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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 ...
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 ...
Performance and inheritance patterns of storage root yield traits in the new Kawogo X Beauregard sweet potato cross in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-05)
Performance and inheritance pattern of storage root yield related traits in the ‘New Kawogo’ x ‘Beauregard’ is crucial in genetic sweetpotato improvement in this population. This study was conducted to i) evaluate the ...
Potential determinants of profits and market efficiency of potato market chains in Uganda
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017)
Purpose – The study aimed at understanding the level of inefficiencies in the potato market chain. Farmers sell potato to traders but continue to complain of limited market access and low profits. The purpose of this paper ...
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) as a bean intercrop or rotation crop contributes to the survival of bean root rot pathogens and perpetuation of bean root rots
(Wiley, 2017-03-04)
Root rots (RR) are the main cause of declining bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production in southwestern Uganda. Here, beans are mainly intercropped/rotated with maize (Zea mays), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), sweet potato (Ipomoea ...
Access and coverage: Which farmers do plant clinics reach in Uganda?
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
This article reports on a study that assessed farmers’ access to, and coverage of, five plant clinics operating from market places in two districts of Uganda.
Despite the noticeable geographic and thematic coverage of the ...
Soil moisture stress and nitrogen supply affect the growth characteristics and yield of upland rice cultivars
(ScienceDomain International, 2017)
Aims: To assess the effect of soil moisture stress and nitrogen fertilizer application on the growth characteristics and yield of upland rice cultivars.
Study Design: Completely randomized design in a factorial ...
Factors enhancing household nutrition outcomes in potato value chain in South-Western Uganda
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2017)
In Uganda, agricultural commercialization has been promoted to reduce poverty and improve household food security. South-western Uganda, the major producer of potato, has been considered the food basket of the country but ...
Effect of supplementary feeding on the performance of Ankole x Friesian Crossbred calves grazed on natural pastures
(ScienceDomain International, 2017)
Aims: To determine the effect of protein supplementation to Ankole x Friesian crossbred calves grazing natural pastures on their growth performance, and the economic viability of supplementation.
Study Design: Randomized ...