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Adolescent fertility and sexuality in Uganda: determinants, consequences and management
(Makerere University, 1987-08-08)In Uganda, adolescents constitute almost half of the total population and being of reproductive age, they contribute more to fertility than any other categories of persons. Moreover, adolescents have unique problems related ... -
Adolescent fertility and sexuality in Uganda: determinants, consequences and management
(Makerere University, 1987-08-08)In Uganda, adolescents constitute almost half of the total population and being of reproductive age, they contribute more to fertility than any other categories of persons. Moreover, adolescents have unique problems related ... -
The agrarian sector and economic development in Tanzania.
(1984-02)Part 1of this paper summarises land tenure systems which emerged after independence. Part II examines the objectives and constraints facing rural development in Tanzania. Part III reviews the agrarian structure in Tanzania ... -
The agrarian sector and economic development in Tanzania.
(1984-02)Part 1of this paper summarises land tenure systems which emerged after independence. Part II examines the objectives and constraints facing rural development in Tanzania. Part III reviews the agrarian structure in Tanzania ... -
Aspects of food shortages in Tanganyika (1925-45)
(1966-12)The problem of food hunger and shortage has attracted the attention of scholars from a number of different disciplines. Members of the medical profession are interested in the problem largely because of its direct physiological ... -
Basis of conflict among peasant communities
(Makerere Institute of Social Research, 1987)Nearly thirty five years ago the broad mass of the Kenyan people, particularly those from central Kenya and the Rift Valley took up arms to wage a protracted people's war against British imperialism. The war was fought ... -
Basis of conflict among peasant communities
(Makerere Institute of Social Research, 1987)Nearly thirty five years ago the broad mass of the Kenyan people, particularly those from central Kenya and the Rift Valley took up arms to wage a protracted people's war against British imperialism. The war was fought ... -
Capitalism and peasant agriculture in Africa.
(1984)The inability of capitalism to destroy pre-capitalist relations of production in African agriculture, or its co-existence with such relations of production has led to various theories purporting to explain the manner in ... -
Cultural diversity and the role of traditional authority in local self governance: the case of Mozambique in Southern Africa
(1993-08-30)We will begin this article with the subject ''cultural diversity" and, in this context, examine the role traditional authority can play in the process of good governance. Therefore our principal focus will be this local, ... -
Cultural diversity and the role of traditional authority in local self governance: the case of Mozambique in Southern Africa
(1993-08-30)We will begin this article with the subject ''cultural diversity" and, in this context, examine the role traditional authority can play in the process of good governance. Therefore our principal focus will be this local, ... -
Developing sustainable agriculture in Africa: main challenges for small farmers in Uganda
(2009-11)Conceptually, the principles of sustainable agriculture and rural development (SARD) enunciated in the den Bosch Declaration (FAO 1996) constitute the foundation for achieving food security in Africa and indeed in the world ... -
Ethnic pluralism and political centralisation: the basis of political conflict in Uganda
(1987-09)The paper contends that the struggle for participation and control of political power is at the centre, is one of the major causes of political conflict in this country. In the end, the paper advocates for the decentralization ... -
Ethnic pluralism and political centralisation: the basis of political conflict in Uganda
(1987-09)The paper contends that the struggle for participation and control of political power is at the centre, is one of the major causes of political conflict in this country. In the end, the paper advocates for the decentralization ... -
Ethnicity and ethnic conflict in the great lakes region.
(2000-07)This paper explains the ethnicity and ethnic conflicts in the Great Lakes region in the context of the historical backgrounds of the region. It attempts to unearth the issue from its historical, sociological, cultural and ... -
Ethnicity and ethnic conflict in the great lakes region.
(2000-07)This paper explains the ethnicity and ethnic conflicts in the Great Lakes region in the context of the historical backgrounds of the region. It attempts to unearth the issue from its historical, sociological, cultural and ... -
Factors influencing the location of industry in Uganda
(1966-10-07)This paper attempts to give a brief description of the factors influencing the location of industry within Uganda. It should be kept , in mind that it is not the intention of this paper to evaluate the role of the common ... -
Factors influencing the location of industry in Uganda
(1966-10-07)This paper attempts to give a brief description of the factors influencing the location of industry within Uganda. It should be kept , in mind that it is not the intention of this paper to evaluate the role of the common ...