Browsing College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Subject "Groundnuts"
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Drivers of youth participation in groundnut value chains in Tororo and Nwoya Districts, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-09)The agriculture sector remains the backbone of the Ugandan economy. It presents employment opportunities for the youth and yet it remains unattractive to the youth. This is because they prefer service sector jobs to farming ... -
Economic analysis of mitigating aflatoxins in groundnuts in Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-06-02)This study was conducted to determine the cost of mitigating aflatoxin contamination in groundnuts in Uganda. The study relied on primary data collected from 216 groundnut farmers and 113 groundnut traders in the districts ... -
Effectiveness of native rhizobia for increased cowpea and groundnuts production in Uganda
(2017-11)Cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata L.) and Groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) production in Uganda is constrained greatly by low soil fertility, especially in dominant growing areas. Enhancing biological nitrogen fixation can greatly ... -
Rosette virus disease complexes assessment and development of groundnut regeneration protocol in Uganda
Groundnut Rosette Disease (GRD) caused by a complex of GRAV (groundnut rosette assistor luteovirus), GRV (groundnut rosette umbravirus), and the allied satellite RNA (sat-RNA) is the leading production constraint causing ...