Dryland Husbandry in Uganda

The pastoral communities in Uganda face shrinking grazing resources, chronic water shortages, livestock diseases, frequent droughts and gender inequity in access to resources. It is a sector that contributes significantly to the national economy: 95% of the livestock under pastoral production contributing about 17% of GDP, besides providing food security; however in the past, there has been little provision for research. Hence this welcome initiative of the Dryland Husbandry Project. The project carries out research and development involving pastoralists in the management and conservation of their resources. This book represents the compilation of ten research papers ensuing from the project, tackling different aspects of the rangelands. It concludes with a series of recommendations for government interventions in order to sustain the utilisation and managements of the drylands in Uganda.