Browsing by Author "Fina, Opio"
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Adverse impact of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt on farmers’ livelihoods in Eastern and Central Africa
Fina, Opio; Eldad, Karamura; Ivan, Rwomushana; Svetlana, Gaidashova; Celestin, Niyongere; Privat, Ndayihazamaso; Leornard, Mukandala; Innocent, Ndyetabula; Jackson, Nkuba; William, Tinzaara; Gertrude, Night; Nicholas, Niko; Wellington, Jogo (African Journal of Plant Science, 2015-07)Banana is a key crop in the livelihoods of many people in the Great Lakes region of East and Central Africa. For more than a decade now, the crop has been threatened by Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) which has spread ... -
The Effect of Water Quality on Aquaculture Produc 3 tivity in Ibanda District, Uganda
Zephline, Tumwesigye; Wycliffe, Tumwesigye; Fina, Opio; Chloe, Kemigabo; Boaz, Mujuni (MDPI, 2021)Water quality plays a substantial role in maximizing fish productivity. Despite the efforts made by government to improve fish production, there are general complaints about small size of fish produced in aquaculture ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and the Practice of Climate-Smart Agriculture among Smallholder Farmers in Isingiro District, South Western Uganda
Christine, Aturihaihi; Wycliffe, Tumwesigye; Fina, Opio; Geoffrey, Akiiki Beyihayo (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, ... -
Smallholder Farmers’ Coping Strategies to Perceived Climate Change and Variability in Isingiro District, South Western Uganda
Christine, Aturihaihi; Fina, Opio; Wycliffe, Tumwesigye; Geoffrey, Akiiki Beyihayo (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 ... -
Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Uptake of Coffee Production Recommended Practices in Kichwamba and Kirugu Sub-Counties Rubirizi District, Uganda
Ahimbisibwe, Jerome Ronalds; Osiru, David; Fina, Opio (East African Journal of Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2023)The study was on socioeconomic factors influencing the uptake of coffee production recommended practices in the Kichwamba and Kirugu Sub-counties of the Rubirizi district and was conducted in February 2021. Objectives ... -
Status of Banana Bacterial Wilt in Uganda
Fina, Opio; W.K, Tushemereirwe; O, Okaasai; J, Kubiriba; C, Nankinga; J, Muhangi; N, Odoi (African crop science journal, 2006)Banana bacterial will caused by xanthromonas was first reported in Ethiopia on Ensete Ventricosum in 1968 and on Bananas in 1974. A similar disease confirmed to be caused by xcm was then reported in Uganda in 2001 on bananas ...