Abstract:
Management of rangelands for sustainable development remains one of the major challenges
facing researchers, policy analysts and development agencies in Africa. Uganda is not
exceptional to this challenge. Both colonial and post independence governments have invested
funds in rangelands with particular emphasis of developing pastoralism, but have in most cases
failed to achieve sustainable resource use. Much of the problem stems from the ecological and
climatic characteristics of rangelands, coupled with the urge to transform socio-economic
institutions governing rangelands under pastoralism to equate them with institutions governing
other farming systems. Poverty coupled with the ever increasing human demands due to
population growth has contributed to poor farming practices leading to degradation of
rangelands.