{"id":5232,"date":"2025-06-19T23:55:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T23:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/adoption-of-water-conservation-technologies-among-small-scale-farmers-in-lwengo-district-uganda\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T06:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T06:17:41","slug":"adoption-of-water-conservation-technologies-among-small-scale-farmers-in-lwengo-district-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/adoption-of-water-conservation-technologies-among-small-scale-farmers-in-lwengo-district-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Adoption of Water Conservation Technologies among Small Scale Farmers in Lwengo District \u2013 Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>Adoption of Water Conservation Technologies among Small Scale Farmers in Lwengo District \u2013 Uganda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/815' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/815\/661' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>This study identified and characterised the dominant water conservation technologies (WCT) employed by small scale farmers in Malongo and Kyazanga sub-counties in Lwengo district. It employed a cross sectional household survey design, using systematic sampling to obtain 380 household samples. A quantitative analysis, Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) and Logit regression model were used to analyse these data to identify and characterise the dominant WCT and establish the most significant factor affecting the adoption of the technologies. Results indicated that mulching was the most dominant WCT employed, followed by Valley dams\/reservoirs, terracing, tied ridges, deep tillage and infiltration pits. The Logit model indicated that out of seven factors, five had a significant positive influence namely: access to credit (1.3); farm slope location (0.7); farm size (0.4); access to agricultural inputs and investment subsidies (0.4); and level of income (0.2). One factor had a significant negative influence (engagement in other economic activities\/off-farm employment activities) and only one was found to be insignificant (access to market). It is recommended that the significant water conservation techniques be upscaled, and that emphasis also be placed on the most significant factors in order to strengthen the adoption of water conservation in the area.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Nabalegwa Muhamud  Wambede (Kyambogo University)<\/li>\n<li>Joyfred  Asaba (Kyambogo University)<\/li>\n<li>Othieno Esther  Ebifa (Kyambogo University)<\/li>\n<li>Nabatta  Claire (Kyambogo University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>Keywords not available.<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Adoption of Water Conservation Technologies among Small Scale Farmers in Lwengo District \u2013 Uganda&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[2153],"class_list":["post-5232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-ajims","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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