The Effects of Crop Raiding on Household Food Security in the Albertine Rift: A Case Study of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Western Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorBarirega, Akankwasah
dc.contributor.authorBuyinza, Mukadasi
dc.contributor.authorKansiime, Frank
dc.contributor.authorBasuta-Isabirye, Gilbert
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-05T15:52:55Z
dc.date.available2025-04-05T15:52:55Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractWe examined the effects of crop raiding by wild animals on household food security of the people in two sub counties adjacent to Queen Elizabeth National Park in Western Uganda. Data were collected from 541 households using a questionnaire and focus group discussions in a controlled and blocked household survey in Kichwamba and Nyakiyumbu sub counties in the Districts of Bushenyi and Kasese, respectively. Food security was examined by using dietary diversity indices. Crop raiding dominated by elephants resulted in 14% annual reduction in household food security of park-adjacent communities. It is recommended that a crop raiding mitigation fund be established to maintain elephant trenches and building capacity for local people to manage crop raiding and a multidisciplinary agriculture extension be started in the area to increase agricultural production and household incomes in order to prevent heavy dependency on protected area resources.
dc.identifier.citationBarirega, A., Buyinza, M., Kansiime, F., & Basuta-Isabirye, G. (2010). The effects of crop raiding on household food security in the Albertine Rift: a case study of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Western Uganda. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 15(1), 45-54. DOI: 10.1080/10871200903115070
dc.identifier.issn1087-1209 print
dc.identifier.issn1533-158X online
dc.identifier.other10.1080/10871200903115070
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/10382
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHuman Dimensions of Wildlife
dc.titleThe Effects of Crop Raiding on Household Food Security in the Albertine Rift: A Case Study of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Western Uganda
dc.typeArticle
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