Farmers adoption of climate variability and change mitigation practices in Bwamiramira sub-county Kibaale district.

Abstract

following the industrial revolution,the global climate has been changing. the 1972 Stockholm United Nations conference sparked the revelation of mitigation measures to address the different challenges to climate. however, there is limited evidence that documents how farmers have adopted various mitigation practices. yet, adoption is critical for increasing the rate at which GHG sequestration is implemented. the objectives of the study were; (i) characterise mitigation practices, (ii) determine factors influencing adoption of mitigation practices, and (iii) identify the challenges faced in adoption of mitigation practices. across sectional household servey using questionaires was used. data was analysed using descriptive statistics, cross tabulation, principle component analysis and linear regression. results showed that land restoration and intercropping were the most used agroforestry practices ( 17.77% ). Farmers who had high level of education ( secondary and tertiary ) practiced climate variability and change mitigation practices than those who had low level of education. all challenges were dominant in land restoration , intercropping and conservation agriculture and least dominant in tree planting and biogas respectively. lack of financial resources and limited land were the major challenges that limited farmers of Bwamiramira sub-county Kibaale district to implement the climate variability and change mitigation practices. therefore, there is need for agricultural extension workers and local leaders to regularly train and sensitize the farmers on available and affordable climate variability and change practices and new agricultural technologies at all levels in order to ensure awareness creation.