Diversity of indigenous fruit trees in the traditional cotton-millet farming system: the case of Adwari Sub-county, Lira district, Uganda.

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dc.creatorAgea, Jacob Godfrey
dc.creatorObua, Joseph
dc.creatorKaboggoza, John R. S.
dc.creatorWaiswa, Daniel
dc.date2013-04-05T06:08:05Z
dc.date2013-04-05T06:08:05Z
dc.date2007
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-04T12:56:34Z
dc.date.available2018-09-04T12:56:34Z
dc.descriptionA field survey on indigenous fruit tree species (IFTS) was conducted in Adwari subcounty, Lira district between August 2004 and March 2005. The objectives were to: determine IFTS diversity in the traditional farming system; generate a species priority list, characterize and document the values of IFTS as perceived by farmers; and develop criteria for selecting IFTS for on-farm cultivation. A questionnaire designed to capture socio-economic data was administered to 120 randomly selected respondents. Farm walks were conducted to identify and assess the proportion of farmland under IFTS. Preference ranking was used to generate a species priority list. On-farm diversity of IFTS was analyzed using Shannon–Wiener’s diversity index (H’). DAFOR scale was used to rate occurrence of IFTS onfarm. The diversity of IFTS was relatively high (H’ = 2.164) although the average proportion of farmland under IFTS cover was low (23.3 ± 5%). Vitellaria paradoxa, Vitex doniana, Anona senegalensis and Tamarindus indica were most preferred by local people. The choice of IFTS for on-farm cultivation varied from their food, medicinal to cash values. There is a need to formulate clear policies and by-laws to encourage on-farm cultivation of IFTS.
dc.descriptionNetwork of Ugandan Researchers and Research Users (NURRU)
dc.identifierAgea, J.G., Obua, J., Kaboggoza, J.R.S., Waiswa, D. (2007). Diversity of indigenous fruit trees in the traditional cotton-millet farming system: the case of Adwari Sub-county, Lira district, Uganda. African Journal of Ecology, 45 (Suppl. 3)
dc.identifier1365-2028
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/1322
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/1322
dc.languageen
dc.subjectAgroforestry
dc.subjectEdible fruits
dc.subjectGardens
dc.subjectSpecies diversity
dc.subjectLira District
dc.subjectUganda
dc.subjectTraditional farming system
dc.subjectIndigenous fruit tree species
dc.titleDiversity of indigenous fruit trees in the traditional cotton-millet farming system: the case of Adwari Sub-county, Lira district, Uganda.
dc.typeJournal article, peer reviewed
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