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    Status and strategies to combat food shortage in kyere sub county, serere district, eastern Uganda.
    (Busitema University, 2024) Emiku David
    The study assessed the status and strategies to combat food shortage in Kyere sub-county, Serere district, Eastern Uganda. The objectives of the study were to ascertain the factors responsible for food shortages in Kyere Sub-County Serere District, To investigate whether people in Kyere Sub-County Serere District have sufficient meals in their daily lives, to examine the effects of food shortage on the livelihood of the people in Kyere Sub-County Serere District and to find out how communities are coping with food shortages in Kyere Sub-County in Serere District .The study used a cross sectional survey design. The population of the study comprised of the local residents and farmers of Kyere sub-county who were drawn from six parishes of Kamurojo, Kangodo, Kelim, Kyere, Olupe and Omagoro. The sample size of the study was 380 respondents. The methodology used was both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The respondents were selected using convenience sampling technique. Data was collected using Questionnaires. The effect of food shortages is equally multi-faceted, ranging from malnutrition of children and emaciation of their parents, fear and panic among people and loss of self-esteem as some families were forced to seek shelter with friends, while others resorted to eating mangoes to survive. Lastly, the communities are coping with food shortages by buying extra food from markets from within and far away, exploring strategies of food storage especially foods that can be dried and kept and growing drought resistant crops, irrigation of crops during dry spells and careful spending and planning of or on food by rationing the available food for one meal a day through the difficult food shortage period. Finally, there is need for them to diversify the mechanisms