Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (FAES)

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    Impact of Agro-forestry on Soil Conservation in Kayonza Subcounty: A Case Study of Rutendere Parish.
    (Kabale University., 2024) Ayebale, Anxious
    The study evaluated the impact of agroforestry on soil conservation in the Kayonza sub-county Rutendere parish of Uganda. The objectives of the study were, to find out different economic activities that contribute to soil degradation and other methods of soil conservation other than agroforestry, and to find out different agro-forestry tree species that contribute to soil productivity in the Kayonza sub-county. The study used a case study research design and a sample size of 320 respondents was used for the study. The sampling techniques used included simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques and findings were collected using the interview method, questionnaire method, and observation method. The study focused mainly on the effectiveness of agroforestry and its impacts on soil conservation. It also revealed the reality of agroforestry as a common practice in Rutendere Parish and other economic activities responsible for soil degradation Rutendere parish as obtained from three hundred and twenty respondents indicated that where agroforestry as a soil conservation technique was not commonly practiced, the area was exposed to wearing of land surface by erosion, soil quality depreciation, loss of nutrient-rich top layer, the soil degraded and low agricultural productivity However agricultural productivity was high where agroforestry and other soil conservation practices such as mulching, cover cropping, and terracing were commonly practiced in Rutendere Parish Kayonza Sub-County. The study recommended that farmers should be highly sensitized and mobilized to attend seminars and agricultural talks, the government should encourage the farmers in Rutendere Parish the formation of farmer groups through which grants could be given inform about seedlings and other useful inputs, and adult education should be encouraged to enhance conservation and diversify farming system as against mono-cropping system which compromise soil to nutrient loss and soil degradation.
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    Impact of Land Degradation on Irish Potato Production in Hamurwa Sub-County Rubanda District.
    (Kabale University, 2024) Ahimbisibwe, Columbus
    This study focused on the impact of land degradation on Irish potato production in the Hamurwa Sub-county Rubanda district. The objectives of the study were; to determine the main causes of land degradation in Irish potato production in Hamurwa Sub- County Rubanda district, to identify the most common and disastrous forms of land degradation in Hamurwa Sub-County Rubanda district, and to determine how land degradation has impacted on agricultural productivity of Irish potatoes in Hamurwa Sub- County Rubanda district. A descriptive research design was employed and data collection tools included questionnaires and an interview guide which were used to collect data from 50 respondents mainly farmers from the Hamurwa sub-county, leaders, and community members. Descriptive statistics using Microsoft Excel and SPSS were used and the findings were presented in tables, charts, and graphs. The study finding indicates that there were land use practices such as mono-cropping, deforestation, overgrazing, and settlements, which have affected Irish potato production. The findings of the study indicate that there were effects of land use practices on Irish potato production as they include; low-quality yields, decreased Quantity yield or yield per acre, and improved food security, the study recommends that there is a need for farmers to apply natural manures in order to get high quality and quantity yields and increase on food production. The use of farmyard manure should be encouraged to restore land cover. This should be done along with good husbandry practices such as crop rotation, and rotational grazing to avoid exhausting a particular plot of land in a short period, which in most cases forces people to exhaust land, there is a need for policymaking concerning land use through a forestation thus discouraging or reducing deforestation and there should education of masses should be encouraged relating to the efficient use of land use practices on Irish potato production through sensitizing people on dangers of destroying agricultural and its related effects.