• Impact of banana bacterial wilt and it’s control practices on household incomes in South - Western Uganda 

  Guma, Allan Peter (Makerere University, 2025)

  Household income of banana producing households has since 2002 been faced with various constraints including Banana Bacterial Wilt (BXW or BBW) caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv musacearum. In 2013, BBW prevalence and ...

• Land suitability evaluation for coffee production in Omoro District, Uganda 

  Wanican, Lillian Angala (Makerere University, 2022)

  Coffee is one of the most traded commodities the world over, only second to oil and it is the largest revenue earner for Uganda. Despite the fact that Government of Uganda has expanded coffee production to non-traditional ...

• Assessing potential impact of climate change on irrigation requirement of coffee : a case study of Greater Luwero, Uganda 

  Bongomin, Samuel Otto (Makerere University, 2025)

  Coffee irrigation enhances yields and contributes to the fight against poverty especially under Climate Change (CC). In Uganda, the impact of climate change on irrigation requirement of coffee is inadequately understood. ...

• Inheritance of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) resistance in tropical maize inbred lines 

  Aduto, Frances (Makerere University, 2025)

  Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the world’s most important cereals consumed in various forms by more than 1.2 billion people worldwide. Maize yield losses range from 22–67% which is estimated between 2.5 to 6.1 billion United ...

• Assessing the level of schools' exposure to landslide disasters in Bududa and Manafwa Districts 

  Akello, Flavia Joy (Makerere University, 2021)

  Landslides are a common phenomenon in Uganda especially on mountain Elgon slopes in Eastern Uganda and poses great risks to numerous schools particularly in Bududa and Manafwa districts. The general objective of the study ...

• Assessing anaerobic co-digestion of faecal sludge with sugarcane press mud and water hyacinth for biogas and biofertilizer production 

  BAHIIRWA, IAN (Makerere University, 2025-04-22)

  In Uganda especially peri-urban areas, faecal sludge (FS) and agro-industry wastes are abundant, and their poor management poses environmental and public health risks. In a bid to find safe disposal and resource recovery, ...

• The shrinkage and plant diversity of Rucece Wetland, Mbarara City 

  Niwagaba, David Sancho (Makerere University, 2023)

  Urban wetland ecosystems play critical roles in sustaining human livelihoods. Unfortunately, these ecosystems continue to be degraded despite the several interventions. Understanding the level of degradation and factors ...

• Consumer demand and municipal waste compost product life cycle in Uganda 

  Niragire, Nicholas (Makerere University, 2024)

  Composting of municipal waste produces a marketable compost product that has various benefits to society. The performance and size of the Municipal Waste Compost (MWC) product in Uganda is currently not well understood. ...

• Genetic analysis of sweetpotato resistance to the African sweetpotato weevils (Cylas spp.) 

  Mugisa, Immaculate (Makerere University, 2024)

  Sweetpotato weevils (Cylas spp.) are the major pests of sweetpotatoes in Uganda and sub Saharan Africa. They cause losses ranging from 60-100% particularly during dry periods and in drought prone areas. Host plant resistance ...

• Assessment of climate sensitive indices over various reproductive phenological stages for Robusta coffee in Uganda 

  Ssembajwe, Ronald (Makerere University, 2024)

  The study aimed at developing and assessing climate-sensitive indices over the reproductive stage of Robusta coffee for both the historical (1990-2021) and future (2025-2040) periods in the Robusta Coffee Growing Region ...

• Occurrence of naked neck and frizzle indigenous chicken genotypes and performance of their crosses with kuroiler 

  Semahoro, Fabrice (Makerere University, 2024)

  The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of Frizzle and Naked Neck genotypes in indigenous chicken populations and the performance of their crosses with Kuroiler. A questionnaire was administered to 121 farming ...

• Assessing anaerobic co-digestion of faecal sludge with sugarcane press mud and water hyacinth for biogas and biofertilizer production 

  Bahiirwa, Ian (Makerere University, 2025)

  In Uganda especially peri-urban areas, faecal sludge (FS) and agro-industry wastes are abundant, and their poor management poses environmental and public health risks. In a bid to find safe disposal and resource recovery, ...

• Acceptability of fecal sludge compost by farmers in Wakiso and Terego Districts, Uganda 

  Okaso, Daniel Olila (Makerere University, 2024)

  In most parts of Africa, crop yields have been constrained by soil infertility, which has driven up the demand for soil amendments. Mineral and organic fertilizers which are commonly used, face the challenge of availability, ...

• Developing a competency framework for trainers of gender-responsive agricultural research training programs 

  Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo; Boonabaana, Brenda; Asiimwe, Elizabeth; Tufan, Hale Ann; Jenkins, Devon; Garner, Elisabeth (AgriGender, 2021)

  Despite the recent proliferation of gender training courses in agriculture, it is still not clear what competencies trainers require in order to successfully deliver interdisciplinary applied gender-responsive ...

• The influence of tropical cyclones on intraseasonal rainfall variability over Uganda: case study of the Lake Victoria basin 

  Nsubuga, Yusuf (Makerere University, 2025)

  This study investigated the influence of tropical cyclones (TCs) on intra-seasonal rainfall variability over the Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda. The region experiences significant rainfall fluctuations especially during the ...

• Spatial patterns and determinants of malaria risk among children under five years in Uganda 

  Nampereza, Precious (Makerere University, 2025)

  Malaria is one of the risk factor diseases which can result into an epidemiological disaster if not handled holistically and effectively in Uganda. However, little is known about the risk factors for this disease at national ...

• Evaluation of Pedo transfer functions for predicting soil water retention in Mubuku Irrigation Scheme, Uganda 

  Nakanwagi, Trust Mulungi (Makerere University, 2025)

  Water use efficiency in most irrigation schemes in Uganda remains low (<50%). This is partly due to insufficient integration of soil information into irrigation planning. However, obtaining soil information especially on ...

• Gender norms and women's influence in food provision and preparation decision-making among commercialized Banana producing households in Isingiro district 

  Twinomujuni, Ezra (Makerere University, 2024)

  In patriarchal societies, women are known to have the responsibility for ensuring food and nutrition security within households. While women's roles are key in controlling and utilizing food crops, evidence about the ...

• Drivers of spatial and temporal mangrove forest change in Mombasa, Tana River, and Lamu Counties in Kenya 

  Odire, Omondi Erick (Makerere University, 2024)

  This study assessed mangrove forest cover change and their associated drivers on the Kenyan coast. Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing including Machine Learning techniques were used to map the extent and ...

• The relevancy of community-based adaptation strategies for environmental risk reduction in the Mountain Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda. 

  Nakato, Jovia (Makerere University, 2024-08-14)

  Globally, environmental risks have increased in frequency and severity impacting human wellbeing and sustainability. Given the surging environmental risks, there is need to leverage on potentials of Community-based ...

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