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The role of camel production on household resilience to droughts in pastoral and agro-pastoral households in Uganda
Pastoralism Pub Date : 2020-03-27 , DOI: 10.1186/s13570-020-0160-x
Robert Asiimwe , John Herbert Ainembabazi , Anthony Egeru , Rosemary Isoto , Daniel Knox Aleper , Justine Namaalwa , Gracious M. Diiro

Recurrent and prolonged droughts have exacerbated the problems of pasture and water scarcity in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), hence, the need for immediate and long-term adaption strategies to such shocks. Camels are increasingly being integrated into mainstream livestock production systems as an adaptation strategy to droughts. However, rigorous empirical evidence remains scarce on the role of camel-rearing in household resilience to droughts. This study used cross-sectional data from 116 households in the Karamoja sub-region of Uganda to examine the effect of camel adoption on household resilience to drought. Resilience to drought was measured as an index constructed from consumption- and income-smoothing indicators using the principal component analysis (PCA) method. The effect of camel adoption on household resilience to droughts was estimated using Lewbel’s estimator. Descriptive statistics show that camel tropical livestock units (TLUs) constituted 25% of the total TLUs of the herd among adopting households. PCA analysis shows that income-smoothing factors (increased off-farm income and alternative sources of income) had the greatest contribution to resilience. Econometric results show that a unit increase in the proportion of camel TLUs significantly increased household resilience to droughts by 20%. The study recommends increased emphasis on income diversification both on-farm and off-farm across programmes that aim to build pastoral household resilience to droughts.

中文翻译:

骆驼生产对乌干达牧民和农牧民家庭抗旱能力的作用

反复和长期的干旱加剧了干旱和半干旱地区(ASAL)的牧草和缺水问题,因此,需要针对此类冲击的立即和长期适应策略。骆驼正越来越多地被纳入主流牲畜生产系统,以适应干旱。但是,关于骆驼饲养在家庭抗旱中的作用仍然缺乏严格的经验证据。这项研究使用了乌干达卡拉莫贾次区域116个家庭的横断面数据,研究了骆驼收养对家庭抗旱能力的影响。使用主成分分析(PCA)方法,将干旱抗逆性作为衡量消费和收入的指标构建的一个指标。使用Lewbel的估算器估算了骆驼收养对家庭抗旱能力的影响。描述性统计数据显示,热带骆驼热带牲畜单位(TLU)构成了收养家庭中牛群总TLU的25%。PCA分析表明,收入平滑因素(增加了农场外收入和其他收入来源)对抵御力的贡献最大。计量经济学结果表明,骆驼TLU的比例每增加一单位,家庭抗旱能力就会显着提高20%。该研究建议,在旨在建立牧民家庭抗旱能力的计划中,应更加重视农场和非农场的收入多样化。描述性统计数据显示,热带骆驼热带牲畜单位(TLU)构成了收养家庭中牛群总TLU的25%。PCA分析表明,收入平滑因素(增加了农场外收入和其他收入来源)对抵御力的贡献最大。计量经济学结果表明,骆驼TLU的比例每增加一单位,家庭抗旱能力显着提高20%。该研究建议,在旨在建立牧民家庭抗旱能力的计划中,应更加重视农场和非农场的收入多样化。描述性统计数据显示,热带骆驼热带牲畜单位(TLU)构成了收养家庭中牛群总TLU的25%。PCA分析表明,收入平滑因素(增加了农场外收入和其他收入来源)对抵御力的贡献最大。计量经济学结果表明,骆驼TLU的比例每增加一单位,家庭抗旱能力显着提高20%。该研究建议,在旨在建立牧民家庭抗旱能力的计划中,应更加重视农场和非农场的收入多样化。计量经济学结果表明,骆驼TLU的比例每增加一单位,家庭抗旱能力就会显着提高20%。该研究建议,在旨在建立牧民家庭抗旱能力的计划中,应更加重视农场和非农场的收入多样化。计量经济学结果表明,骆驼TLU的比例每增加一单位,家庭抗旱能力显着提高20%。该研究建议,在旨在建立牧民家庭抗旱能力的计划中,应更加重视农场和非农场的收入多样化。
更新日期:2020-03-27
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