干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Socio-economic determinants of pastoralists' choice of camel production in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda

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DOI	10.1186/s13570-017-0096-y
	Socio-economic determinants of pastoralists' choice of camel production in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda
	Salamula, Jenipher Biira; Egeru, Anthony; Asiimwe, Robert; Aleper, Daniel Knox; Namaalwa, Justine Jjumba
通讯作者	Salamula, JB
来源期刊	PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE
ISSN	2041-7136
出版年	2017
卷号	7
英文摘要	Camel production is a potential avenue for improved food and income security in dryland areas of East Africa. Despite this potential, there is a dearth of information on the increasing choice of camel production among pastoralists in the region. Camel-owning households were obtained through snowball sampling approach whereas those without camels were obtained randomly in the vicinity of those who had camels. A total of 116 respondents were interviewed in Moroto and Amudat districts of the Karamoja sub-region, Uganda. Descriptive statistics and binary probit regression analysis were conducted on the data. Results showed that 45% of the sampled households owned camels with an average camel holding of 17.96 +/- 22.12 heads. There were more cows (9.67 +/- 12.368) than bulls (3.85 +/- 7.149) in the camel herds. Only 8% and 26% of camel herders had access to extension services and financial credit respectively. The binary probit regression model revealed that age of the household head, household size, on- farm income and herd size significantly influenced the decision to undertake camel production in the region. Furthermore, all the household members were engaged in different camel management activities; however, herding was mainly the responsibility of the children (34.9%) and adult males (32.1%). Milking was mainly done by women (33.6%) while disease management was done by adult males (48.7%) and the elderly (22%) in the household. Provision of higher milk quantities (44.3%) and camels being in the lineage (13.6%) were cited as the key motivations for camel rearing. On the other hand, 56% of respondents observed that the initial high cost of camel acquisition was the main limitation to owning camels. This study has shown that decision-making in transitioning to camel production in Karamoja is a result of socio-economic attributes including pastoralists' perceptions of associated costs and benefits arising from camel production. Therefore, it is vital to strengthen innovative financing mechanisms and traditional systems such as agistments that can support pastoralists willing to acquire camels. There is need for extension services that target camel rearing where women and children are involved given their central role in camel management.
英文关键词	Camels Determinants Pastoral Resilience Semi-arid
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000411271000001
WOS关键词	CLIMATE-CHANGE ; LIVESTOCK ; KENYA ; ADAPTATION ; IMPACT ; GOATS
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/332277
作者单位	[Salamula, Jenipher Biira; Egeru, Anthony; Namaalwa, Justine Jjumba] Makerere Univ, Sch Forestry Environm & Geog Sci, Kampala, Uganda; [Egeru, Anthony] Reg Univ Forum Capac Bldg Agr RUFORUM, Kampala, Uganda; [Aleper, Daniel Knox] Natl Agr Res Org, Tororo, Uganda; [Asiimwe, Robert] Makerere Univ, Sch Agr Sci, Kampala, Uganda
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Salamula, Jenipher Biira,Egeru, Anthony,Asiimwe, Robert,et al. Socio-economic determinants of pastoralists' choice of camel production in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda[J],2017,7.
APA	Salamula, Jenipher Biira,Egeru, Anthony,Asiimwe, Robert,Aleper, Daniel Knox,&Namaalwa, Justine Jjumba.(2017).Socio-economic determinants of pastoralists' choice of camel production in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda.PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE,7.
MLA	Salamula, Jenipher Biira,et al."Socio-economic determinants of pastoralists' choice of camel production in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda".PASTORALISM-RESEARCH POLICY AND PRACTICE 7(2017).