The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda
This study aimed at understanding the influence of policy frameworks on climate change adaptation in Uganda. It combined literature review on existing natural resource management policies, focus group discussions with farming communities and interviews with key informants across various policy imple...
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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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| author | Ampaire, Edidah L. Happy, Providence Asten, Piet J.A. van Radeny, Maren A.O. |
| author_browse | Ampaire, Edidah L. Asten, Piet J.A. van Happy, Providence Radeny, Maren A.O. |
| author_facet | Ampaire, Edidah L. Happy, Providence Asten, Piet J.A. van Radeny, Maren A.O. |
| author_sort | Ampaire, Edidah L. |
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| description | This study aimed at understanding the influence of policy frameworks on climate change
adaptation in Uganda. It combined literature review on existing natural resource management
policies, focus group discussions with farming communities and interviews with key
informants across various policy implementation levels. Findings reveal that even when
farmers are exposed to appropriate adaptation practices, adoption is still constrained by
limited enforcement of policies and regulations. Various reasons constrain enforcement;
policies are formulated through top–down approaches, NGOs and local governments are
minimally involved while local communities are largely excluded. There is either lack of or
existence of non-functional implementation structures prescribed by the policies. Coupled
with unclear roles among actors, weak links between different administration levels, limited
human and financial resources and political interference, the ability of smallholders to adopt
climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is thus constrained. Due to lack of knowledge of what the
policies provide for, smallholders are not able to demand their rights. There is need for more
focused follow-up research on specific issues raised in this report. |
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| publishDate | 2015 |
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| publisher | CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security |
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| spelling | CGSpace651432025-12-10T12:46:07Z The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda Ampaire, Edidah L. Happy, Providence Asten, Piet J.A. van Radeny, Maren A.O. agricultural policies policies climate change agriculture food security This study aimed at understanding the influence of policy frameworks on climate change adaptation in Uganda. It combined literature review on existing natural resource management policies, focus group discussions with farming communities and interviews with key informants across various policy implementation levels. Findings reveal that even when farmers are exposed to appropriate adaptation practices, adoption is still constrained by limited enforcement of policies and regulations. Various reasons constrain enforcement; policies are formulated through top–down approaches, NGOs and local governments are minimally involved while local communities are largely excluded. There is either lack of or existence of non-functional implementation structures prescribed by the policies. Coupled with unclear roles among actors, weak links between different administration levels, limited human and financial resources and political interference, the ability of smallholders to adopt climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is thus constrained. Due to lack of knowledge of what the policies provide for, smallholders are not able to demand their rights. There is need for more focused follow-up research on specific issues raised in this report. 2015-04-15 2015-04-20T11:33:22Z 2015-04-20T11:33:22Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65143 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Ampaire EL, Happy P, Van Asten P, Radeny M. 2015. The role of policy in facilitating adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Uganda. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). |
| spellingShingle | agricultural policies policies climate change agriculture food security Ampaire, Edidah L. Happy, Providence Asten, Piet J.A. van Radeny, Maren A.O. The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda |
| title | The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda |
| title_full | The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda |
| title_short | The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda |
| title_sort | role of policy in facilitating adoption of climate smart agriculture in uganda |
| topic | agricultural policies policies climate change agriculture food security |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65143 |
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