• Effect of Hydrogel soil amendment on survival and growth of Melia volkensii under field conditions in Nakasongola District 

  Eryau, Kenneth (Makerere University, 2017-11)

  Hydrogels are known to aid early seedling establishment in water-stressed environments. However, inadequate information on the amount of hydrogel required for different species under varying aridity regimes limits their ...

• Composition and physico-chemical properties of grain flour and leaves of different amaranth accessions 

  Gafabusa, George (Makerere University, 2018-07)

  Grain amaranth is widely consumed in the world as grain and vegetable. However, there is limited information on the variation in properties of different grain amaranth accessions. The aim of this study was to determine the ...

• An evaluation of the impact of biofuel production in Uganda on household welfare: The case of Briquettes 

  Bizimungu, Emmanuel (Makerere University, 2017-06-14)

  For decades, Uganda’s energy challenges remain unresolved. Yet, a country’s growth is essentially hinged on not only, accessible but also affordable energy. How a developing country like Uganda can attain its growth targets ...

• Performance evaluation of vegetable based bio-filtration system for treating fish pond effluent 

  Obeti, Grism Lawrence

• Perceived benefits of participatory market chain approach in marketing orange fleshed sweet potatoes in Soroti District, Eastern Uganda 

  Turyasingura, Geoffrey Erikana (Makerere University, 2017-01)

  Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA), a marketing methodology that brings together different actors of a market chain successfully fostered pro-poor market chain innovations in potato products in the Andes. This study ...

• Adapting cutting and tissue culture techniques to clonal propagation of the shea tree (vitellaria paradoxa) in Uganda 

  Okao, Moses (Makerere University, 2017-01)

  A study to adapt tissue culture and stem cutting techniques to vegetative propagation of Vitellaria paradoxa (Shea tree) was conducted between March and July, 2014. The specific objectives of the study were to: determine ...

• Impact of the Monze Social Cash Transfer Scheme on household income in Zambia 

  Zulu, Maureen (Makerere University, 2016-11)

  Most studies that have considered the impact of Social Cash Transfers on household income and poverty in Africa have found households receiving cash transfers to be better off compared to those not receiving. However, many ...

• Genetic improvement of yam bean (Pachyrhizus species) for high storage root yield, dry matter content and nutritional quality in Uganda 

  Agaba, Roland (Makerere University, 2017-04-20)

  Yam bean (Pachyrhizus species) is a legume root crop newly introduced in East and Central Africa for food production. The crop has nutritious storage roots rich in protein, iron, zinc and vitamins in addition to wide ...

• Utilization of flour from germinated maize to enhance nutrient density of soy-enriched maize complementary flours 

  Pendo, Yaredi Nghambi (Makerere University, 2018-08-23)

  Low nutrient density of cereal based complementary porridges resulting from high viscosity is one of the major causes of protein energy malnutrition in children aged 6-24 months in Tanzania. A number of studies have been ...

• Enhancing the potential of organic and mineral fertilizers for bean production on contrasting soils 

  Kyebogola, Stewart (Makerere University, 2018)

  Smallholder common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) farmers on Buganda Catena of Uganda predominantly use indigenous knowledge to describe and manage their soils. Low and declining soil fertility which varies along topo-sequence, ...

• Effects of wide crossing and spontaneous parthenogenesis in induction of doubled haploids in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) 

  Baguma, Julius Karubanga

• Resistance to rice yellow mottle virus and performance of selected improved rice genotypes in Central Uganda 

  Ndikuryayo, Cyprien (Makerere University, 2018)

  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 ...

• Evaluation of bioslurry for soil fertility enhancement in Uganda 

  Musinguzi, Josephat (Makerere University, 2018-05)

  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 ...

• Willingness of households in Wakiso District to pay more for improved water supply 

  Musitwa, Paul (Makerere University, 2018)

  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 ...

• Management systems and location effects on growth and carcass traits of kuroiler and local chickens 

  Kayitesi, Aline (Makerere University, 2015-01)

  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 ...

• Determinants of technical efficiency of cocoa production in Liberia. A case of Lofa and Nimba Counties, Liberia 

  Yoko, Nyangbeanquoi Aagon (Makerere University, 2016-01)

  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 ...

• Effects of food aid on the nutrition adequacy of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Tororo, Uganda 

  Opendi, Stella (Makerere University, 2018-08)

  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 patterns of storage root yield traits in the new Kawogo X Beauregard sweet potato cross in Uganda 

  Oriba, Alice (Makerere University, 2017-05)

  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 ...

• Enhancing the potential of organic and mineral fertilizers for bean production on contrasting soils 

  Kyebogola, Stewart

• Mixed cropping systems for sustainable domestic food supply of the smallholder farming communities in Nakasongola District, Central Uganda 

  Buyinza, Mukadasi (Online Science Publishing, 2018-07-31)

  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, ...

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