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Annex 1:
Description of the Agricultural Production Zones and Selected Enterprises in Uganda
(MAAIF,2005).
Table A.1.1 Zones, districts and climatic as well as on-going development activities
Zone Districts Climate Other characteristics
I 1. Moroto
• Average annual rainfall of 745 mm with • Generally flat with isolated hills
2. Northern Kotido high variability, from about 600 mm • Land still abundant in this zone
3. Eastern Kitgum over the north and northeastern parts • Shifting cultivation is practiced
to about 1000 mm over the southern • Soils are moderate to poor
and western parts.
• With largely subsistence farming and
• One rainy season of about 5½ months, pastoral activities
from April to early September with the • No natural open water bodies
main peak in July/August and a • Area is semi-arid
secondary peak in May. One long dry • With poorly underdeveloped
season of about 6 months from infrastructure
October to March. Most dry months • Ongoing programmes include Northern
are between December to February. Uganda Sustainable Agriculture Fund
• Evaporation exceeds rainfall by a factor (NUSAF), Kotido Development Agency
of over 10 during the driest months, (KDA), and World Food Programme
December to February. During the (WFP)
rainy season evaporation is slightly •
more than rainfall.
There is civil strife and cattle rustling
• Temperature ranges from12.5 – 32.5
°C
• Altitude ranges from 351 – 1,524 m
ASL
II 1. Pader
• Average annual rainfall of 1197 mm • Generally flat with isolated hills
2. Kitgum
with moderate variability, from about • Land is available but mainly in
3. Eastern Lira
1000 mm over the north and north- communal ownership
4. Katakwi
eastern parts to about 1300 mm over • Shifting cultivation is practiced
5. Northern Sironko western and southern parts
• Soils are moderate to poor
6. Northern
• One rainy season of about 7 months, • Wide wetlands with potential for
Kapchorwa
from April to late October with the irrigation
7. Nakapiripirit
main peak in July/August and a • Farming is mainly communal and
8. Southern Kotido secondary peak in May. One long dry predominantly subsistence with
season of about 4 months from mid- emerging commercial farms
November to late March. Driest • There is communal labour for
months are from December to cultivation
February. Evaporation exceeds rainfall • There is moderate to high literacy
by a factor of over 10 during the driest • Moderate infrastructure development
months, December to February. • Area suffers from low incidental strife
During the rainy months, May; July • Programmes include Northern Uganda
and August rainfall is slightly more Sustainable Agriculture Fund (NUSAF),
than evaporation
Olweny Rice Scheme, and Voluteer
• Temperature ranges from 15 - 32.5 °C Organization for Displaced People
• Altitude ranges from 975 – 1,524 m
ASL
(VODP)