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Factors affecting dynamic adoption of vanilla in Uganda: a case study of Mukono District.
(2011-04)
Vanilla is a major cash crop in the coffee – banana zone in central Uganda. Vanilla Fragrens V. planifolia is the variety grown in Uganda. The vanilla industry in Uganda has been characterised by production variations ...
Factors affecting sustainability of goat productivity interventions in Uganda: a case study of Iganga District
(2010-09)
Goats contribute greatly to the livelihoods of the rural communities by providing food and income security. As a result several organisations have come up to improve the production and productivity of goats by introduction ...
Effect of genotype and feeding system on carcass characteristics and meat quality of Ankole cattle, Mubende goats and their crossbreds
(2011)
The main objectives of this study were to; establish effects of genotype and feeding system on carcass characteristics and meat quality and to investigate effects of postmortem storage on textural tenderness of meat from ...
Evaluation of elite groundnut varieties for response to plant density, intercropping and yield stability in Central Uganda
(2010-01)
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea. L.) is an important grain legume crop grown by resource poor farmers all over Uganda, for food and as a ready source of income. However, most groundnut varieties grown in Central Uganda are ...
Characterisation of cassava mosaic disease resistant breeding populations in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-12)
This study was conducted to enhance the efficiency of IITA-Uganda cassava breeding programme through quantification of genetic diversity among the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) resistant breeding populations and identification ...
Assessment of forage dynamics under variable climate in Karamoja sub-region of Uganda
(Makerere University., 2014-11)
Livestock herding is an important undertaking in rangeland areas of East Africa. These regions are characterized by climate variability that affects the availability of key livestock production resources especially forage ...
Assessment of water and sanitation provision to Internally Displaced Persons’ of Lira urban camps.
(2011-03-15)
Approximately over 2 billion IDPs now live in urban areas, and the great majority of these are in Africa, Asia and some Latin American states. Thousands of them suffer illness from preventable diseases related to poor water ...
Factors affecting adoption of the agroforestry practices in Nebbi District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
Agroforestry practices are thought to have the potential to enhance farmers’ resilience to shocks including climate change. However, farmers are poorly motivated to plant trees and also face numerous challenges during tree ...
Carrier potential of spent mushroom substrate-peat formulations for legume nodulating bacteria in biofertilizer production
(Makerere University., 2010)
Globally, legume inoculants are an invaluable agricultural technology especially in legume crop production. In Uganda, Makerere University is promoting the technology as MAK_BIO_N_FIXER product. Presently, using peat for ...
Performance of papyrus based batch loaded vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland mesocosms in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University., 2015)
The performance of batch loaded vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland mesocosms planted with Cyperus papyrus, with regard to treatment of secondary pretreated municipal wastewater in Kampala, Uganda was investigated. ...