Academic submissions (CAES): Recent submissions
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Value Chain Analysis of Processed Commom Bean Products in Kenya
(Makerere University, 2019-11)The common beans industry in East Africa is characterized by under developed markets with low value addition and a lesser amount of commercialization to the beans value chain as a whole. The study aimed at analyzing ... -
Genetic diversity and genotype × environment interaction of advanced elite soybean genotypes in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-12)Soybean is an important food and cash crop in Uganda. Despite its importance, soybean production is highly affected by ever-changing biotic and abiotic stresses. The main objective of this study was to enhance soybean ... -
Pathogenic and genetic diversity of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv.Manihotis in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09-05)Cassava bacterial blight (CBB), caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis, is the most destructive bacterial disease of cassava owing to its negative effects on yield and quality of planting materials. Thus, in order ... -
Use of information communication technologies in conservation agriculture knowledge pathways among smallholder farmers in Machakos and Laikipia counties, Kenya
(Makerere University, 2019)The low integration of emerging Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Agricultural knowledge systems is a challenge to the timely provision of extension services to farmers. The main objective of this study was ... -
Economic viability and acceptability of Sweetpotato silage based diet as pig feed by smallholder farmers in Uganda: a case of Kamuli and Masaka districts
(Makerere University, 2019-11)This study assessed the economic viability and acceptability of sweetpotato silage-based diet as pig feed by smallholder farmers in Uganda. This was achieved by first conducting a baseline survey to estimate sweetpotato ... -
Distribution of bean leaf beetles and associated yield losses in Uganda
(2019-11)Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) is the most important and most widely grown legume crop for food and incomes of smallholder farmers in Uganda. However, its production is constrained by many factors including bean leaf ... -
Baseline assessment of water quality along Nakulabye stream
(Makerere University, 2019-11)Nakulabye stream, a natural resource within the Nakulabye catchment, serves as a habitat for some aquatic organisms. It also serves as a source of drinking water for livestock and used for agricultural purposes such as ... -
Drivers to undergraduate students's perceived acquisition of agricultural practical skills through field attachment : The case of Gulu University
(2019-07)Universities through field attachment play a leading role in developing graduates’ practical skill competencies especially in the field of agriculture. Several studies however, have observed the persistent mismatch between ... -
Effect of grafting and pruning on flowering and seed set in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
(2019-07-10)Seed setting is a major constraint to cassava improvement. Some varieties set seed and others rarely set seed because they have poor flowering patterns. This limits inclusion of some would be elite genotypes in conventional ... -
Cooperative membership and effect on profit efficiency of coffee farmers in Kirimiro Region, Burundi
(2019-10-24)Before liberalization, the whole value chain of coffee was controlled by the government. Government of Burundi was managing all activities from production to marketing through the washing management societies. When the ... -
Pathogenic variation of colletotrichum lindemuthianum causing anthracnose of beans (phaseolus vulgaris) in Uganda
(ESci Journals, 2016-01)Colletotrichum lindemuthianum is a highly variable pathogen of common beans that easily overcomes resistance in cultivars bred with single-gene resistance. To determine pathogenic variability of the pathogen in Uganda, ... -
Effect of marker aided pyramiding of anthracnose and pythium root rot resistance genes on plant agronomic characters among advanced common bean genotypes
(Canadian Center for Science and Education, 2015-11-24)One of the factors that accounts for the low yields in common bean is the simultaneous occurrence of diseases on the common bean crop. Bean root rots and anthracnose are the most important common bean diseases that ... -
Cooperative membership and effect on profit efficiency of coffee farmers in Kirimiro Region, Burundi
(Makerere University, 2019-10)Before liberalization, the whole value chain of coffee was controlled by the government. Government of Burundi was managing all activities from production to marketing through the washing management societies. When the ... -
Economic analysis of cassava bioethanol production by small holder farmers in Northern Uganda
(2019-06)The study examined profitability of producing bioethanol and factors that drive cassava farmers to produce bioethanol from Cassava. The data used was collected using structured questionnaire administered to 243 randomly ... -
Integrated nutrient and moisture management for improved upland rice production in Uganda
(2019-08)Whereas integrating nutrient and moisture recommendations is viewed as a lasting intervention to increased upland rice production, studies about this subject are evidently scarce both in Uganda and elsewhere. As such, a ... -
Wildlife damage and control methods around Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)This study documents the different management and control measures developed and implemented by farmers to mitigate vertebrate pest attacks on crops and livestock around Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda. A semi-structured ... -
The management and conservation of woody plants in Uganda's urban settings
(2019-05)Urban woody plant resources and the livelihoods of community members who depend on them are threatened in developing countries. This study was conducted to assess the management and conservation of woody plants in Uganda’s ... -
Cropping system and altitude as drivers of soil Macrobiota and nutrient variability for arabica coffee production in mount Elgon region
(Makerere University, 2018-12-19)There is need to produce sufficient food and fuel for the growing population without damaging the ecosystem services. In Uganda, highlands have inherent fertile soil but are rapidly losing quality due intensification. ... -
Role of seed and aphid vectors in proliferation of tomato virus diseases on small holder farms in Kasese District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-05)In Uganda, tomato productivity is very low due to poor agronomic practices, lack of improved varieties and damage caused by insect pests and diseases. Studies to evaluate factors influencing the increasing incidence of ... -
Enrichment of flour of Indigenous bitter cassava "Lenga Tome" for feeding infants and young children (6-23 months) in Kajo-Keji County-South Sudan
(2019-02-27)Cassava (Manihot esculenta - Crantz) is a root crop that feeds over 500 million people in the tropics though is poor in protein, vitamins and minerals. This study sought to enrich cassava flour of the South Sudanese ...