Consequences of the goat support for vulnerable people in Karamoja, Uganda

Type Thesis or Dissertation - Master of Science
Title Consequences of the goat support for vulnerable people in Karamoja, Uganda
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Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2014
URL http://othes.univie.ac.at/33553/1/2014-06-17_1208490.pdf
Abstract
Almost every 8th person or 842 million people of the world’s population are chronically undernourished. Fifty percent of these people are small stockholder farmers, which were focused on in this study [Hooft and Wanyama, 2000]. The sub-Saharan African region still has the highest prevalence with 25% of the population undernourished [FAO, 2013]. Compared to other countries in the region, Uganda has good development indicators, but still had a gross domestic income per capita of 440$ in 2012. Compared to this, the sub-Saharan African average is notably higher with 1350$ [Worldbank, 2014]. This study is focused on one of the most problematic parts of Uganda: Karamoja. After decades of violence the consequences of droughts and chronic poverty has caused food insecurity and created a vulnerable region. Welthungerhilfe started its activities in Karamoja in August 2009. The activities have involved many different issues such as building bridges, teaching farmers or giving construction aid in the Manyattas. Another example is supporting the most vulnerable people of the region by supplying goats and bucks. The project’s region is the part of Uganda with the highest rates of malnutrition and the goats are supposed to be a resource for food and a better income for vulnerable people.

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