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Effect of seed sources, seed tuber size and seed dressing on the performance of potato and late blight incidence in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
Uganda has a high potential for potato production. However, very low yields are still obtained. This is primarily due to the quality of the potato seed used. The capacity of certified seed production is too low to satisfy ...
Socio-technological factors influencing smallholder farmers' adaptation of agroforestry technologies in the eastern highlands of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03-10)
Agroforestry has been identified as the most sustainable remedy to counter declining farm productivity, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on this, state and non-state actors have promoted several agroforestry ...
Potential effect of incentives for scaling up adoption of soil and water conservation practices in the Sio-Malaba-Malakisi river basin of Uganda and Kenya
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
The high rate of land degradation and the resulting challenges of widespread decline in soil fertility and agricultural productivity are a current pertinent concern globally. Adoption rates of soil and water conservation ...
Genetic progress of yield and its components of Uganda sorghum varieties through breeding
(Makerere University, 2022-06)
Genetic progress and diversity of released sorghum varieties over the last 50 years in Uganda have not been assessed. This has led to limited information on the diversity, rate of genetic progress for grain yield and its ...
Enhancing group sustainability and innovativeness of youth in agriculture : a comparison of government and non-government interventions in mid-western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
Whereas agriculture presents the highest potential to employ the bulging youth population in Uganda and other developing countries, there is a growing dislike for agriculture among the youth albeit the challenges they face ...
Exploring niches for enhanced soyabean productivity in smallholder farms of Northern and Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-05-11)
Most agricultural soils in Sub-Saharan Africa are highly heterogeneous and deficient in phosphorus (P), an important nutrient limiting productivity of soyabean. Heterogeneity in soil fertility is an opportunity for guiding ...
Farmers' perceptions and willingness to adopt maize-based intercropping in Kapchorwa district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04-26)
Intercropping is a long-standing crop practice that forms part of smallholder cropping systems in Uganda. Despite knowing some intercrops, farmers in Kapchorwa still widely practice maize monocropping. To popularize ...
Consumer acceptance and willingness to pay for shelf life extended fresh cassava roots in Uganda: the case of Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2022-03-16)
High post-harvest losses along the fresh cassava roots value chain increase food insecurity as a result of reduction in the amount and quality of food available for consumption. New modern technologies such as; waxing have ...
Response of potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) to manipulation of row spacing, fertilizer use, and intercropping with beans
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
South western Uganda is the leading potato producer contributing 60% of Uganda’s national
potato production.The rapid population growth from 39 million in 2018 to 44million to date
(2022)has greatly contributed to land ...
Reaction of a ferralsol to the acidifying effect of nitrogen fertilization
(Makerere University, 2020-01)
Soil fertility management is currently believed to be a major entry point for unlocking the productivity of crops in order to address food insecurity and poverty, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although fertilizers ...