Browsing Faculty of Agriculture, Environmental Sciences and Technology[FAEST] by Title
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Assessing the Impact of NAADS Programme on Agricultural Economic Performance in Mbarara District - Uganda
(Department of Economics and Management, Bishop Stuart University, 2019-04-30)This study was conducted on assessing the impact of NAADS programme on agricultural economic performance in Mbarara district. Agricultural Economic performance was assessed in terms of household income and commercialization. ... -
Assessing the Smallholder Farmers’ Coping Strategies to the Effects of Climate Change
(International Journal of Agriculture and Animal Production, 2023)Background: The effects of climate change such as droughts, floods and land degradations normally result into crop failures among smallholder farmers. The effect is more adverse on smallholder farmers of Sub Sharan ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF FARMYARD MANURE AND NPK FERTILIZER APPLICATION ON BANANA YIELDS IN SHUUKU TOWN COUNCIL, SHEEMA DISTRICT, WESTERN UGANDA
(Bishop Stuart University, 2023)The Experiment was on the effect of Farmyard Manure and NPK Fertilizer on banana yields in Shuuku Town council, Sheema district. It was guided by three objectives which were, determining the effect of Farmyard Manure ... -
Bee Keeping and Coffee Production as Potential Alternative Livelihoods for Coffee Farmers in Sheema District
(International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 2023-02)To ensure sustainable living standards for coffee farmers, integrating coffee plantations with bee keeping would be a potential alternative livelihood option since beekeeping contributes additional incomes from the sale ... -
Can Governance in Revenue Sharing Be a Pathway for a Win-win Situation between People’s Livelihood Improvement and Conservation?
(Peer Review Research Publishing System, 2015-05)This paper establishes the importance of good governance in improving local livelihoods and support for conservation. The study uses empirical realities from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, an afromontane Gorilla sanctuary ... -
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 ... -
Chemotherapy for Schistosomiasis in Ugandan Fishermen: Treatment Can Cause a Rapid Increase in Interleukin-5 Levels in Plasma but Decreased Levels of Eosinophilia and Worm-Specific Immunoglobulin E
(American Society for Microbiology., 2004)Chemotherapy for blood-dwelling schistosomes kills the worms and exposes parasite antigen to the circulation.In many people from areas of endemicity, this treatment increases parasite-specific immunoglobulin E(IgE) and ... -
Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) for Sustainable Agriculture Nexus: A Tool for Transforming Food Systems
(2023-03-29)Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is a global strategy for enhancing food productivity amidst climate change uncertainties in the 21st century. CSA improves farmers’ incomes, reduces greenhouse emissions, and farming systems ... -
Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) for Sustainable Agriculture Nexus: A Tool for Transforming Food Systems
(Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 2023)Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is a global strategy for enhancing food productivity amidst climate change uncertainties in the 21st century. CSA improves farmers’ incomes, reduces greenhouse emissions, and farming systems ... -
CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE** A COMPREHENSIVE SCOPING AND ASSESSMENT STUDY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO UGANDA
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Climate Smart Soil and Water Conservation Practices
(Science Publishing Group, 2018)The purpose of this study was to establish the appropriate climate smart soil and water conservation practices that enhance crop production for smallholder farmers in South Western Uganda, focusing on Mbarara, Isingiro ... -
Community perceptions towards the implications of human activity on River Rwizi, Uganda sustainability
(Int. Res. J. Earth Sci., 2018-06-20)This study was undertaken in the cells of Kiswahiri, Buremba and Nyakaizi in Kakoba Division of Mbarara Uganda. The research was done as a baseline study for investigating the possibility of implementing a project for ... -
Contemporary land use/land cover types determine soil organic carbon stocks in south-west Rwanda
(Springer, 2014-09-18)Soil organic carbon (SOC) constitutes a large pool within the global carbon cycle. Land use change significantly drives SOC stock variation. In tropical central and eastern Africa, how changes in land use and land cover ... -
Contribution of Dry Spell Adaptation Technologies to Crop Productivity in Isingiro Town Council, Isingiro District, Uganda
(African Journal of Climate Change and Resource Sustainability, 2023)Extended Dry Spell Adaptation Technologies (EDSATs) can improve crop resilience to Extended Dry Spells (EDS). This study was aimed at determining the contribution of EDSATs to crop productivity in the Isingiro Town ... -
Current Status And Progress Of Research On The Management of Bean Root Rot Complex In South Western Uganda
(NARO, 2000)Bean root rot is the most important disease affecting beans in South Western Uganda. The disease has resulted incomplete loss of t he crop in some areas. At the moment there is urgent need to look for means of reducing the ... -
The Cycle of Violence: Associations Between Exposure to Violence, Trauma-Related Symptoms and Aggression—Findings from Congolese Refugees in Uganda
(University of Zurich, 2015)War-related trauma exposure has been linked to aggression and enhanced levels of community and family violence, suggesting a cycle of violence. Reactive aggression—an aggressive reaction to a perceived threat—has been ... -
Cytokine Production in Whole Blood Cultures from a Fishing Community in an Area of High Endemicity for Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: the Differential Effect of Parasite Worm and Egg Antigens
(American Society for Microbiology, 2003-03)The human host is continuously exposed to the egg and the adult worm developmental stages of Schistosoma mansoni during chronic infections with the parasite. To assess the cytokine responses induced by these different ... -
Development of a management strategy for Bean root rot in southwestern Uganda
(National Agriculural Research Organisation, 2003-08)Bean root rot was first noted in southwestern Uganda many years ago according to the people in the area but it was not until early 1990's when its destruction became apparent .The disease is now the most important disease ... -
Distribution,Incidence and farmer knowledge of Banana Xanthomonas wilt in Rwanda
(Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA),, 2013)Banana Xanthomonas wilt was reported in Rwanda in 2005. The present study was conducted to determine the distribution and incidence of the disease and farmer knowledge of disease symptoms, modes of spread and control. A ...