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Predicting which tropical tree species are vulnerable to forest disturbances
(Wiley Online Library, 2017-04-28)
Tropical forest management often focuses on a few highvalue timber species because they are thought to be the most vulnerable in logged forests. However, other tree species may be vulnerable to secondary effects of logging, ...
Perceived benefits of participatory market chain approach in marketing orange fleshed sweet potatoes in Soroti District, Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-01)
Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA), a marketing methodology that brings together different actors of a market chain successfully fostered pro-poor market chain innovations in potato products in the Andes. This study ...
Resistance of cowpea to scab disease and diversity of Sphaceloma SP. occurring in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017)
Cowpea (Viga unguiculata L. Walp) is the third most important legume food crop in Uganda with the Eastern and Northern regions accounting for most of the production in the country. However, its mean yield is less than 400 ...
An assessment of community participation on the sustainability of rural water supply and sanitation projects: A case study of Buikwe town Council in Uganda
(Makerere University., 2017-01)
A study was conducted to assess community participation in the sustainability of rural water supply and sanitation projects. The aim of the study was to determine the extent to which community participation influences the ...
Industrial anaerobic treatment of brewery wastewater in a tropical climate using a full-scale usable reactor seeded with activated sludge: A case study of effluent treatment plant at Uganda Breweries Limited
(Makerere University., 2017-01)
The performance of the effluent treatment plant at Uganda Breweries Limited was studied to evaluate the performance of the anaerobic digester installed with an Up flow Activated Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor. The study ...
The epidemiology of foot-and-mouth disease virus in cattle at the livestock-wildlife interface of Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda
(Makerere University., 2017-10)
Abstract
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an economically significant viral disease of cloven hoofed livestock and wildlife that occurs in Uganda, there is inadequate understanding of the disease and its occurrence is ...
An evaluation of suitable trees for ecosystem service delivery in coffee-agroforestry in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017)
Coffee is an important cash crop in Uganda cultivated in a multifunctional agroforestry system that provides a variety of ecosystem services and disservices. Although trade-offs between services and disservices depend on ...
Land use and land cover changes in Nsooba-Lubigi wetland system, Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-10)
A study was conducted to determine the contribution of land use and land cover to the degradation of Nsooba-Lubigi wetland system. The aim of the study was to identify changes in the land use and land cover that have been ...
Dis-adoption of household biogas technologies in Central Uganda
(Elsevier, 2017)
The study analyses dis-adoption of biogas technologies in Central Uganda. Biogas technology makes use of livestock waste, crop material and food waste to produce a flammable gas that can be used for cooking and lighting.
Use ...
Impact of community-based organizations on sustainable management of forest, soil and water: The case of Mount Elgon ecosystem, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-02)
The recent development of devolution of natural resources management of community-based organizations (CBOs) has become important study topic today as many scholars try to examine issues such as structure, context and ...