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Harvesting trees to harvest cash crops: The role of migrants in forest land conversion in Uganda

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Title Harvesting trees to harvest cash crops: The role of migrants in forest land conversion in Uganda
 
Creator Ignaciuk, Adriana
Kwon, Jihae
Maggio, Giuseppe
Mastrorillo, Marina
Sitko, Nicholas J.
 
Subject deforestation
natural resources management
migration
cash crops
commercial farming
 
Description Agricultural expansion-led deforestation in Uganda is one of the highest of the world. At the same time, internal migration patterns are strongly inter-linked with agricultural dynamics in the country, as migrants are involved in crop production activities and traditionally play important roles in major crop value chains. Migration for agricultural purposes may complicate the already difficult trade-off between agricultural development and forest preservation. This article investigates how internal migration and commercial agriculture shape deforestation patterns across Uganda. Our analysis suggests that the number of cash crop producers and the number of inter-district migrants engaged in agriculture in the recipient parishes are linked to a significant increase in deforestation. We identify cash crop production as a major channel through which migrants affect deforestation. Taken together, these findings call for an improved coordination between policies on forest, agricultural development and land use. In particular, ad-hoc policies of integration are critical to support migrants in recipient areas and avoid additional pressures on natural resources.
 
Date 2023-09-26
2023-11-23T11:13:25Z
2023-11-23T11:13:25Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Ignaciuk, A.; Kwon, J.; Maggio, G.; Mastrorillo, M.; Sitko, N.J. (2023) Harvesting trees to harvest cash crops: The role of migrants in forest land conversion in Uganda. Land Use Policy 134: 106923. ISSN: 0264-8377
0264-8377
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/134681
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106923
 
Language en
 
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Format 106923
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Source Land Use Policy