Impact of climate change on agricultural productivity has increasingly attained attention amongst various stakeholders across the globe. Climate variability is crucial as it in addition to the crop species genetic potential influences quality and productivity of agricultural systems. In an effort to strengthen the resilience potential of the local seed businesses in West Nile, this study aimed at documenting and understanding how communities are perceiving and responding to climate change. By employing a set of participatory rapid tools comprising: community resource map, timeline, seasonal calendar and matrix ranking, the study documented the resources that can support a resilient LSB system, temporal trends in climate variability, adaptive mechanisms and opportunities for stakeholder empowerment across study sites. The study reports that there is an enabling environment that can be explored to strengthen the resilient capacity of the LSBs in West Nile, Highland areas and Nile belt region of Northern Uganda. However it recommends empirical research to ascertain the efficiency of the identified adapted crop resources and coping strategies across study sites.

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