The Future of Smallholder Farming in Eastern Africa - Uganda ...

Figure 3. The Distribution of Income From Various
Sources in the Lake Kyoga Catchment Area
(Survey Data)
4%
3%
3%
7%
16%
4%
10%
1%
5%
47%
Other Wetland Benefits
Agriculture
Gifts
Fishing
Casual Labour
Trade
Rural Services
Brewing
Wage
Livestock
When wetlands contribution to agriculture, livestock and fishing was separated out (to avoid
double counting of earnings) the proportion of income from wetlands benefits fell to 5%.
Agriculture remains the largest contributor at 47%. Followed by livestock at 16% and fishing at
10%. Trade contributed 7% of the income in these communities.
Figure 4. Number of Off Farm
Income Sources
3
9%
>3
2%
0
21%
The survey data revealed that the majority of
households had recourse to more than one
source of income. Only 21% of households
were entirely dependent on agriculture. 43%
had one additional source of off-farm income,
while 36% had two or more sources of off-farm
income.
2
25%
1
43%
As seen in the figure on the next page, the most
common source of additional income was casual
labour, with 34% of households engaged in sale
of labour (either for cash or for food) during the
year. This was followed in almost equal
proportions by fishing, sale of services, and rural
trade with brewing and distilling following very
closely. Wage earners clearly formed a distinct
minority, with only 10% of households having a
wage earner in the family.