Drivers of land use change and household determinants of sustainability in smallholder farming systems of Eastern Uganda

Population and Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 474-506

  Ebanyat, Peter ^a   de Ridder, Nico ^b   de Jager, Andre ^b   Delve, Robert J ^c   Bekunda, Mateete A ^a   Giller, Ken E ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Farm typology; Land use change; Nutrient balances; Political instability; Population growth; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FARMING SYSTEM; LAND USE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POLITICAL INSTABILITY; POPULATION GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SMALLHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

MALI; UGANDA;

BOS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 77954175856     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-010-0104-2     Document Type: Article

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