Table 1 Description of variables used to determine drivers of forage availability in Karamoja

Distance covered in search of forage

14.8-km average distance per day

Length of residence at a location

37.5 average number of years resident in a location

Herd size in TLUs

7.9 average tropical livestock unit

Livestock rustling in TLUs

16.0 average tropical livestock unit lost to rustling

Perceived weather condition

64.6 % (good; code 1), 35.4 % (not good; code 0)

Temperature

47 % (good; code 1), 53.0 % (not good; code 0)

Ease of access to grazing site

65.2 % (easy; code 1), 34.8 % (not easy; code 0)

Frequency of grazing at a site

52.5 % (high; code 1) 47.5 % (not high; code 0)

Frequency of burning the grasses

35.4 % (not frequent; code 0), 64.6 % (frequent; code 1)

Quality of soils in the area

26.8 % (soils are poor; code 0), 73.2 % (soils are good; code 1)

Number of persons (kraals) grazing at a site

39.1 average number of persons grazing at a location

Presence of rules governing grazing

63.6 % (no rules; code 0), 36.4 % (rules present; code 1)

Presence of conflicts in grazing

58.1 % (no conflicts; code 0), 41.9 % (conflicts exist; code 1)

Existence of restrictions in movement

76.8 % (restrictions exist; code 1), 23.2 % (no restrictions; code 0)

Knowledge on pasture location

29.8 % (no knowledge on pasture locations; code 0), 70.2 % (knowledge on pasture locations; code 1)