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Determinants of change in animal manure use level in banana production in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011)
Banana yield in Uganda has declined during the past years 20 years due to declining soil fertility, reduced labor availability and increased pests and diseases. Despite the increase in the acreage, under banana production, ...
Optimizing phosphorus availability for bean production on a high altitude andosol
(Makerere University, 2011-08)
In Sub-Saharan Africa, common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a food security and income sourcing crop as well as a contributor to soil fertility improvement through biological nitrogen fixation. In Uganda, bean production ...
Efforts by small-scale farmers to maintain soil fertility and their impacts on soil properties, Luwero District, Uganda
(The Haworth Press, 2006)
Low soil fertility remains a major reason for rural poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. In light of the need to set priorities and formulate development policies, this study investigates efforts by farmers in central Uganda to ...
Socio-economic factors influencing adoption of agroforestry technologies: A case study of Iganga and Tororo Districts, Uganda
(Makerere University., 2009-05-11)
To understand the socio-economic factors influencing the adoption of agroforestry, participatory rural appraisal exercises. A household survey with farm visits and focus group discussions were carried out between November ...
Determinants of inorganic fertilizer use by small holder farmers in Uganda.
(2013)
Many studies have been carried out to determine a household’s decision to use fertilizers in Uganda, however, little attention has been paid to the determinants in the different farming systems. This study was conducted ...
Performance of low phosphorus tolerant bean genotypes on acidic soils of Rwanda.
(Makerere University, 2014-06)
In eastern Africa, bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production is highly limited by soil fertility decline, particularly phosphorus (P); yet the typical small-scale farmers are incapable of accessing the often recommended means ...
Site specific soil conservation strategies around Mt. Elgon National Park, Eastern Uganda
(Medwell Journals, 2007)
This study investigates the site specific soil conservation strategies adopted by farmers to control land degradation around Mt. Elgon National Park, Uganda. Primary data were obtained through household survey conducted ...
Proceedings of the dissemination workshop on utilization of market wastes held on 15-16 April 2004 at Fairway Hotel, Kampala, Uganda
(2006-04-21)
A report of the workshop on utilization of urban market wastes, with findings of research carried out on: The effects of utilizing urban market wastes as soil fertility amendments in integrated pest management in peri-urban ...
Farmers' perception of the soil fertility status in Tororo District, Eastern Uganda
(Soil Science Society of East Africa, 2000)
Perception and sanitisation of human faeces for soil fertility management in Uganda
(2011-03)
Soil fertility decline in sub-Saharan Africa stems from a number of causes, among which is nutrient drain through unregulated crop harvests, soil erosion and leaching deep into the soil profiles. Yet nutrient replenishment ...