Abstract:
Soil erosion and soil nutrient mining are the leading causes of land degradation in
Uganda (NEMA; Zake, et al.). Declining crop yield has manifested the impact of land
degradation (Bekunda; Woomer et al.; Wortmann, and Kaizzi). Consequently per capita
food production in Uganda has been falling in the past 16 years, despite the expanding
crop acreage (Mungyereza; NEMA; UBOS, 2001). This trend has put at stake livelihoods
of over 90% of Ugandan farmers