Potatoes Uganda: Climate risk assessment
Uganda’s agricultural sector is an important catalyst for economic growth, poverty alleviation, and food security. Nevertheless, the economic losses from the impacts of climate change on the agricultural sector by 2050 are estimated to be about US$1.5 billion (Zinyengere et al., 2016). Climate-smart...
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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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| author | Duku, Confidence Groot, Annemarie Demissie, Teferi Dejene Oroma, George W. Osumba, Joab J.L. |
| author_browse | Demissie, Teferi Dejene Duku, Confidence Groot, Annemarie Oroma, George W. Osumba, Joab J.L. |
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| description | Uganda’s agricultural sector is an important catalyst for economic growth, poverty alleviation, and food security. Nevertheless, the economic losses from the impacts of climate change on the agricultural sector by 2050 are estimated to be about US$1.5 billion (Zinyengere et al., 2016). Climate-smart agriculture practices present an opportunity to reduce such losses through building resilience in the agriculture sector, improving productivity and farmer incomes, and contributing to climate change mitigation (CIAT & World Bank, 2017). Potato is an important crop for food and income generation in Uganda, and was recognized in the 2010/11- 2014/15 Development Strategy and Investment Plan (DSIP) as a strategic commodity with the potential to make a remarkable contribution both to increasing rural incomes and livelihoods and to improving food and nutrition security. Despite its potential, sustainable intensification levels remain very low in the potato sub-sector, translating into low average yield. Farmers increase production by expanding the land used to grow potatoes, not by sustainably intensifying their activities. According to FAO statistics, the annual potato output in Uganda is approximately 800,000 metric tons, produced on approximately 112,000 hectares (FAOSTAT, 2014). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1077212024-03-06T10:16:43Z Potatoes Uganda: Climate risk assessment Duku, Confidence Groot, Annemarie Demissie, Teferi Dejene Oroma, George W. Osumba, Joab J.L. climate change risk food security agriculture Uganda’s agricultural sector is an important catalyst for economic growth, poverty alleviation, and food security. Nevertheless, the economic losses from the impacts of climate change on the agricultural sector by 2050 are estimated to be about US$1.5 billion (Zinyengere et al., 2016). Climate-smart agriculture practices present an opportunity to reduce such losses through building resilience in the agriculture sector, improving productivity and farmer incomes, and contributing to climate change mitigation (CIAT & World Bank, 2017). Potato is an important crop for food and income generation in Uganda, and was recognized in the 2010/11- 2014/15 Development Strategy and Investment Plan (DSIP) as a strategic commodity with the potential to make a remarkable contribution both to increasing rural incomes and livelihoods and to improving food and nutrition security. Despite its potential, sustainable intensification levels remain very low in the potato sub-sector, translating into low average yield. Farmers increase production by expanding the land used to grow potatoes, not by sustainably intensifying their activities. According to FAO statistics, the annual potato output in Uganda is approximately 800,000 metric tons, produced on approximately 112,000 hectares (FAOSTAT, 2014). 2020-03-12 2020-03-12T13:39:59Z 2020-03-12T13:39:59Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107721 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Duku C, Groot A, Demissie T, Oroma G, Osumba J. 2020. Potatoes Uganda: Climate risk assessment. Climate Resilient Agribusiness for Tomorrow (CRAFT). |
| spellingShingle | climate change risk food security agriculture Duku, Confidence Groot, Annemarie Demissie, Teferi Dejene Oroma, George W. Osumba, Joab J.L. Potatoes Uganda: Climate risk assessment |
| title | Potatoes Uganda: Climate risk assessment |
| title_full | Potatoes Uganda: Climate risk assessment |
| title_fullStr | Potatoes Uganda: Climate risk assessment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potatoes Uganda: Climate risk assessment |
| title_short | Potatoes Uganda: Climate risk assessment |
| title_sort | potatoes uganda climate risk assessment |
| topic | climate change risk food security agriculture |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107721 |
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