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Food security inequality between female and male headed households: evidence from Northern and South Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01)Reducing gender inequalities is morally, ethically, and economically viewed as one of the principal strategies for reducing food insecurity and poverty in the developing world. Resource access in favour of men has bred a ... -
Predicting Biochar production and carbon sequestration for soil productivity in Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-12)Biochar, a product of biomass gasification is used to sequester carbon in soils for long periods of time and intensification of agricultural productivity. Crop residues are an important source of biomass for biochar ... -
Uses and management of indigenous fruit trees in the Lake Victoria Basin Districts of Rwanda and Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-06)An exploratory study was conducted to elicit farmers’ knowledge on the use and management of selected indigenous fruit trees (IFTs) in the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) districts in Rwanda and Uganda. A mixed method approach ... -
Characterisation of feed resources consumed by cattle among small holder farmers in Buvuma Island
(Makerere University, 2020-12)Smallholder cattle farmers in developing countries like Uganda are constrained with feed challenges in terms of quantity and quality, especially during dry seasons. There is a need to determine alternative feeds in order ... -
Technical efficiency of layer chicken farmers in Kasese district
(Makerere University, 2020-12)Chicken production is becoming important in Uganda, especially in Kasese district. Various government programs and development agencies have prioritized chicken production as one of the enterprises that can lead to an ... -
Impact assessment of sorghum research and technology Dissemination in eastern uganda.
(Makerere University, 2007-06)The Government of Uganda has been funding sorghum research and technology dissemination for over two decades. In Eastern Uganda priority research agenda for sorghum in the said last decades has been development of improved ... -
Micropropagation of the East African highland bananas (musa spp.)
(Makerere University Kampala, 1994)A study was conducted to find a suitable culture nutrient medium formulation that would give the highest in vitro proliferation of the East African highland bananas (Husa spp.). Gamborg's B-S (BS) (1968) , modified Eriksson ... -
Socio-economic potential of carbon trade for tree farmers in Bushenyi district, southwestern Uganda
(Makerere University Kampala, 2007-07)This study explored the economics of climate change mitigation practices with a focus on profitability of tree planting enterprises and socio-economic dynamics encountered by tree farmers in Bushenyi. The investigation of ... -
Productivity of lablab purpureus [l. Sweet] cv. Rongai and its feeding value as a supplement for lactating dairy cow
(Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 1996-11)Evaluation of Lablab (Lab/ab purpureus [Sweet]) cv Rongai as a supplementary forage legume for lactating dairy cows (Friesian x Zebu) fed on elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum), was done at Namulonge Agricultural and ... -
Performance of agricultural input businesses in Eastern Uganda: The effect of credit
(Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, 2007)The challenge for Uganda in the 21st century is reducing poverty, improving food security, promoting economic growth and protecting the environment. The transformation of the Ugandan agricultural sector with the aim of ... -
Evaluation of Feed Resources for the Zero Grazing Dairy production system in the fertile Lake Victoria Crescent zone of Uganda - A case study of Jinja Women Heifer project
(Makerere University, 1996-11)A study was carried out to evaluate the feed resources as a constraint to the zero grazing dairy production system in the Lake Victoria Crescent region of Uganda. A sample of sixty farms in the Jinja Women Heifer Project ... -
Nutritional evaluation of elephant grass hybrids
(Makerere University, 1997)Elephant grass (KW4) and its hybrids, namely, ILCA 16788, ILCA 16791, ILCA 16786 and ILCA 16837 were evaluated under cutting management on ferralsol soils at the Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute, Kabanyolo, ... -
Impact of land use changes and wetland degradation on water quality : a case of upper Kinawataka wetland, Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-11-26)Kinawataka wetland is an important ecosystem that plays a vital role in pollution and flood control as well as maintaining ground water supplies and quality in the Lake Victoria basin. However, this wetland has undergone ... -
Technical efficiency of smallholder Robusta Coffee producers in Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01-27)Coffee production is expected to grow rapidly; this is because of increased production in non-coffee areas in response to high prospects for growth in export markets as a result of urbanization and changes in the business ... -
Evaluation of formation and management processes of Multi-Actor Networks : a case of Café Africa Coffee Innovation Platforms in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-06-23)Innovation platforms are important in enhancing agricultural innovation and productivity through strengthening institutional linkages among actors and organizations in the commodity value chains. A number of studies have ... -
Baseline characterization of indigenous phld+ Fluorescent pseudomonas species in the control of bean Root rot and coffee wilt disease in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2007-07)Coffee wilt disease (CWO) and Pythium root rot of beans perennially limit the production of coffee and beans in Uganda, respectively. In this study the ability to control pathogens that cause CWD and Pythium root rot of ... -
The Performance of selected potato (solanum tuberosum) Genotypes in the lowland tropics with particular Reference to plant spacing and nitrogen application
(Makerere University, 1995)Investigations were carried out during the second rains of 1991 and the first rains of 1992 to evaluate the performance of three selected potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) genotypes (Piratini, LT9 and Caxamarca) in a lowland ... -
Effect of integrating reduced doses of herbicide with mechanical weed control in conservation Tillage maize production in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2007)Integrating herbicide use with mechanical weed control in conservation maize production is need to minimize the environmental impacts of crop production while maintaining effective weed control and profitability. Mechanical ... -
New sources of resistance to Bean Anthracnose in Uganda and SNP markers linked to the CO-2 resistance gene
(Makerere University, 2020-11)Bean anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum) is a destructive disease of common bean in Uganda especially in the high altitude and low temperature areas. Marker assisted pyramiding of race specific resistance (R) alleles ... -
Genetic potential of cowpea breeding populations for grain yield and agronomic traits improvement in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-01-08)Cowpea yields are low due to the use of varieties that are susceptible to multiple biotic stresses such a scab and virus, and insect pests especially thrips infestations. In order to develop cultivars with a wide range of ...
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