An Exploration of Goal Hierarchies that Determine Climate-Smart Soil Technologies Farmers Use in Pigeon Pea Plots in Greater Lira

Howard Tugume; Jackline Bonabana; Samuel Kyamanywa; Sarah Ssali; Vegard Martinsen; Raymond Bua

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.20860

An Exploration of Goal Hierarchies that Determine Climate-Smart Soil Technologies Farmers Use in Pigeon Pea Plots in Greater Lira

Author(s)	Howard Tugume, Jackline Bonabana, Samuel Kyamanywa, Sarah Ssali, Vegard Martinsen, Raymond Bua
Country	Uganda
Abstract	Pigeon pea farmers in Greater Lira, fight the adverse effects of climate change and deteriorating soil fertility. They are adopting climate-smart soil technologies (CSS technologies) to maintain fertile soil and increase yields as means to production goals of food and enhanced income. The study explored how goal hierarchies affected CSS technology commitment. A sample of 39 farmers participated in laddering interviews. Data was analyzed by the means-end chain (MEC) framework and the centrality index (CI) technique. MEC results indicate that farmers predominantly linked crop diversification, addressed dietary needs, increased yields, and increased incomes. In addition, they paid less attention to maintaining fertile soils as compared to increasing seasonal yield. Results of the CI highlight goal priorities by gender subgroups with females aged at least 40 paying more attention to producing food, soil fertility, and improving health, while male farmers of the same age category were inclined to spread production risk. Results further showed that male farmers below 40 years of age tend to produce for markets and benevolent, while their female counterparts tend to maintain soil nutrients. Our overall findings could help in the development of targeted strategies to encourage a wider spread of CSS technology use for climate-smart agriculture. This could enhance agricultural resilience in the face of climate change. We recommend encouraging farmers to apply CSS technologies while considering the long-term effects they might have on soil fertility. We further recommend that farmers intensify residual retention to improve soil fertility without requiring money to purchase inorganic fertilizer.
Keywords	farmer production goals, goal hierarchies, climate-smart soil technologies, greater Lira
Field	Biology > Agriculture / Botany
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2024
Published On	2024-11-06
Cite This	An Exploration of Goal Hierarchies that Determine Climate-Smart Soil Technologies Farmers Use in Pigeon Pea Plots in Greater Lira - Howard Tugume, Jackline Bonabana, Samuel Kyamanywa, Sarah Ssali, Vegard Martinsen, Raymond Bua - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 6, November-December 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.20860
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.20860
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g8qfx2

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