Fish farming involves commercial breeding of fish, usually for food, in fish tanks or artificial enclosures such as fish ponds and also in cages. Fish farming was introduced in Uganda in the 1950s but has only in recent ...

Sugarcane growing is a livelihood activity that is largely carried out in Eastern Uganda, seen as a major source of income and employment by the farmers. This study assessed the effects of climate variability on the ...

Wetlands ecosystem are essential to human well-being and form an integral part of the productive ecosystems capable of supporting the 2030 UN Agenda on sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) particularly SDG1 which is about ...

The Research dealt with the impact of climate change on the livelihood of farmers in Gomba District of Uganda. This research based its analysis on examining farmer’s livelihoods, impact of climate change on farmer’s ...

Pollution of surface water resources especially rivers from point and non-point sources is a major environmental concern. While rivers are a major source of water for reuse in aquaculture, the occurrence of pollutants in ...

This study aimed at assessing the community perception on the causes and impacts of deforestation in Tokora Sub-County as a case study. Data was collected using three methods: interviewing, questionnaire, and observation. ...

River ecosystems are essential in providing many ecosystem services including water for domestic use, irrigation, and aquaculture purpose among others. However, they are continuously degraded due to pollution from anthropogenic ...

Wetland degradation is a severe environmental problem in the world. The main drivers of wetland degradation identified was agricultural activities, overharvesting of wetland resources and infrastructure development. The ...

Lake Kyoga was closed to fishing for a period of over a year, from May 2019 to July 2020.This measure was taken after observing a consistent reduction in catches per unit of effort, and the aim was to recover the declining ...

Fish farming is associated with ecological constraints of climate change, predators, floods, environmental pollution; poor stocking seed, poor dry formulated feeds and seasonal water source/drying of fish ponds. These ...