Abstract:
Parsons (1960) initially divided Uganda into seven farming systems, namely the Teso systems, the plantain-robusta coffee systems, the plantain-millet-cotton systems, the northern system, the west Nile systems, the montane systems and the pastoral systems. Since Parsons' classification, farming systems in Uganda have been transformed in many important ways. Transformation has been driven by a set of factors including changes in population, market access, weather and soil conditions, food habits and attitudes, external influences and civil strife including cattle rustling in some areas. Furthermore, a lot has been done to classify and describe the agricultural systems of Uganda. The focus has been on describing the status with little on no concern about past and future trends in the farming systems.