Faculty of Agriculture, Environmental Sciences and Technology[FAEST]: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of Potato Varieties for Yield and Dry Matter Response to Different Fertilizer Levels in Mid Altitude Region in Uganda
(American Journal of Agricultural Science, Engineering, and Technology (AJASET), 2022)Potato is an important crop in Uganda that increasing its production and productivity must be emphasized. The yield and quality of potato tubers are partly influenced by the elevation, variety and fertilizers used. ... -
Institutional Factors Influencing Small Holder Farmers’ Participation in Potato Value Addition in Ndorwa County West, Kabale District
(Enliven Archive, 2022-07)This study investigated the factors influencing small holder farmers’ participation in Irish potato value addition in Ndorwa County West, Kabale District. The general objective was to determine factors influencing small ... -
Effect of Water Harvesting Practices on Sustainable Maize Produc tion among Smallholder Farmers in Water Scarce Areas of Ibanda District2023
(Enliven Archive, 2023-04-29)This study was conducted to find out the effect of rainwater harvesting on sustainable maize production in Bisheshe and Nyamarebe Sub counties, Ibanda district. Specifically, the study was conducted to establish the water ... -
Medication Adherence and Seizure Remission Prediction Model for Patients with Epilepsy at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
(American Research Journal of Humanities Social Science (ARJHSS), 2023)Epilepsy is a global burden and accounts for 50 million people worldwide with an estimated 5 million people diagnosed with epilepsy each year. The estimated proportion of the general population with active epilepsy at ... -
Extent, Levels and Suitability of ICT Usage for Agricultural Information Dissemination in Uganda
(Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: D Agriculture and Veterinary, 2023)The main source of livelihood in Uganda is smallholder farming. It is the most common type of agriculture practice supporting more than 70% of the population, thus a dire need to devise means to sustain and improve it ... -
Smallholder Farmers’ Coping Strategies to Perceived Climate Change and Variability in Isingiro District, South Western Uganda
(African Journal of Climate Change and Resource Sustainability, 2023)Climate change and variability pose a major challenge facing the agricultural sector around the world and trends are feared to intensify by 2050. This is likely to complicate agricultural decisions affecting local ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and the Practice of Climate-Smart Agriculture among Smallholder Farmers in Isingiro District, South Western Uganda
(EAST AFRICAN NATURE & SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 2023)Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) can sustainably increase productivity, improve resilience, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from agricultural systems. The current study aimed to establish the existing knowledge, ... -
MARKET PERFORMANCE OF SOFT DRINKS ENTERPRISES IN KIGALI CITY, RWANDA
(International Journal of Marketing Strategies, 2022)Purpose: Even when soft drink production as an entrepreneurial activity has had tremendous impact on society, it continues to face heightened challenges as the world Corona Virus pandemic continues. The choice of a ... -
Fuzzy Based Prediction Model for Air Quality Monitoring for Kampala City in East Africa
(MDPI, 2021-07-19): The quality of air affects lives and the environment at large. Poor air quality has claimed many lives and distorted the environment across the globe, and much more severely in African countries where air quality ... -
An alternative Sustainable Source of Protein for Humans and Animals
(2000)The consumption of insects (also called entomophagy) is traditionally practiced by more than two billion people worldwide; around 524 insect species are estimated to be consumed in Africa, 349 in Asia, 679 in the America, ... -
ADOPTION OF SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING IN SMALLHOLDER DAIRY CATTLE PRODUCTION IN MBARARA DISTRICT
(American Journal of Agriculture, 2022)Purpose: This study sought to assess the level of adoption of supplementary feeding, associated socioeconomic factors and the relationship between supplementary feeding and dairy cattle production among smallholder ... -
Can Recognition and Respect of Forest Resource Rights save Echuya Central Forest Reserve? A Precursor for Appropriate Collaborative Forest Management
(Journal of Biodiversity Management & Forestry, 2022-07)Recognition and respect for tenure and forest resource rights has for long been considered essential for policy makers to promote forest conservation. Several initiatives have indeed been undertaken to promote recognition ... -
Towards University Semester and Examinations Regulations Model Verification
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2016-07)This paper reviewed the Mbarara University of Science and Technology semester and examinations regulations handbook and diagrammatically identified a number of flaws in the model. The next phase of this research is to ... -
Effect of Different Poultry Manure on the Performance of Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum mill)
(American Journal of Agriculture, 2023)Purpose: Tomato is one of the most popular and versatile vegetables in the world and organic production with high yields of desirable quality are a target of many producers. However, the yield of tomatoes in Uganda are ... -
Information Communication Technology Devices for Agricultural Information Dissemination among Smallholder Farmers in Uganda (Rubanda, Mayuge Districts, and Mbarara City)
(East African Journal of Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2022)Agriculture continues to be the main source of livelihood in developing countries and smallholder farming is the most common type of agriculture practice supporting more than 70% of the population. On the other hand, ... -
The Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the Challenges Faced by Ugandan Smallholder Farmers. Review Article.
(EAST AFRICAN NATURE & SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 2022-04-26)The influence of ICT use on smallholder farmers in rural farming is examined in this article, as well as the obstacles that ICT use presents. The paper reviews that ICT plays a very important role in the dissemination ... -
Innovation Opportunities in Sorghum Production in Uganda
(The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), 2018-04)Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) (L.) (Moench) is cultivated worldwide in a wide range of environments. Because of its resistance to drought, high production potential and low inputs use, sorghum is cultivated in the tropical, ... -
Farmer Mobilization through Agricultural Cooperatives and Farmers Welfare in Western Uganda
(International Journal of Current Science Research and Review, 2022-04-04)This study was initiated to investigate roles (services) of agricultural cooperatives towards farmer’s welfare in Western Uganda. The general objective of the study was to assess the role of agricultural cooperatives ...