Abstract:
The study aimed to synthesize IITA/ZOA baseline reports to understand the diversity and opportunities in farming systems with in West Nile sub region, and make recommendations on which focal enterprises and technologies that can be promoted to enhance overall food production and production for the markets, and improve rural livelihoods. The study was largely based on literature review of existing baseline reports. Further exploration of household data collected by IITA was done to further support the observations and information obtained from the baseline studies. Household data were collected from 500 farming households in five districts in West Nile sub region - Arua, Koboko, Moyo, Nebbi and Zombo districts. Data were analyzed using both descriptive and econometric analyses