Furthermore, poor methods of cultivation has led to increased soil erosion, thereby reducing productivity. There is therefore, need for improved agricultural techniques and increased use of fertilizers whose prices are prohibitive to most farmers. Associated with this is lack of farmer training. However, following civil strifes and cattle rustling, farmers' means of opening land has significantly been affected. Simmilarly in most parts of the country.
Labour is also generally in short supply as the youth and the males migrate to urban areas.
Weather Uganda's agriculture is rainfed. Any short fall in the amount of rain expected for agricultural production affects t he output. Over the past years, the Karamoja region, Moyo and parts of northern and central Uganda have had continous rain shortages, resulting into low output levels. On few occassions, however, too much rain has also destroyed crops particularly when the rains come when crops have sprouted or nearing harvest.