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Indigenous chicken flocks of Eastern Uganda: I. productivity, management and strategies for better performance
(Livestock Research for Rural Development, 2008-09-04)
A study was conducted to determine the productivity and management of indigenous chickens of Kumi district in Eastern Uganda. Eighty households were randomly selected to respond to a standard questionnaire. The average ...
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 ...
Marketing channel choice: its determinants and evaluation of transaction costs in smallholder dairy farming in Lilongwe milkshed area, Malawi
(2008-12)
The Malawian dairy sub-sector is still undergoing growth and mainly relies on smallholder farmers for milk supply. Milk is marketed through both the formal and informal channels, and the latter is dominant. Information gap ...
Indigenous chicken flocks of Eastern Uganda: I. productivity, management and strategies for better performance
(Livestock Research for Rural Development, 2004-09-04)
A study was conducted to determine the productivity and management of indigenous chickens of Kumi district in Eastern Uganda. Eighty households were randomly selected to respond to a standard questionnaire. The average ...
Competitiveness of crossbred chickens in Eastern Uganda
(2008-12-16)
The poultry population in Uganda is estimared at 23 million, of which 78% are indigenous chickens. However, indigenous chickens have lower productivity, higher feed intake per metabolic body size and lower feed conversion ...
Studies on adult body size and its effects on pre-weaning kid weight of Mubende goats in Uganda: population screening
(The Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2006-11)
Paper II is an investigation of the effect of parent's adult body weight on pre-weaning kid weight of Mubende goats. Information from 2 studies is used to evaluate the efficiency of selecting for large body size among a ...
Supply potential and agronomic value of urban market crop waste
(2007-06)
Garbage is a worldwide problem, particularly in urban areas of sub-Saharan Africa where lots of fresh food stuffs accompanied by non-consumable residues are accumulated. Landfill disposal, which is invariably inefficient ...
Analysis of the impact of the agricultural productivity enhancement program on the technical and allocative efficiency of maize farmers in Masindi District
(2008-09)
The Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program (APEP) was established in Uganda in 2003 by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The program mainly aimed at transforming agriculture from low ...
The influence of management practices used by farmers on productivity and the occurrence of field-peas pests and diseases in Kabale District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2009-09)
Field Peas (Pisum Sativum L.), a leguminous crop mainly grown in the highlands of south western Uganda, has a high economic value. It is a food security and highly liked crop in areas of production. Despite its importance, ...
Eco-tourism for environmental conservation and community livelihoods Around Budongo forest in Masindi district, western Uganda
(Medwell Journals, 2009)
A study to investigate the effectiveness of eco-tourism in achieving the goal of environmental conservation and improved community livelihoods was conducted from January to May 2007 in Busingiro eco-tourism site, south ...