Population pressure, land tenure, and tree resource management in Uganda
This study uses aerial photographs and survey data from sixty four parishes in east-central Uganda to identify the factors affecting conversion of woodlands and traditional grazing areas to agriculture. Regression analysis shows that customary land tenure institutions, greater population pressure an...
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| author | Place, Frank Otsuka, Keijiro |
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| description | This study uses aerial photographs and survey data from sixty four parishes in east-central Uganda to identify the factors affecting conversion of woodlands and traditional grazing areas to agriculture. Regression analysis shows that customary land tenure institutions, greater population pressure and poor access to markets are significant causes of land conversion to agriculture, and hence to loss of trees. Private ownership of converted land promotes greater integration of trees and crops and leads to the highest density of trees on agricultural land. Given that continuing population growth will lead to further land conversion to agriculture, the best prospect for maintaining or increasing tree populations lies with agroforestry on cultivated land. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1611742025-11-06T07:22:07Z Population pressure, land tenure, and tree resource management in Uganda Place, Frank Otsuka, Keijiro land use trees forest management This study uses aerial photographs and survey data from sixty four parishes in east-central Uganda to identify the factors affecting conversion of woodlands and traditional grazing areas to agriculture. Regression analysis shows that customary land tenure institutions, greater population pressure and poor access to markets are significant causes of land conversion to agriculture, and hence to loss of trees. Private ownership of converted land promotes greater integration of trees and crops and leads to the highest density of trees on agricultural land. Given that continuing population growth will lead to further land conversion to agriculture, the best prospect for maintaining or increasing tree populations lies with agroforestry on cultivated land. 1997 2024-11-21T09:53:57Z 2024-11-21T09:53:57Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161174 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Tokyo Metropolitan University Place, Frank M.; Otsuka, Keijiro. 1997. Population pressure, land tenure, and tree resource management in Uganda. EPTD Discussion Paper 24. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161174 |
| spellingShingle | land use trees forest management Place, Frank Otsuka, Keijiro Population pressure, land tenure, and tree resource management in Uganda |
| title | Population pressure, land tenure, and tree resource management in Uganda |
| title_full | Population pressure, land tenure, and tree resource management in Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Population pressure, land tenure, and tree resource management in Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Population pressure, land tenure, and tree resource management in Uganda |
| title_short | Population pressure, land tenure, and tree resource management in Uganda |
| title_sort | population pressure land tenure and tree resource management in uganda |
| topic | land use trees forest management |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161174 |
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