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Technical Efficiency of Farming Households in Uganda: Evidence from the national Panel Survey Data, 2005-2010
(2014)We investigate performance of the agricultural sector in Uganda and whether it has varied by the 4 major regions in Uganda using agricultural technical efficiency as a proxy for performance on a nationally representative ... -
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 ... -
Traditional herbal remedies used in the management of sexual impotence and erectile dysfunction in western Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2005-03)Western Uganda. Reproductive health care is the second most prevalent health care problem in Africa. However, this concept of reproductive health care has been focusing mainly on women disregarding men. Thus, some diseases ... -
Treatment of intestinal schistosomiasis in Ugandan preschool children: best diagnosis, treatment efficacy and side-effects, and an extended praziquantel dosing pole
(Elsevier, 2010)The Ugandan national control programme for schistosomiasis has no clear policy for inclusion of preschool-children (≤5 years old) children. To re-balance this health inequality, we sought to identify best diagnosis of ... -
UNDERSTANDING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CATTLE TICK-BORNE DISEASES AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN MBARARA DISTRICT, WESTERN UGANDA
(Bishop Stuart University, 2023-02)A study to examine the association between tick - borne diseases and climate variability in cattle keeping communities in Mbarara district in South in Western Uganda was undertaken aiming at inputting into the tactical ... -
UNDERSTANDING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CATTLE TICK-BORNE DISEASES AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN MBARARA DISTRICT, WESTERN UGANDA
(Bishop Stuart University, 2023)A study to examine the association between tick - borne diseases and climate variability in cattle keeping communities in Mbarara district in South in Western Uganda was undertaken aiming at inputting into the tactical ... -
Use of circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) dipsticks for detection of intestinal and urinary schistosomiasis.
(2005)An evaluation of a commercially available antigen capture dipstick that detects schistosome circulating cathodic antigen (CCA) in urine was conducted in representative endemic areas for intestinal and urinary schistosomiasis ... -
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 ... -
UTILISATION OF BIODEGRADABLE SOLID WASTE TO BOOST CROP PRODUCTION AMONG FARMERS IN MBARARA CITY, SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA
(American Journal of Agriculture, 2022)Purpose: Determining the utilisation of biodegradable solid waste in boosting crop productivity among farmers in Mbarara City. Methodology: Mixed methods were used with simple random sampling and purposive sampling to ... -
Utilization of Dental Conservation Methods among School Adolescents in Mbarara Municipality – South-Western Uganda.
(Indo-African Journal of Educational Research, 2015-05)Dental conservation methods are those processes that can be utilized to maintain good oral health. They can be instituted at both individual and professional levels like; tooth brushing, amalgam fillings, inlays, among ... -
Utilization of medicinal plants in treating livestock diseases around Queen Elizabeth national park, western Uganda
(International Journal of Herbal Medicine, 2019-06-06)The study focused on the use of medicinal plants in treating livestock diseases by the communities around queen Elizabeth National Park, specifically in Nyakatonzi and Kichwamba sub-counties in western Uganda. The study ... -
Utilization of medicinal plants in treating livestock diseases around Queen Elizabeth national park, western Uganda
(International Journal of Herbal Medicine, 2019-02-06)The study focused on the use of medicinal plants in treating livestock diseases by the communities around queen Elizabeth National Park, specifically in Nyakatonzi and Kichwamba sub-counties in western Uganda. The study ... -
Why Sustainable Management of Xanthomonas Wilt of Banana in East and Central Africa Has Been Elusive
(Research gate, 2013-04)Banana is an important food and cash crop and constitutes a large proportion of the total crop production in East and Central African (ECA) countries. Banana production has been threatened by Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) disease ... -
Women’s vulnerability in bean value chain development at the Maendeleo innovation platform, Eastern DRC
(African Journal of Rural Development, 2018)Value chain development in post conflict countries should not only deal with the technical issues of the value chain, but with women’s gender needs, and even more critically understand and address their vulnerabilities. ... -
YIELD AND DRY MATTER RESPONSE OF POTATO (SOLANUM TUBEROSUM) TO DIFFERENT NPK 17:17:17 FERTILIZER LEVELS IN MID ALTITUDE REGION IN UGANDA
(Bishop Stuart University, 2022-12)Potato is an important food and cash 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 and fertilizers used ...