Browsing by Author "Mukadasi, Buyinza"

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    Agroforestry Practices In The Buffer Zone Area Of Mt Elgon National Park, Eastern Uganda
    (African journal of ecology, 2007) Mukadasi, Buyinza; Kaboggoza, John R.; Nabalegwa, M.
    In this study, we investigated the attitude of local people towards the contribution of agroforestry practices to socio-economic development in the buffer zone area of Mt Elgon National Park, Uganda. Primary data were collected through formal household survey conducted during June–October 2004 with the use of questionnaires administered to 120 households selected randomly from Mutushet and Kortek Parishes. Data were analysed using chi-squared test and logistic regression model. The results support the hypothesis that the attitude of people towards agroforestry practices is independent of existence of collaborative forest management, ethnic group, sedentary farming experience and family size but depends on main occupation, education status, distance from park boundary, damage caused by wild animals, landholding size and total livestock units owned. Factors that significantly influenced adoption of agroforestry technologies were age of the household head, education status, extension contact, family labour force and gender. There is need to intensify extension programmes in those areas where the majority of people have negative attitude towards agroforestry practices.
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    Cost- Benefit Analysis of Collaborative Forest Management: A Case Study of Tororo Central Forest Reserve, Eastern Uganda
    (East African Nature and Science Organization, 2022-07-08) Anguti, Silas; Mukadasi, Buyinza; Andama, Edward
    Forests provide multitude of benefits to humanity in terms of local socio-economic, development, and environmental protection which are often not valued at national level because of lack of a valuation system for the ecosystem services. This study undertook a cost-benefit analysis of Collaborative Forest Management (CFM) implementation at Tororo Central Forest Reserve (TCFR) between Nyangole community and National Forestry Authority (NFA) using Contingent Valuation Method (CVM). The result showed that Nyangole community incurred total discounted costs of USD 74,440.0 on tree planting, forest resource management and protection, tree nursery activities and agriculture. Meanwhile they received total discounted economic benefits of USD 396,720.0 from sale of poles, tree seedlings, training opportunities, fire wood, mango fruits, and food stuffs. Other benefits that accrued to the community were opportunity of receiving visitors at the project, training allowances and other ecosystem services provided by the forest. The benefit-cost ratio of CFM to Nyangole community was 5:1 with positive Net Present Value (NPV). We concluded that the CFM partnership between government and Nyangole yielded benefits to the both parties and recommend that this approach be rolled to other sites within the country
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    The Economics Of The Carbon Sequestration Potential Of Plantation Forestry In South-Western Uganda
    (a Journal of Forest Science, 2016) Kiyingi, Isaac; Edriss, Abdi-Khalil; Phiri, Alexander MR; Mukadasi, Buyinza; Tumwebaze, Susan; Agaba, Hillary
    This study assessed the amount of carbon stored and the economic viability of the small-scale Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) carbon offsets in Pinus caribaea and Eucalyptus grandis plantations under varying rotations. Volume equations were used to estimate carbon stocks and merchantable wood volume in the plantations, while net present value (NPV) and annual equivalent value (AEV) were used as measures of profitability at the optimum economic rotation age as well as at the CDM-defined crediting period of 20 years. The findings show that over a 20-year rotation, E. grandis and P. caribaea plantations sequestered 638 and 418 t CO2-e ha−1, respectively. The NPVs of E. grandis and P. caribaea with carbon credits over the CDM carbon-crediting period of 20 years were US$2 540 ha−1 and US$1 814 ha−1, respectively. This is higher than the NPVs without carbon credits of US$1 543 ha−1 and US$1 390 ha−1 for E. grandis and P. caribaea, respectively. The AEV of E. grandis harvested at its optimal economic rotation of 10 years was US$316 ha−1. This is slightly higher than the AEV of US$298 ha−1, utilising the CDM carbon-crediting period of 20 years. In contrast, the AEV of P. caribaea under the 20-year CDM carbon-crediting period was higher than harvesting at the optimal economic rotation of 16 years without carbon credits. When the average CDM contract establishment costs exceed US$500 ha−1 and US$1 000 ha−1 for P. caribaea and E. grandis woodlots, respectively, it is not economically viable for one to participate in the CDM forest carbon offsets programme. In conclusion, the study results indicate that whereas E. grandis has a higher biological potential to sequester carbon than P. caribaea, it is currently not economically viable for participation in the CDM forest carbon offset scheme. In contrast, it is economically viable for P. caribaea plantations to participate in the CDM, if the CDM contract establishment costs are low.
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    Financial Efficiency Of Improved Fallow Agroforestry Technology For Bean Production In Kakooge Sub-County, Nakasongola District, Uganda
    (Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2006) Mukadasi, Buyinza; Bukenya, Muhamed; Nabalegwa, Muhammod
    The incidence, intensity and effects of nematode infection in the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, in Lake Wamala and their biological characteristics, were investigated. Six hundred and thirty fish were examined using standard techniques and found to harbour nematodes belonging to the genus Contracaecum. The parasites were found concentrated in the pericardial region. The incidence and intensity of infection increased with the length of the host besides and it correlated with the onset of maturity of the host. Factors responsible for the variation in the prevalence of the helminths , intensity of infection and their implications are discussed.
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    Gender Mainstreaming And Community Participation In Plant Resource Conservation In Buzaya County, Kamuli District, Uganda
    (African Journal of Ecology, 2007) Mukadasi, Buyinza; Nabalegwa, Muhammod
    The distribution of property rights to land and natural resources underlies the differential control of men and women over productive resources. This article investigates the role played by women in conservation of plant resources in Kamuli district, Uganda. Using a stratified random sampling technique, 60 tree farmers from Bugulumbya, Kasambira and Nawandhyo parish were interviewed. The findings revealed that women tree farmers were constrained by insecure tenure to tree resource, inequitable benefit sharing, male dominance in decision-making, low education and lack of planting materials. The extension media use varied according to gender. These findings have important policy implications in that for effective tree resource conservation, the information targeting rural women in Uganda should be in their native languages. Local programmes should be integrated into tree resource management programmes for the benefit of the grassroot populations, many of whom have low education levels.
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    Human Ecology and Household Socio-Economic Determinants of Community Forestry Projects in Uganda
    (J. Agri. Environ. Sci, 2016) Mukadasi, Buyinza; Nabalegwa, Muhammud
    Forests and culture have been intertwined throughout human history. Forest landscapes are formed and are strongly characterized by cultural beliefs and management. This paper is an output of a study carried out to investigate the socio-economic factors that influence the performance of community forestry projects in Uganda. The socioeconomic analysis was done to evaluate the effect of local participation to the performance of the community forestry projects. This study has provided insights and confirmation that human ecology and household dynamics greatly influence the performance of community forestry projects. The results revealed that the major household socio-economic factors that influence to success or failure of community forestry projects include literacy, major occupation, farm size, annual gross household income, private forest holdings, accessibility to the forest site, and source of households earning.