| dc.description.abstract | Agriculture is the most important sector in Uganda’s economy, but it continues to experience
challenges of rainfall variability, food insecurity, poverty and environmental degradation.
However, Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices have been recommended in the endeavor
to increase agricultural productivity and incomes, building resilience and reducing greenhouse
gases emissions. This study identified and classified the CSA practices and evaluated the
variability of drought as a climate risk. Therefore, the climate risk considered for the study was
drought and this enabled the researcher to further evaluate the effectiveness of climate smart
agricultural practices in addressing climate risks (drought) in Kapeeka Sub County Nakaseke
District, Uganda. A combination of multi-stage purposive sampling and random sampling
technique were used to determine the sample size of the households and 91 farmers were
selected. Questionnaires were also used to collect data that was then coded, edited, entered and
analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS version 25). Results indicated
that the most prevalent CSA practices were fertilizer use, crop rotation, and proper spacing while
use of pesticides, irrigation agroforestry and use of improved crop varieties were the least
prevalent practices. The study further shows using standardized precipitation index, that droughts
have been varying over time in the area becoming more frequent in the recent past, drought in
the area occurred in 1983, 1984, 1989, 1997, 2008, 2012, 2014, and in 2017.
This study recommends that government through its different organizations such as NARO,
OWEC among others should value their roles and duties in promoting the adoption of CSA
practices in Uganda. | en_US |
