| dc.description.abstract | The study analyzed the impact of trade finance and export trade in Uganda’s floricultural sector.
Four objectives guided the study: to determine the relationship between pre-shipment finance
and floriculture export trade; to determine the relationship between post-shipment finance and
floriculture export trade; to establish the relationship between export credit insurance and
floriculture export trade; and to analyze the challenges in accessing trade finance by exporters.
A case study survey research design was employed during the study. A quantitative research
approach was used where primary data was collected using Self-Administered Questionnaires
(SAQs) as a tool from a sample size of 43 respondents who are employees of the flower farms
and were reached through purposive and referral sampling techniques. The data was analyzed
statistically in line with the study objectives using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS)
to generate descriptive statics and test for association between variable using correlation after
which presentation and conclusions were made in made in chapters four and five respectively.
The main findings of the study show that there is a significant relationship between pre-shipment,
post-shipment and export credit insurance with export trade in terms of volume and value.
According to the research findings, availability of trade finance increases floriculture exports.
The study also found that exporters face challenges in accessing trade financing for export trade.
This relationship was reached after carrying out the statistical analysis using the t-test and a
linear regression for the case of challenges.
In conclusion, the researcher reveals that since there is a positive relationship between variables
that this study examined and export trade; trade finance is an important trade facilitation tool that
increases exports. Therefore, various institutions need to use appropriate interest to come up with
new schemes, and support the existing mechanisms in place in order to ensure availability and
access to trade finance to exporters to increase export earnings, encourage and boost
commercialization, and diversification of agriculture for exports in Uganda so to increase foreign
exchange earnings from exports. | en_US |
