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    Influence of landslides on agricultural production in bushika sub county bududa district eastern uganda
    (Busitema University, 2024) Kusolo Robert
    The study aimed at Assessing the Influence of Landslide on Agricultural Production in Bushika Sub County Bududa District Eastern Uganda. The study had three objectives. This is to say: to identify the factors that contribute the occurrence of landslides; to find out how often landslide occur; and to examine the impact of landslides and agricultural production. It was based on a research design basing on the use of descriptive survey design to assess the Influence of Landslide on Agricultural Production. A random sampling was used in the study to select a sample size of 50 respondents from a population size of 63 respondents. Questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect data from 50 respondents. The study established that there was an impact of landslides on the agricultural productivity and the results were abstained. The findings found that majority 62.0 % of the farmers agreed that landslides damages both crops and animals leading to low and poor quality products, the study found out that 54.0% of the farmers agreed that landslides always destroy transport networks on the slope of Bududa hills, furthermore the research findings shows that farmers which is 52.0% of agreed that the occurrence of landslides leads to soil infertility hence lowering the productivity of the land on crop growing, the study show that landslides always destroy the vegetation cover, this hinders the keeping of animals on large scale. This accounts for the low productivity of agriculture. More ever, the study found that 74.0% of the respondents agreed that landslides lead to severe soil erosion. The findings from the study revealed tough the downhill movement of debris down the slope. This has affected the production of crops. The study concludes that concerning the in influence of landslides on agricultural production, it concluded that there is a positive correlation between the two variables the study implied that landslides occurrence can have an impact on the agricultural productivity leading to low agricultural production. The findings indicate that landslides can cause damage of both crops and animals, leads of soil infertility and destruction of transport networks.