Economic Benefit and Willingness to Pay for Improved Rangelands in Uganda

Type Thesis or Dissertation - Master Thesis
Title Economic Benefit and Willingness to Pay for Improved Rangelands in Uganda
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2010
URL http://docs.mak.ac.ug/sites/default/files/Mukama_P_C.pdf
Abstract
Soil degradation, due to overgrazing and deforestation, is a serious productivity and environmental problem in the rangelands of Uganda’s cattle corridor. The rangelands cover about 43% of the country?s total area and supports 65% of the livestock population owned by 60% of livestock keepers. This phenomenon is attributed to communal ownership and open access to grazing resources (pastures and water) practiced by pastoralists and agropastoralists in these areas. To design appropriate strategies for rehabilitation and maintenance of the resource, comprehensive regular updates of information on the people and on the rangeland ecologies are necessary. A field survey using Contingent Valuation and Dynamic Simulation Model Methods were used to gather the vital information from Mbarara, Nakapiripirit, and Nakasongola where pastoralism is widely practiced; and Mukono where arable agriculture is the dominant feature of the production system.

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