Browsing by Author "Isaac Mpungu"

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    Accessing Coffee Banana Integration on Household Food Security
    (2025-06-11) Isaac Mpungu
    This study of smallholder farmers in Buwama Sub County, Uganda found that banana-coffee intercropping significantly improved household dietary diversity (HDDS) compared to monocropping (6.45 vs. 4.77, p=0.016), demonstrating the food security benefits of diversified agricultural systems. However, when controlling for factors like farm size and education level, individual agronomic practices (mulching, pruning, fertilizer application) showed no significant direct impact on dietary diversity, suggesting that the integrated farming system as a whole, rather than specific techniques in isolation, drives the observed improvement in household food availability. This highlights the complex, interconnected nature of agricultural systems and food security, where the comprehensive approach of crop diversification appears more influential than any single management practice. Keywords: Banana-Coffee Integration, Intercropping, Smallholder Farmers, Food Security, Household Dietary Diversity, Agronomic Practices, Uganda, Agricultural Diversification, Sustainable Agriculture, Food Availability
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    Assessing Banana-coffee Integration on Household Food Availability (a Case Study of Buwama Sub County)
    (Uganda Christian University, 2025-05-21) Isaac Mpungu
    This study of smallholder farmers in Buwama Sub County, Uganda found that banana-coffee intercropping significantly improved household dietary diversity (HDDS) compared to monocropping (6.45 vs. 4.77, p=0.016), demonstrating the food security benefits of diversified agricultural systems. However, when controlling for factors like farm size and education level, individual agronomic practices (mulching, pruning, fertilizer application) showed no significant direct impact on dietary diversity, suggesting that the integrated farming system as a whole, rather than specific techniques in isolation, drives the observed improvement in household food availability. This highlights the complex, interconnected nature of agricultural systems and food security, where the comprehensive approach of crop diversification appears more influential than any single management practice. Keywords: Banana-Coffee Integration, Intercropping, Smallholder Farmers, Food Security, Household Dietary Diversity, Agronomic Practices, Uganda, Agricultural Diversification, Sustainable Agriculture, Food Availability