not sufficient

2.52

How satisfied are you that the ongoing negotiations will help to resolve
3.05
conflict among the riparian states
Average mean

2.74

Stringent features surrounding the Interest Rates

My Businessdid not acquire loan/credit to finance its stock growth

2.92

Lack of security discourages me from accessing services from MFI

2.74

Average mean

5.66

Limited financial products for the poor

My Business always often have some cash left to acquire more stock

2.89

I always find it hard to fully settle borrowed funds from MFI

2.75

Average mean
Overall mean

5.64
4.68

Response
Strongly agree
Agree
Not sure
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

Frequency
95
56
25
72
48

Total

296

Interpretation

Rank

High

High

High

high

High

High

High

High

High

high

High
High

296
285

Percentage
32
19
8
24
16

11
5

5.5

100

2.1.1.
2.1.2.
2.1.3.

x/10
Nansima Scovia
Akankwasa Amon

x/30
9
8

x/40
20
17

29
25