KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS

TOPIC: Two Decades of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Mugoye Sub-county, Bugala
Island, Kalangala District
Name of respondent:
Sex:
Age:
0ffice title: Kalangala District Staff Surveyor
Date of interview:
Dear Respondent, greetings to you. My name is Joseph Byaruhanga, I am handling an
academic research project, exploring land use and land cover change in Mugoye Sub-county.
The information collected will be used to make recommendations on sustainable utilisation
of land resources in the study area and its environs. I welcome and appreciate your
participation in this survey. Participation is voluntary and information collected will be
treated with strict professional confidentiality and will be used for research purposes only.

1. What were the land tenure systems in Mugoye sub-county in the year
a) 2002
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b) 2012
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c) 2022
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2. In what ways has the land tenure influenced land use/land cover change in Mugoye
sub-county in the year
a) 2002
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b) 2012
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c) 2022
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3. How much land, in hectares, was acquired by Government of Uganda and was put
under OPUL plantations in Mugoye sub-county in the year
a) 2002 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
b) 2012 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) 2022 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. What were the major land cover types in Mugoye sub-county in the year
a) 2002
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b) 2012
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c) 2022
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5. Which land cover type has lost most in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20 years?
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6. Which land cover type has gained most in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20 years?
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7. What do you think were the driving factors that have led to land use/land cover
change in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20 years?
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KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS
TOPIC: Two Decades of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Mugoye Sub-county, Bugala
Island, Kalangala District
Name of respondent:
Sex:
Age:
0ffice title: Kalangala District Agriculture officer
Date of interview:
Dear Respondent, greetings to you. My name is Joseph Byaruhanga, I am handling an
academic research project, exploring land use and land cover change in Mugoye Sub-county.
The information collected will be used to make recommendations on sustainable utilisation
of land resources in the study area and its environs. I welcome and appreciate your
participation in this survey. Participation is voluntary and information collected will be
treated with strict professional confidentiality and will be used for research purposes only.
1. What were the major land use practices undertaken in Mugoye sub-county in the
year
a) 2002
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b) 2012
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c) 2022
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2. What were the major land cover types in Mugoye sub-county in the year
a) 2002
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b) 2012
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c) 2022
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3. Which land cover type has lost most in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20 years?
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4. Which land cover type has gained most in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20
years?
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5. What do you think were the driving factors that have led to land use/land cover
change in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20 years?
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KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS
TOPIC: Two Decades of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Mugoye Sub-county, Bugala
Island, Kalangala District
Name of respondent:
Sex:
Age:
0ffice title: Kalangala District Natural Resources officer
Date of interview:
Dear Respondent, greetings to you. My name is Joseph Byaruhanga, I am handling an
academic research project, exploring land use and land cover change in Mugoye Sub-county.
The information collected will be used to make recommendations on sustainable utilisation
of land resources in the study area and its environs. I welcome and appreciate your
participation in this survey. Participation is voluntary and information collected will be
treated with strict professional confidentiality and will be used for research purposes only.
1. What were the major land cover types in Mugoye sub-county in the year
a) 2002
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b) 2012
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c) 2022
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2. What were the major land cover conversions in Mugoye sub-county in the year
a) 2002
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b) 2012
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c) 2022
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3. Which land cover type has lost most in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20 years?
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4. Which land cover type has gained most in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20
years?
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5. a) What were the static and non-dynamic land cover types in Mugoye sub-county
for the last 20 years?
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b) What factors were responsible for the static and non-dynamic land cover
types in (a) above?
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6. What do you think were the driving factors that have led to land use/land cover
change in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20 years?
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KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS
TOPIC: Two Decades of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Mugoye Sub-county, Bugala
Island, Kalangala District
Name of respondent:
Sex:
Age:
0ffice title: Bugala Sector Manager, National Forestry Authority
Date of interview:
Dear Respondent, greetings to you. My name is Joseph Byaruhanga, I am handling an
academic research project, exploring land use and land cover change in Mugoye Sub-county.
The information collected will be used to make recommendations on sustainable utilisation
of land resources in the study area and its environs. I welcome and appreciate your
participation in this survey. Participation is voluntary and information collected will be
treated with strict professional confidentiality and will be used for research purposes only.
1. What was the total area, in hectares, of central forest reserves in Mugoye sub-
county in the year
a) 2002 …………………………………………………………………………..
b) 2012 ……………………………………………………………………………
c) 2022 ……………………………………………………………………………
2. What were the major land cover types in central forest reserves in Mugoye sub-
county in the year
a) 2002
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b) 2012
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c) 2022
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3. What were the major land cover conversions in Mugoye sub-county in the year
d) 2002
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e) 2012
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f) 2022
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4. Which land cover type has lost most in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20 years?
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5. Which land cover type has gained most in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20
years?
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6. a) What were the static and non-dynamic land cover types in Mugoye sub-county
for the last 20 years?
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b) What factors were responsible for the static and non-dynamic land cover
types in (a) above?
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7. What do you think were the driving factors that have led to land use/land cover
change in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20 years?
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KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS
TOPIC: Two Decades of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Mugoye Sub-county, Bugala
Island, Kalangala District
Name of respondent:
Sex:
Age:
0ffice title: Manager, Kalangala Oil Palm Growers Trust
Date of interview:
Dear Respondent, greetings to you. My name is Joseph Byaruhanga, I am handling an
academic research project, exploring land use and land cover change in Mugoye Sub-county.
The information collected will be used to make recommendations on sustainable utilisation
of land resources in the study area and its environs. I welcome and appreciate your
participation in this survey. Participation is voluntary and information collected will be
treated with strict professional confidentiality and will be used for research purposes only.
1. What was the size of land under oil palm smallholder farmer gardens in Mugoye
sub-county in the year
a) 2002 ……………………………………….
b) 2012 ………………………………………..
c) 2022 ………………………………………..

2. What were the major land cover types replaced by oil palm plantations in
Mugoye sub-county in the year
a) 2002
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b) 2012
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c) 2022
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3. What were the driving factors for oil palm cultivation in Mugoye sub-county in
the last 20 years?
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KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS
TOPIC: Two Decades of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Mugoye Sub-county, Bugala
Island, Kalangala District
Name of respondent:
Sex:
Age:
0ffice title: KWEBA, Ssese
Date of interview:
Dear Respondent, greetings to you. My name is Joseph Byaruhanga, I am handling an
academic research project, exploring land use and land cover change in Mugoye Sub-county.
The information collected will be used to make recommendations on sustainable utilisation
of land resources in the study area and its environs. I welcome and appreciate your
participation in this survey. Participation is voluntary and information collected will be
treated with strict professional confidentiality and will be used for research purposes only.
1. What were the major land use practices undertaken in Mugoye sub-county in the
year
a) 2002
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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b) 2012
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c) 2022
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2. What were the major land cover types in Mugoye sub-county in the year
a) 2002
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b) 2012
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c) 2022
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3. Which land cover type has lost most in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20 years?
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4. Which land cover type has gained most in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20
years?
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5. What do you think were the driving factors that have led to land use/land cover
change in Mugoye sub-county in the last 20 years?
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6. In what way has culture/tradition influenced oil palm farming in Mugoye sub-
county in the last 20 years?
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