Terence Épule Épule|James D. Ford|Shuaib Lwasa|Laurent Lepage
Vulnerability of Maize Yields to Droughts in Uganda
McGill University|McGill University|Makerere University|Université du Québec à Montréal
climate projections subsaharan africa ssa forecast increase intensity frequency droughts implications maize production studies examined maize might affected continental level national subnational studies vulnerability develop vulnerability index combines sensitivity exposure adaptive capacity integrates agroecological climatic socioeconomic variables evaluate national spatial pattern maize yield vulnerability droughts uganda results show maize yields north uganda vulnerable droughts south nationally adaptive capacity higher south country north maize yields also record higher levels sensitivity exposure north uganda south latitudinally observed maize yields uganda tend record higher levels vulnerability exposure sensitivity towards higher latitudes contrast adaptive capacity maize yields higher towards lower latitudes addition lower precipitation levels north country observations also explained poor soil quality north socioeconomic proxies higher poverty lower literacy rates north uganda