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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-025-2-0021

AGROFORESTRY BENEFITS AND PREFERENCES IN UGANDA: SOIL AND WATER FOREST PROTECTION SERVICES IN LANDSCAPE PROTECTION

Dastan Bamwesigye
Department of Landscape Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 3, 613 00 Brno.Czechia
Department of Forest and Wood Products Economics and Policy, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Czechia


While Uganda is suggested to have made positive progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the country is still susceptible to climate change impacts. Moreover, gender disparities still exist due to fundamental aspects in society that hinder, for example, women’s contribution to food and nutrition sovereignty. The study aimed to explore the preferences for agroforestry benefits from ecological and socioeconomic aspects, including soil protection and regulation services, and water protection services in Uganda.
The study used an online questionnaire, and a total of a number (n=1138) of responses was collected, coded, and subjected to descriptive analysis and multinomial logit model regression. Preferences for soil protection and water protection services together ranked 78%, demonstrating strong ecological influence. The preference for food and fruit was found to have a positive significant connection with preferences for saving nature and water protection. Gender positively and strongly impacted various agroforestry benefits and services. Food and fruit production illustrated positive, strong, and significant influence and connection with ecological factors (water, soil, and nature). The consequences in one area either directly or indirectly affected the others, which highlighted the need for integrated approaches in agroforestry systems in Uganda.

Klíčová slova: agroforestry preferences, climate change, food security, gender disparities, soil protection, water protection services, sustainable development

stránky: 21-27, Publikováno: 2025, online: 2025



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