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Food security inequality between female and male headed households : evidence from Northern and South Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01)
Reducing gender inequalities is morally, ethically, and economically viewed as one of the principal strategies for reducing food insecurity and poverty in the developing world. Resource access in favour of men has bred a ...
Study of sources and inheritance of resistance to African rice gall midge (Orseolia oryzivora) in lowland rice in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
The African Rice Gall Midge (AfRGM), Orseolia oryzivora is one of the major insect pests in Africa including Uganda. Yield losses of up to 100% are attributed to the AfRGM in different rice growing regions especially in ...
Inheritance of resistance to sclerotium root rot (Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.) in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
Sclerotium root rot caused by Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. is one of the major soil-borne diseases of common bean in Uganda and many other countries. The disease is very aggressive causing pre-emergence damping off. It affects ...
Social-economic vulnerability to resettlement : a case of land acquisition for petroleum development activities in the Albertine region in western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
The extractive industries can boost a country’s economic growth and standards of living but also increase the social-economic vulnerability of communities where the resource is located. Uganda is among African countries ...
Profiling the dynamics of informal timber value chain in Uganda : actors, business networks and benefit distribution
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
In Uganda, most of the timber is produced and/or traded informally resulting in social, economic and environmental problems such as revenue loss, inequitable distribution of chain rents, distortion of timber markets and ...
Variations in groundwater recharge and associated risks to groundwater supplies over Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-09-14)
Majority of Uganda’s population relies on groundwater as an accessible source to meet their water demands especially in times of prolonged dry seasons. Its importance will likely increase with a changing climate where ...
Participatory land use governance and livelihoods in Awoja Watershed, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-05)
This study examined the ways in which participation of local people in managing natural resources as an adaptation strategy affects the livelihoods of communities in Awoja watershed in Eastern Uganda. Specifically, the ...
Soil carbon dioxide emissions in a cereal cropping system under nitrogen application in an inland valley wetland in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-11)
Utilization of inland valley wetlands for agriculture is on the increase, in effect threatening the values associated with an intact wetland ecology. Moreover, it has become inevitable that some form of agriculture must ...
Stone quarrying, community livelihoods and environmental risks: a case study of Kyampisi Sub County, Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
Rock quarrying has emerged as an important livelihood activity sustaining livelihoods of people in Kyampisi Subcounty. It is also associated with various environmental and health concerns. However, very little has been ...
Agricultural modernisation interventions, livelihoods and sustainable land management in Nakisunga Sub-County, Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2021-09-25)
Agricultural modernization has been identified as a key driver of socio-economic development in Uganda that has seen several interventions implemented to that effect. However, these have not been evaluated in respect to ...