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Integrating remote sensing data and rapid appraisals for land-cover change analyses in Uganda
(John Wiley & Sons, 2005)
Rapid population growth, unsustainable land use, and a pervasively degrading landscape are components of a dominant paradigm regarding African development. While recent work articulating the 'misreading' of the African ...
Assessment of the effectiveness of individual and group extension methods: a case study of Vi-Agroforestry project in Uganda
(Medwell Journals, 2008)
Currently, in Uganda there is no well-defined forestry extension service despite the emphasis in the policy to establish extension services to assist farmers to grow their own trees. Many agricultural service providers ...
A qualitative evaluation of alternative development strategies for Ugandan fisheries
(The International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004-09)
The fisheries sector contributes greatly to the Ugandan economy in terms of income; employment and export revenue; yet recent developments, especially the reducing fish stocks, are posing a big threat to the sector. This ...
Agroforestry practices in the buffer zone area of Mt Elgon National Park, Eastern Uganda
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2007)
In this study, we investigated the attitude of local people towards the contribution of agroforestry practices to socioeconomic development in the buffer zone area of Mt Elgon National Park, Uganda. Primary data were ...
Honey quality as affected by handling, processing and marketing channels in Uganda
(Tropicultura, 2008-04)
The factors that affect honey quality in Uganda were surveyed in 120 beekeeping households. Honey was sampled from supermarkets, hawkers and stall markets along four transects across Kampala, the capital. Honey quality ...
Diversity of indigenous fruit trees in the traditional cotton-millet farming system: the case of Adwari Sub-county, Lira district, Uganda.
(2007)
A field survey on indigenous fruit tree species (IFTS) was conducted in Adwari subcounty, Lira district between August 2004 and March 2005. The objectives were to: determine IFTS diversity in the traditional farming system; ...
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 ...
Carbon sequestration potential and community livelihood benefits of selected on-farm indigenous tree species in Bitereko Sub-County, Bushenyi District
(Makerere University, 2009-07)
Assessment of community preferences and uses of selected on-farm indigenous tree species for carbon sequestration was carried out in Bitereko Sub-county Bushenyi, district between the months of January and March 2008. The ...
Economic viability of agro-input retail business in Eastern Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2007-01)
With the advent of input market liberalization in Uganda, there has been an increase in private sector investment in agro-input trading. However, the high prices and unavailability of agro-inputs in rural areas continues ...
LAND-USE AND COVER CHANGES (1988–2002) AROUND BUDONGO FOREST RESERVE, NW UGANDA: IMPLICATIONS FOR FOREST AND WOODLAND SUSTAINABILITY
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008-05)
Land-use and cover changes around Budongo Forest Reserve (BFR) were analysed from multi-temporal LandSat images (1988 and 2002) and associated field-based studies in 2003–2004. Three major land-use and cover classes: ...