TY  - JOUR
T1  - Impact of Land-Use Types on the Fringes of Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda
AU - , Buyinza Mukadasi AU - , David Niwagaba 
JO  - Online Journal of Earth Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
SP  - 16
EP  - 24
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1991-7708
DO  - ojesci.2008.16.24
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ojesci.2008.16.24
KW  - Agriculture
KW  -agroforestry
KW  -communities
KW  -incomes
KW  -socio-economic condition
AB  - An effort was undertaken to document the different land-use practices carried out by local communities along the edges of Budongo forest reserve. The data were obtained by administering a semi-structured  questionnaires  to  90  households  living  in  the 5 villages of  Nyabyeya  parish  bordering with Budongo forest reserve. The results of this study showed that agriculture is the major land-use practice and the major source of income to the local communities along the edges of the forest, followed with livestock keeping, agroforestry and bee keeping as the least land-use practice. These prevailing land-use practices are not economically viable as observed from the poor socio-economic condition of the people living close to Budongo forest reserve. Most farmers (60%) were reluctant to plant trees on their farmland and they depend on the forest reserve for fuelwood, fruits, timber and building materials. The constraints to development of agroforestry around Budongo forest reserve included land scarcity, lack of quality planting materials (seeds and seedling), lack of technical knowledge, insecure land ownership and unfavourable tree tenure rights. The key policy strategy for sustainable forest management should include strengthening of agroforestry activities to improve productivity, diversify alternative livelihood sources and promote off-forest income generating activities.
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