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Linkages between land management, land degradation, and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Uganda

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Nkonya, Ephraim M., Pender, John L., Kaizzi, Kayuki C., Kato, Edward, Mugarura, Samuel, Ssali, Henry, Muwonge, James, Nkonya, Ephraim M. +6 more·2008·Unknown
DOI 10.22004/ag.econ.47224
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Poverty reduction and sustainable land management are two objectives that most African countries strive to achieve simultaneously. In designing policies to achieve these objectives concurrently a clear understanding of their linkage is crucial. Yet there is only limited empirical evidence to demonstrate the linkage between poverty and land management in Africa. Using Uganda as a case study, this analysis seeks to better understand this linkage. We used several poverty measures to demonstrate the linkage between poverty and a number of indicators of sustainable land management. In general we found a strong linkage. The results for many poverty indicators give credence to the land degradation–poverty trap, although some indicators showed negative association with land degradation. These results suggest that certain poverty reduction strategies being implemented through agricultural modernization in Africa can achieve win-win-win outcomes, simultaneously increasing productivity, reducing poverty, and reducing land degradation. Examples of such strategies include promoting investments in soil and water conservation and agroforestry. Some strategies—such as road development, encouragement of nonfarm activities, and promotion of rural finance—appear to contribute to positive outcomes without significant tradeoffs. Other strategies are likely to involve trade-offs among different objectives. The presence of such trade-offs is not an argument for avoiding these strategies; rather it suggests the need to recognize and find ways to ameliorate such negative impacts where they occur. For example, incorporating teaching of the principles of sustainable agriculture and land management into educational curricula, and into the technical assistance approach of the National Agricultural Advisory Services and other organizations, is one important way of addressing such trade-offs. Investment in poverty reduction and agricultural modernization by itself is not sufficient to address the problem of land degradation in Uganda; it must be complemented by greater efforts to promote sustainable land management practices.

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  • Based on the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, Africa is the most susceptible continent to climate change despite contributing minimally to greenhouse gas concentrations.

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  • Drought and desertification have caused starvation of young children, hundreds of thousands of human deaths and millions of animal deaths, indicating high risk of crop and livestock yield reductions from climate change.

    “The horrific effect of drought and desertification led to the starvation of young children, hundreds of thousands of human deaths, and millions of animal deaths (113) showing the high risk of reduction in crop and livestock yields due to climate change.(101,108)”

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  • Evidence suggests that climate change will transform economic processes, worsen food insecurity in Africa and increase severe hazards.

    “Moreover, evidence suggests that climate change will influence the sensitive transformation of economic procedures and exacerbate food insecurity in Africa and increase severe hazards.(101,102)”

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  • Sub-Saharan Africa is vulnerable to climate change because of low physical and human capital, high poverty, poor infrastructure and dependence on climate-sensitive sectors such as rain-fed agriculture.

    “In particular, SSA is vulnerable to climate change because of low amounts of physical and human capitals, large levels of poverty, poor facilities and infrastructure and SSA's dependency on sectors that are very sensitive to climatic variations such as rain-fed agriculture.(101,102)”

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  • Climate change will greatly affect water, food and energy production, biodiversity, poverty reduction and economic growth, especially where agriculture is prominent.

    “These authors argue that climate change will have a great impact on water, food and energy production, biodiversity, poverty reduction and economic growth where the agricultural sector plays a prominent role.”

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Nkonya, E. M., Pender, J. L., Kaizzi, K. C., Kato, E., Mugarura, S., Ssali, H., Muwonge, J., Nkonya, E. M., Pender, J. L., Kaizzi, K. C., Kato, E., Mugarura, S., Ssali, H., & Muwonge, J.
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Unknown
Published
2008
DOI
10.22004/ag.econ.47224
OpenAlex
W1547426075
Cited by
100
References
182
Citations by year
2023: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 8
FWCI
11.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
Locations
  • AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)
Funders
  • World Bank Group
  • International Fine Particle Research Institute
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Land Rights and Reforms
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agricultural Innovations and Practices
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
Keywords
sustainable land management, land degradation, poverty reduction, agricultural modernization, soil and water conservation, agroforestry, rural finance, agricultural education, Uganda

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