The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Risk and Vulnerability in Agriculture Responding to Climate.
The Effect of Climate Variability and Change on Forage Availability and Productivity in Uganda’s Cattle Corridor: A Case Study of Karamoja Sub-Region
Abstract:
This study seeks to explore the influence climate variability
and change has on forage availability and productivity in
Karamoja region of North Eastern Uganda. It will determine
forage availability and factors influencing its productivity. It will
also establish the relationship between forage availability and
livestock population dynamics including; state variables,
demographic rates, synthetic demographic rates and the global
demographic indicators. The study will also project forage
availability in the context of a changing climate for the period
2020-2050. Cross-sectional data, remote sensing and GIS as
well biomass assessments through clipping will be used in this
study. This study will contribute to livestock early warning
systems (LEWS) initiatives and help in the design of appropriate
interventions in livestock production, sustainable management
of natural resources that support livestock production and as
well as contribute to rangeland health monitoring.
Cette étude vise à explorer l’influence du changement climatique
et de sa variabilité sur la disponibilité du fourrage et sa
productivité dans la région de Karamoja, au Nord-Est de
l’Ouganda. Elle permettra de déterminer la disponibilité du
fourrage et les facteurs qui influent sur sa productivité. Elle
permettra également d’établir la relation entre la disponibilité
du fourrage et la dynamique des populations de bétail, incluant
les variables d’état, les taux démographiques, les taux
synthétiques démographiques et les indicateurs démographiques
globaux. L’étude permettra également de projeter la disponibilité
du fourrage dans le contexte du changement climatique pour la
période 2020-2050. Les données transversales, la télédétection
et le SIG aussi bien les évaluations de la biomasse par écrêtage seront utilisés dans cette étude. Cette étude contribuera aux
initiatives des systèmes d’alerte précoce du bétail (LEWS) et
aidera dans la conception des interventions appropriées dans la
production animale, la gestion durable des ressources naturelles
que soutient la production animale et ainsi qu’elle contribuera à
la surveillance de la santé des terres agricoles.
Language:
Extended abstract under Risk and Vulnerability in Agriculture Responding to Climate
Date of publication:
2012
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Region Focus:
East Africa
Collection:
RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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