Determinants of trees growing in Kisimbiri village

Abstract

Many people including the Ugandan government are growing trees and contributing to increasing tree cover in Uganda. Despite a decrease in indigenous forests and a growing demand for tree products in developing countries, tree planting activities are not considerably expanding. This study investigated the factors that promote tree growing in Kisimbiri village. The objectives of the study were to determine the type of people that grow trees and to identify reasons why people grow trees. The study employed quantitative method for data collection, the village was purposively selected where 34 people were interviewed. Interviews, questionnaires and review of relevant literature were used to gather data. Quantitative data was analyzed with aid of statistical package for social scientists (SPSS). The results showed that; income generation, firewood production and wind breaking are the major reasons as to why people grow trees, according to the research conducted tree growing has been more so affected by two fundamental factors that is marital status and age. For marital status, married people have been found to involve in tree growing more than single or unmarried ones as they contribute 69% which is far more than the 27% of the single people. If it comes to the age bracket, people between 20-35 years grow trees followed by those from 36-50 and elderly people from 51 years and above makes it least. All this is attributed by the responsibilities and needs of the people in society like income, food, research and other importance of trees which is majorly and demand of married people and young youths in the society.