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The effect of weather on crop yields: A case study of the maize crop in Masindi District Western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Weather and crop yield is a crucial consideration for food security in Uganda. This study considered a relationship between weather and maize yield as an aid to emphasize the significance and need for weather information ...
Estimation of consumer preferences for cowpea varieties in Kumi and Soroti Districts, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2010-10)
Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata L. Walp) is one of the most important indigenous legumes of the tropics and sub tropics. In Africa information on cowpea marketing and trade is lacking and data on cowpea production and consumption ...
Factors influencing farmers’ choice to sell milled versus unmilled rice
(Makerere University, 2013-06)
The number of rice mills in Uganda has increased rapidly during the past decade, presumably in response to the increasing demand for rice milling services by rice farmers. However, recent studies show that despite the ...
Suitability of Ugandan produced banana fibres for paper making
(2014-08-06)
Banana fibres are underutilized and regarded as waste yet they have got a high potential for production of biodegradable products. The study investigated the suitability of banana fibres produced in Uganda for paper making. ...
The impact of environmental education on conservation practices by communities around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.
(2014-08-06)
The study area is located in southwestern Uganda at the junction of the plain and mountain forests around Bwindi National Park. It lies in the Kigezi Highlands of southwestern Uganda overlooking the western rift valley, ...
Physiological and morphological responses of farmer preferred cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivars to drought stress in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013)
Cassava is the most important staple food crop in the tropics feeding over 800 million people, mainly resource poor small scale-farmers. In Uganda, cassava ranks 2nd to bananas in terms of total production and per capita ...
Inheritance of resistance to rice bacterial leaf blight
(2014-08-05)
In order to design appropriate control strategies for a major disease of rice Uganda, the bacterial leaf blight (BLB) disease caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae on rice, this study was initiated to a) assess ...
Influence of diet and management system on growth and carcass characteristics of Ugandan local chickens
(2014-08-06)
The effect of feeding regime and management system on growth performance and carcass characteristics of local chicken cockerels was assessed using two experiments. In the first experiment, cockerels were assigned to six ...
Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii, p.l. sclater) diet and habitat selection in Rushebeya-Kanyabaha Wetland, South Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-08)
This study was conducted in Rushebeya-Kanyabaha wetland, in south western Uganda, from January to December 2008. The aim was to assess the diet and habitat selection of sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii), a highly wetland ...
Environmental impacts of tourism development on River Nile in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012)
River Nile and the environs of Jinja town are among the leading tourism destinations in Uganda, offering tourists an opportunity to participate in viewing the Source of Africa’s longest river; the associated falls; river ...