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Aboveground Species Diversity and Carbon Stocks in Smallholder Coffee Agroforestry in the Highlands of Uganda
(Springer, Cham, 2019)Types of agroforestry systems and their capacity to sequester carbon vary globally, and the extent of carbon sequestered greatly depends on environmental conditions and system management. This study aimed at investigating ... -
Access to Land for Urban Agriculture in Kampala
(Urban agriculture magazine, 2003)Agriculture in Kampala is practised mainly in valley slums where the poor live in informal settlements. Although urban agriculture offers easy access to services and markets, gaining access to land to grow food and rear ... -
Access to Veterinary Services and Expenditure on Pig Health Management: The Case of Smallholder Pig Farmers in Northern Uganda
(Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2020)Pig farming has gained momentum for most smallholder farmers in developing countries as a means of livelihood and household incomes. However, prospects of the pig enterprises are constrained by pig health management issues ... -
Active optical sensor measurements and weather variables for predicting winter wheat yield
(Agronomy Journal, 2021)Accurate winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain yield prediction is vital for improving N management decisions. Currently, most N optimization algorithms use in-season estimated yield (INSEY) as a sole variable for ... -
Activists as Strategic Science Communicators on the Adoption of GMOs in Uganda
(Journal of Science Communication, 2020)This commentary uses a case study of Uganda and the country's attempts to adopt genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to demonstrate how activists have become communicators of scientific knowledge in the digital age. The ... -
Acute Toxicity, Antipyretic and Antinociceptive Study of the Crude Saponin from an Edible Vegetable: Vernonia Amygdalina Leaf
(International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2012)Vernonia amygdalina is commonly used for food and health purposes. Processing of the leaf for food is aimed at removing bitter tasting antinutritional principles like saponins. This study was designed to determine the ... -
Adaptation of RUSLE to Model Erosion Risk in a Watershed with Terrain Heterogeneity
(International Journal of Advanced Earth Science and Engineering, 2013)The modeling capability of the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) on a heterogeneous landscape is usually limited due to computational challenges of slope length and slope steepness (LS) factor. RUSLE can be ... -
Addition of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato and Iron-Rich Beans Improves Sensory, Nutritional and Physical Properties But Reduces Microbial Shelf Life of Cassava-Based Pancake (Kabalagala) Designed for Children 2-5 Years Old
(Journal of Culinary Science & Technology, 2021)Innovative use of locally available food resources to develop products of enhanced nutritional quality is one of the strategies believed to alleviate deficiencies of essential micronutrients such as vitamin A and iron that ... -
Additive Main Effects and Multiplicative Interactions Analysis of Yield Performances in Cowpea Genotypes under Ugandan Environments
(International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 2017)Yield in legumes is the result of many plant processes, which are usually expressed in yield and have been shown to be affected by management, genotype and environment. The objectives of this study were to assess the extent ... -
Adopting traditional fermented foods as carriers for probiotics: The case of Obushera and Lactobacillus rhamnosus yoba
(Nutrition & Food Science, 2019)Traditional fermented products can be adopted as probiotic carriers. This study was aimed at evaluating the potential of using Obushera, a traditional sorghum beverage from Uganda, as a carrier for Lactobacillus rhamnosus ... -
Adoption and Impacts of Conservation Agriculture: Quasi Experimental Evidence from E. Africa
(ResearchGate, 2013)Conservation Agriculture is a recent and evolving concept to land management that seeks to optimise crop yields and farm profits in a manner that balances economic and environmental benefits. The underlying principles ... -
Adoption intensity of climate smart agricultural practices in arabica coffee production in Bududa District
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Updates, 2021)Uganda is one of the largest producing and exporting countries of coffee in the world and second in Africa, but it continues to experience significant impacts of climate change, including erratic rainfall variability and ... -
Adoption Intensity Of Soil And Water Conservation Technologies: A Case Of South Western Uganda
(Environment, development and sustainability, 2015)Important signs of agricultural land quality deterioration are apparent in many countries, including declining yields and a switch to crops that demand fewer nutrients. This is despite efforts to curb land degradation rates ... -
Adoption of improved Cassava Varieties among Small Scale Farmers in Apac District
(International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering Review (IJASER), 2021)Low adoption of modern agricultural technologies amongst farmers in Uganda has been identified as one of the main reasons for the low agricultural productivity and increase in poverty level. The general objective of this ... -
Adoption of Improved Mungbean Production Technologies in Selected East African Countries
(Agriculture, 2021)This study analyzes the factors that influence the probability and extent of the adoption of mungbean production technologies in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, using multivariate probit and Poisson regression models. The ... -
Adoption of On-Farm Plantation Forestry by Smallholder Farmers in Uganda
(Journal of Sustainable Development, 2017)The study assessed the factors influencing adoption and intensity of adoption of on-farm plantation forestry by comparing results from a censored Tobit model and a Double-hurdle model. Analysis indicated that determinants ... -
Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture Intensification in Maize-Based Farming Systems of Katete District in Zambia
(Land, 2022)Sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) has been hailed as the solution to increasing crop productivity among farmers. Despite the significant promotion, there still remains a dearth of information on the adoption ... -
Aetiology and prevalence of subclinical mastitis in dairy herds in peri-urban areas of Kigali in Rwanda
(Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2019)The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the prevalence of subclinical mastitis (SCM) and associated risk factors in dairy cows in peri-urban areas of Kigali, Rwanda, and identify causative udder pathogens. A ... -
African ancestry of New World, Bemisia tabaci-whitefly species
(Scientific reports, 2018)Bemisia tabaci whitefly species are some of the world’s most devastating agricultural pests and plant-virus disease vectors. Elucidation of the phylogenetic relationships in the group is the basis for understanding their ... -
African Basil (Ocimum gratissimum) Is a Reservoir of Divergent Begomoviruses in Uganda
(Plant disease, 2020)Begomoviruses are plant viruses that cause major losses to many economically important crops. Although they are poorly understood, begomoviruses infecting wild plants may have an important role as reservoirs in the ...
