| dc.description.abstract | The study aimed at assessing the impact of agroforestry practices on tea growing and to the
development of people’s livelihoods of communities around Ankole Tea Estate in Kyamuhunga
Sub county Bushenyi district. The study was carried out basing on the following objectives:
(i)To access the agro forestry practices being practiced in Ankole Tea Estate. (ii)To access the
effects of agroforestry practices on tea growing,(iii) To find out challenges faced by tea growers
in Ankole Tea Estate and out growers, two parishes were purposively selected and three villages
were selected, respondents were randomly selected ,Methods of data collection included use of
structured questionnaires, face to face interviews, key informative interviews, direct observation
The study revealed that the use of agroforestry practices in tea growing has greatly improved the
standards of living of people in Kyamuhunga Sub County. This is because majority of people
were employed in tea fields and in the factory thus able to earn a living, the study also evidenced
that commercial tea growers dominate the use of agroforestry practices because tea plantations
cover largest area of land (5000.hactares) within Ankole Tea Estate and surrounding areas. Fuel
wood was the greatest benefit farmers get from the use of agroforestry practices while shade was
discovered as the greatest benefit of agroforestry trees on tea growing. Farmers have inadequate
capital and land for expansion, land ownership is customary and at least ten trees are found in
each hectare of the land, it was concluded that farmers have limited appropriate agroforestry
practices and management practices in the tea field’s and the existing values through extension
workers who facilitates the adoption of these practices is still undocumented. Efforts therefore
should be made to make farmers aware of existing and appropriate agroforestry practices
,existing pests and diseases which attack tea plants and agroforestry trees. Financial support
from NGOs and the government should support the service providers | en_US |
