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Effects of food aid on the nutrition adequacy of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Tororo, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-08)
Despite tremendous advances in HIV care and increased funding for treatment, morbidity and mortality from HIV/AIDS remains unacceptably high in developing countries. Food-based approaches, such as food aid ration, have ...
Nutritional and microbiological quality of sun-dried silver cyprinid during storage
(2018-11-23)
Silver cyprinid is a cheap, accessible, highly nutritious food that is incorporated diets of infants as a fortified protein source. However, this silver cyprinid is prone to degradation during storage but the effect of ...
Resistance to rice yellow mottle virus and performance of selected improved rice genotypes in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)
Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) causes yield losses up to 100 % although yield losses of 19% have been recorded in selected areas of northern Uganda yet resistant rice varieties with farmer and consumer preferences are not ...
Mixed cropping systems for sustainable domestic food supply of the smallholder farming communities in Nakasongola District, Central Uganda
(Online Science Publishing, 2018-07-31)
Poverty alleviation and food security are the most important national priorities in Uganda. Development of agricultural technologies to improve rural livelihood through sustainable increase in production on crop, animal, ...
Composition and physico-chemical properties of grain flour and leaves of different amaranth accessions
(Makerere University, 2018-07)
Grain amaranth is widely consumed in the world as grain and vegetable. However, there is limited information on the variation in properties of different grain amaranth accessions. The aim of this study was to determine the ...
Pesticides residues in soil and mountain gorilla food plants in and around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
(2018-09-15)
Pesticides are widely used to control pests but may have detrimental effects on non-targeted species. This study aimed at establishing pesticides types used by farmers and determining their levels in the soils and plant ...
Impact of Tannery effluent discharge on the Nabajjuzi Wetland Ecosystem
(2018-12)
A study on the impact of Tannery effluent discharge on water quality and macroinvertebrates of the Nabajjuzi Wetland was carried out in order to provide sufficient data for its effective management. Water samples and ...
Esia of Aeria spraying of sugarcane with Ripener and fertilizer at Kinyara Sugar Limited in Masindi District
(2018)
Kinyara Sugar Limited has executed commercial chemical ripening of sugarcane using Fusilade Forte between 1997 and 2005 and beneficial outcomes were recorded out of processing chemically ripened cane. The previous ...
Bean stem maggot resistance in root rot resistant and drought tolerant breeding lines
(2018-12-30)
Bean stem maggot (Ophiomyia spp., Diptera, Agromyzidae) is a major field insect pest limiting common bean production in Uganda. The damage caused by bean stem maggot (BSM) is more severe under drought and the pest usually ...
Phenotypic characterization of indigenous goats and perception of farmers on indigenous versus crossbred goats in North-Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University., 2018-01)
Understanding breed characteristics is important in guiding decision-making in livestock development and breeding programs, yet in Uganda livestock characterization has been mainly undertaken for cattle and little has been ...