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Psychosocial factors in rural smallholder farmers’ decisions to accept orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03-02)
With vitamin A deficiency enduring as a major public health concern in many developing countries, orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) continues to be promoted as a food-based alleviation strategy for the deficiency. It is ...
Enhancing acceptance of video content through farmers' participation in production of farmer-learning videos in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
The use of videos in agricultural extension is advanced as a means of improving farmers’ access to agricultural information. Several studies have assessed use of videos in extension with little regard to the appropriateness ...
Trade-offs and economic impacts of replacing Tobacco with alternative crops in smallholder cropping systems in Hoima District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
Tobacco has been among Uganda’s export crops contributing an average of 3.52% to national formal traditional export earnings and a key source of income for rural households in tobacco producing areas. By 2020 however, less ...
Effects of climate variability on rainfed rice production: a case study of Northern farming system agroecological zone of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-05)
Rice (Oryza sativa) production is growing rapidly not only as a major source of food and
nutrition to the global populace but also as a strategic crop for poverty reduction among
subsistence farmers in Uganda. Despite ...
Tolerance to sality and its Inheritance in lowland rice in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
In Uganda, soil salinity contributes to one of the most serious ecological and environmental
problems in most of irrigation schemes. Developing a tolerant rice genotype to salt is one of the
solutions to the problem of ...
Land use / cover change and pollution loading along River Namatala in Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
River Namatala is a very important river for communities in Eastern Uganda as it harbors one of the biggest slums in Uganda (the Namatala slum). It is also a source of water for hundreds of people living in Bududa, Sironko, ...
Male fertility and zygotic embryo germination in bananas
(Makerere University, 2022-04)
Crop improvement through crossbreeding relies on the generation of new hybrids from seeds. Therefore, seed set and seed germination are key determining factors for a successful breeding program. In banana breeding, both ...
Genetic improvement of nutritional traits and yield of tropical soybean in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04-28)
Soybean constitutes about 40% protein, 20% oil; a highly nutritious legume that has enormous potential to improve dietary quality for people throughout the world. To understand the genetic diversity and population structure ...
Transaction costs and governance of value chains of organic pineapples from Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)
The organic sector is one of the fastest growing sectors globally. It provides an opportunity for developing countries to export high value products in the global market. One such opportunity for Uganda is the export of ...
Genetic analysis of resistance to witchweed (Striga hermonthica) and tolerance to low soil nitrogen in selected tropical maize lines
(Makerere University, 2021)
Striga (Striga hermonthica) and low nitrogen are major yield reducing factors in maize production in Uganda. Four Striga resistant inbred lines, four low nitrogen stress tolerant inbred lines and two inbred line testers ...