Browsing by Author "Tumusiime, David M."

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    Regional difference in land tenure security in Uganda
    (Social Science Research Network, 2021) Nakanwagi, Teddy Triza; Tumusiime, David M.; Byaruhanga, Michael Bruce; Byakagaba, Patrick; Bashaasha, Bernard
    This study aimed at analyzing regional differences in land tenure security using 2019 AIDA project cross-sectional data set. The study found that Kanungu (South-Western region) had higher levels of tenure security in terms high land documentation, unconditional ability to sell/mortgage land, perceived security of land access and lower levels of past land conflicts compared to Nakasongola (Central region) and Nwoya (Northern region).
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    Respondent perceptions of positive and negative changes due to presence of commercial land-based investments in Uganda: Regional Comparison
    (SSRN, 2021) Nakanwagi, Teddy Triza; Tumusiime, David M.; Byaruhanga, Michael Bruce; Byakagaba, Patrick; Bashaasha, Bernard
    This study examined the positive and negative perceptions of commercial land-based investments in three regions of Uganda: Kanungu (South-Western), Nakasongola (Central) and Nwoya (Northern) using data that was collected a decade after the 2007/2008 food and energy crisis. We found that Northern region district had the lowest percentage of respondents with positive or negative perceptions of commercial land-based investments.
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    Understanding Sitatunga (Tragelaphus Spekii) Habitats Through Diet Analysis In Rushebeya-Kanyabaha Wetland, Uganda
    (African Journal of Ecology, 2011) Ndawula, Joseph; Tweheyo, Mnason; Tumusiime, David M.; Eilu, Gerald
    Between January and December 2008, we assessed the diet and habitat selection of sitatunga, a highly endangered tropical wetland antelope threatened by habitat loss in Rushebeya-Kanyabaha wetland. Microhistological faecal analysis and vegetative sampling methods were used to assess plant forms, species and seasonal changes in the sitatunga diet. Habitat use was indirectly determined by assessing feeding patterns, distribution of dung and trails within the wetland. Sitatunga fed mainly on herbs, sedges, grasses and shrubs. A total of 34 plant species were recorded as eaten by sitatunga. The most eaten plant species was Cyperus papyrus L. (22%). Malenthera scandens Schum. & Thonn., Polygonum senegalense Meisu (12%) and Polygonum pulchrum Blume (5%) were the most eaten herbs. Zea mays L. was the most eaten agricultural crop (58% of domestic crops), mainly during the wet season. Sitatunga feeding was mainly concentrated on the wetland edge habitat (46%) where most of its food (53%) was located. The other preferred habitat was the tall closed papyrus. We conclude that the long-term survival of sitatunga requires a management plan focussing on the conservation of the most preferred plant species and habitats.