Oil palm intercropping in Uganda – an assessment of farmer practices and suggestion of alternatives
The expansion of oil palm in Uganda has undoubtedly brought economic benefits including jobs and import substitution among others, but these have been accompanied by negative social and environmental impacts. This brief is the latest in a series that has investigated these impacts, but is the first...
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| author | Namanji, S. Ssekyewa, C. Slingerland, Maja |
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| description | The expansion of oil palm in Uganda has undoubtedly brought economic benefits including jobs and import substitution among others, but these have been accompanied by negative social and environmental impacts. This brief is the latest in a series that has investigated these impacts, but is the first to propose new models of intercropping for Uganda. International experience shows that growing food or cash crops with oil palm in agroforestry systems can increase smallholder incomes, resilience and biodiversity and surveys show that farmers in Uganda are already experimenting and are ready to adopt intercropping on a wider scale. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1116182023-02-15T02:58:04Z Oil palm intercropping in Uganda – an assessment of farmer practices and suggestion of alternatives Namanji, S. Ssekyewa, C. Slingerland, Maja oil palms farmers economic impact ecosystem services livelihoods agroforestry system small scale farming The expansion of oil palm in Uganda has undoubtedly brought economic benefits including jobs and import substitution among others, but these have been accompanied by negative social and environmental impacts. This brief is the latest in a series that has investigated these impacts, but is the first to propose new models of intercropping for Uganda. International experience shows that growing food or cash crops with oil palm in agroforestry systems can increase smallholder incomes, resilience and biodiversity and surveys show that farmers in Uganda are already experimenting and are ready to adopt intercropping on a wider scale. 2020-10-01 2021-02-28T10:58:18Z 2021-02-28T10:58:18Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111618 en Open Access Namanji, S., Ssekyewa, C., Slingerland, M., 2020. Oil palm intercropping in Uganda – an assessment of farmer practices and suggestion of alternatives. Ecological Trends Alliance: Kampala, Uganda and Tropenbos International: Wageningen, the Netherlands |
| spellingShingle | oil palms farmers economic impact ecosystem services livelihoods agroforestry system small scale farming Namanji, S. Ssekyewa, C. Slingerland, Maja Oil palm intercropping in Uganda – an assessment of farmer practices and suggestion of alternatives |
| title | Oil palm intercropping in Uganda – an assessment of farmer practices and suggestion of alternatives |
| title_full | Oil palm intercropping in Uganda – an assessment of farmer practices and suggestion of alternatives |
| title_fullStr | Oil palm intercropping in Uganda – an assessment of farmer practices and suggestion of alternatives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oil palm intercropping in Uganda – an assessment of farmer practices and suggestion of alternatives |
| title_short | Oil palm intercropping in Uganda – an assessment of farmer practices and suggestion of alternatives |
| title_sort | oil palm intercropping in uganda an assessment of farmer practices and suggestion of alternatives |
| topic | oil palms farmers economic impact ecosystem services livelihoods agroforestry system small scale farming |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111618 |
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