Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) causes yield losses up to 100 % although yield losses of 19% have been recorded in selected areas of northern Uganda yet resistant rice varieties with farmer and consumer preferences are not ...
Bioslurry (BS) is a waste product of biogas production systems. It contains plant nutrients and therefore important in improving land productivity. Large quantities of BS are being generated from various feedstocks, which ...
The study assessed the willingness of households in Wakiso District to pay more for improved water supply using a case study of Makindye Ssabagabo Municipality. Three specific objectives were used to guide the study and ...
This study was conducted to assess the influence of management systems and location on performance of Kuroiler and Local chickens. Initially, a survey using a standard questionnaire was done to characterize local chicken ...
This study presents the use of a stochastic frontier production function to examine the Technical efficiency of cocoa production in Liberia. The study draws on data from a field survey administered to 303 smallholder cocoa ...
Despite tremendous advances in HIV care and increased funding for treatment, morbidity and mortality from HIV/AIDS remains unacceptably high in developing countries. Food-based approaches, such as food aid ration, have ...
Performance and inheritance pattern of storage root yield related traits in the ‘New Kawogo’ x ‘Beauregard’ is crucial in genetic sweetpotato improvement in this population. This study was conducted to i) evaluate the ...
Poverty alleviation and food security are the most important national priorities in Uganda. Development of agricultural technologies to improve rural livelihood through sustainable increase in production on crop, animal, ...
Although beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) are known as a women’s crop, women still receive limited financial benefits and control over the incomes from their efforts. This study was conducted in Kabale District to establish ...
This paper investigates the socioeconomic factors that determine the performance of community forestry projects in Uganda. The socioeconomic analysis was done to evaluate the relationship between community participation ...
Lubega, David Karlvon(Makerere University, 2016-10)
A cross sectional study on the viability of dairy farm enterprises was conducted in Ntungamo district. A total of 174 farmers whose dairy enterprises had existed for at least one year, were interviewed by use of a ...
Improved soybean varieties were introduced by Africa 2000 Network Uganda (A2N) project (Improving Smallholder Productivity and Controlling STriga in Eastern Uganda funded by AGRA in three selected districts of Tororo, ...
Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] is an important and cheap source of protein in the diets of poor people in developing countries. It is cultivated for its leaf and grain, with a grain yield potential of 3000 Kg ha-1. ...
The study examined the abundance, distribution and community utilization of the two woody species Loeseneriella apocynoides and Manikara obovate in Sango Bay forests. The two species are used for making fishing baskets by ...
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 ...
Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda. It is responsible for 30% morbidity in Rakai district.
Previous studies in Uganda have mapped the mosquito breeding habits through extensive field surveys. ...
Rainwater is a natural resource that has been greatly underutilized in Kampala city. UN-Habitat, the United Nations Programme for Human Settlement, has recognized the need to promote fresh water augmentation, through ...
The recent development of devolution of natural resources management of community-based organizations (CBOs) has become important study topic today as many scholars try to examine issues such as structure, context and ...