Effects of floods on smallholder crop production in Eastern Uganda

dc.contributor.authorKongai, Hellen
dc.contributor.authorOchom, Geoffrey
dc.contributor.authorAsero, Diana
dc.contributor.authorRubaihayo, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-09T08:23:35Z
dc.date.available2022-03-09T08:23:35Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-16
dc.descriptionResearch articleen_US
dc.description.abstractSmallholder farmers encounter crop losses consequent to floods in eastern Uganda. It is envisaged that with increasing climate variability, flooding effects on smallholder crop production will increase. Yet, information to guide adaptation and resilience building strategies is limited. This study used cross sectional data to determine the effects of floods on agricultural production in Bukedea and Kapelebyong Districts. Findings showed that grain and root crop losses consequent to floods approximated 35 and 60% of expected output, respectively. This significantly effects crop output and smallholder household food security. Therefore, interventions targeting reduction of output loss and drudgery consequent to floods would unravel flooding effects on crop production. Keywords: Floods; Smallholder; Crop; Output; Lossen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipBusitema University, Makerere University.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKongai, Hellen . . . [et al.]. (2022). Effects of floods on smallholder crop production in Eastern Uganda. Open Access Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2022, 03(01), 032–037; https://doi.org/10.53022/oarjms.2022.3.1.0072en_US
dc.identifier.issn2783-0268
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.60682/d5jf-eb64
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOARJen_US
dc.subjectFloodsen_US
dc.subjectSmallholderen_US
dc.subjectCropen_US
dc.subjectOutputen_US
dc.subjectLossen_US
dc.titleEffects of floods on smallholder crop production in Eastern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences