Choice Options to Meet Household Food Security in the Cattle Corridor of Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMbolanyi, Betty
dc.contributor.authorEgeru, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorMfitumukiza, David
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-16T07:45:00Z
dc.date.available2022-10-16T07:45:00Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis study identified the major options adopted by households in the rangelands of Uganda to meet their food needs, the factors that affect their choices and barriers to making use of various choices. A cross-sectional survey using semi-structured questionnaires was administered among 180 pastoral households in selected rangeland area of Uganda. The options identified include restocking animals, changing planting dates, soil conservation, harnessing new technologies, planting trees and buying food stuffs. Analysis of results from the multinomial logistic model indicated that age, level of education, size of household, years in current location, farm income, non-farm income, livestock ownership, access to extension services and climate and weather information were key determinants of farmers’ choice of options to realize household food security. The major perceived barriers to choice options were lack of information on alternative options, poor technologies, climate variability, inadequate land, high food prices and low income. The analysis of choice of options to meet household food security suggests a number of different policy options such as strengthening production facilitation options available to pastoral communities including among others access to affordable credit, investing in yield-increasing technologies, introduction of livestock species that are better suited to drier conditions, raising awareness on climate related variations, creating opportunities for off-farm employment, encouraging pastoralists to grow more crops, and investing in irrigation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMbolanyi, B., Egeru, A., & Mfitumukiza, D. (2017). Choice options to meet household food security in the cattle corridor of Uganda. Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 15(1), 19-29. 10.14456/ennrj.2017.2en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.14456/ennrj.2017.2
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4912
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEnvironment and Natural Resources Journalen_US
dc.subjectChoice optionen_US
dc.subjectRangelandsen_US
dc.subjectMultinomial logiten_US
dc.subjectHouseholden_US
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.titleChoice Options to Meet Household Food Security in the Cattle Corridor of Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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