Effect of Precipitation on Food Security in Kasebwera Parish, Butenga Sub County, Bukomansimbi District, Uganda

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.