Abstract:
Abstract:-Over 800 million people in the world are food insecure
where 180 (23%) million are found in the Sub Saharan Africa.
The study establishes the relationship between precipitation and
food security in Kassebwera parish, Butenga Sub County,
Bukomansimbi district, Uganda. The study employs both cross sectional and descriptive survey designs which included mixed
methods data collection approaches. The study targets 1996
people from who 322 respondents were determined using Krejcie
and Morgan sample size formula. Data was collected through
observation, interview and questionnaire. Quantitative data was
organized, edited and coded and entered into the SPSS for
analysis into descriptive and inferential statistics while
qualitative data was transcribed as per the tools, grouped into
themes, categorized and analysed using content value analysis.
Results reveal that, an increase in precipitation by 100% retards
food security by 58.7%. Therefore, precipitation had a negative
correlation to food security which implies that in the area,
precipitation (rainfall, hailstorms and drizzle) had significant
effect on food security. There is a negative significant
relationship between precipitation and food security with
correlation coefficient of (r = -0.587; p > 0.000).The study
recommends that, the government, district in collaboration with
the NGOs should sensitize, create awareness and build capacity
of farmers in Soil and water conservation practices, implement
and enforce supportive environment and natural resources law
and policies.
Description:
Awareness, food security, precipitation, SMART
agriculture
