| dc.description.abstract | The study examined the Effect of Climate Smart Technologies on Small Holder Farmers’
Resilience to Climate Change in Nakaseke District in Uganda. A descriptive cross sectional
survey design was adopted where both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used. Data
was collected from 196 farmers, using questionnaires and analyzed using Statistical Package for
Social scientists (SPSS) scientific package.
Findings revealed that farmers were using several climate smart technologies in the three sub
counties visited. Main technologies used included; improved crop varieties like drought and
disease tolerant varieties, fertilizers and planting basins use. Use of organic manure, mulching,
seed priming, timely planting and crop rotation were among the indigenous practices mentioned.
Other technologies included construction of physical soil conservation structures like bunds and
ridges, mixed cropping, agro forestry and irrigation. These technologies were majorly
implemented by Sasakawa Global 2000 (45%), NARO (25.8%), and local Government (18.4%).
To analyze the effect of the CSATs on crop output, a paired sample test was used to determine
the statistical significance between the two periods i.e. Period 1(before CSATs) and Period
2(After CSATs). The periods were analysed at a confidence interval of 95% with 5% standard
error. Results generated by the test confirmed that there was statistical mean difference in the
output of maize, beans, cassava, sweet potatoes, coffee, and soya bean (P<0.05). There was
however no significant increase in yields of rice and ground nuts (P>0.05) as a result of these
CSATs.
The general perception of the respondents was that climate smart technologies mainly fertilizer
use and drought resistant varieties were important for increasing their crop yields. Farmers
attributed non up take of some technologies to the challenges associated with them. These
challenges included lack of credit access, inadequate extension services, labour intensiveness of
some technologies, land tenure system, and longtime taken for some technologies to show
impact, a case of agro forestry.
In view of the farmers’ perceptions and the highlighted challenges involved in adoption of the
climate smart technologies, there is need for the government and other stakeholders to
disseminate the climate smart technologies to more farmers at affordable costs. This will allow
the farmers to easily adopt the technologies and in turn increase their crop and livestock
productivity.
*Key words: Climate change, Climate smart technologies, Output, Resilience. | en_US |
