Department of Agriculture, Agribusiness, and Environment Collections: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Innovation Opportunities in Bean Production in the DR Congo
(The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), 2018-05)The common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, is the most important pulse food crop for consumption in the world and one of the most important food crops in the DR Congo. Located in Central Africa, DRC is the fourth most populous ... -
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 ... -
Innovation Opportunities in Organic Pineapple Production in Uganda
(Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), 2018-05)Pineapple is an important horticultural crop grown in many tropical countries as a major source of income. It is also consumed as fresh and dried fruit and has been found to have high nutritional and medicinal value. ...