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Effect of roasting on the nutritional quality of finger millet
(2009)Samples of finger millet (Eleucine coracana) Seremi 2 variety were roasted with and without conditioning. Roasting was done at 70, 80, 90 and 100 0 C for 4, 5, 7 and 9 minutes. The control was unroasted millet. The roasted ... -
Effect of upper catchment management and water cover plants on quantity and quality of water in reservoirs and their implications on Livestock Water Productivity (LWP)
(2009-01)Seasonal water fluctuations both in quality and quantity negatively affect livestock production and subsequently reduce livestock-water productivity (LWP) in rainfed pastoral production systems. The major contributing ... -
Effects of diatomaceous earth on cowpea field pests in Uganda
(2008-10)Optimal cowpea production in Uganda is severely limited by an array of cowpea insect pests, which infest and damage the crop both in the field and in storage. In absence of host plant resistance, insecticide application ... -
Estimating the farm level input demand and output supply functions for groundnut enterprises in Eastern Uganda
(2008-12-05)Uganda's Plan for Modernization of Agriculture (PMA) emphasizes increased farm-level profitability and productivity, a strategy being implemented by NARO and NAADS through generation and dissemination of better production ... -
Evaluating thermochemical properties and optimising densification conditions of coffee husks under low pressure
(2009-09)Over 90% of Uganda’s energy demand is supplied by biomass material mainly in the form of wood and charcoal. Currently, the country has surplus wood fuel reserves but it is projected that it will be in a deficit by the year ... -
Evaluation of elite groundnut varieties for response to plant density, intercropping and yield stability in Central Uganda
(2010-01)Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea. L.) is an important grain legume crop grown by resource poor farmers all over Uganda, for food and as a ready source of income. However, most groundnut varieties grown in Central Uganda are ... -
Evaluation of nutritional and antibacterial potential of ethnoveterinary remedies used in the management of chicken diseases in Butaleja District, Uganda
(2010-07)Ethno veterinary resources have gained significant value and are now a key remedy to human and livestock diseases. Uganda’s local community has been utilizing these resources since time immemorial. Butaleja is one famous ... -
Evaluation of watershed management in and around Echuya Forest Reserve, Western Uganda
(2010-08)The study was about watershed management for preservation, conservation and sustainable use of resources. The study was carried out in Kabale and Kisoro districts in the Kigezi Highlands where population pressure on land ... -
Factors affecting adoption of Boer goats production in Sembabule District
(2010-07)Livestock production in Uganda contributes 5.25% and 17% to total GDP and agricultural GDP respectively. Despite efforts to improve and increase goat production, most farmers are still keeping local breeds and even some ... -
Factors affecting dynamic adoption of vanilla in Uganda: a case study of Mukono District.
(2011-04)Vanilla is a major cash crop in the coffee – banana zone in central Uganda. Vanilla Fragrens V. planifolia is the variety grown in Uganda. The vanilla industry in Uganda has been characterised by production variations ... -
Factors affecting sustainability of goat productivity interventions in Uganda: a case study of Iganga District
(2010-09)Goats contribute greatly to the livelihoods of the rural communities by providing food and income security. As a result several organisations have come up to improve the production and productivity of goats by introduction ... -
Factors affecting the level of commercialization among cattle keepers in the pastoral areas of Uganda
(2010-11)Deliberate efforts have been made by the government of Uganda to commercialize agriculture through market and trade liberalisation. However, marketed livestock offtake has remained low contributing to the existing per ... -
Farmers’ vulnerability and adaptation to climate change around Queen Elizabeth National Park- Uganda
(2010-12)This study analyzed the vulnerability and adaptation of Nyakiyumbu sub-county farmers to climate change and variability based on the socio-economic vulnerability assessment approach by developing a vulnerability index and ... -
Habitat use by the blue monkey (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni) in the colonizing and old growth forest at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda
(2011-01)The main aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that colonizing forest fosters a better survival environment for blue monkeys than old-growth forest, at Ngogo, Kibale National Park. This may compel them to spend more ... -
The impacts of the construction phase of Mpanga small hydro power project on surrounding communities in Kamwenge District
(2011-03)Small hydro power Dams, like any other major infrastructures, have economic, environmental and social impacts on the community. The MSHPP was expected to come with a number of social, economic and environmental costs to ... -
Improvement of resistance to fusarium root rot through gene pyramiding and validation of SSR PVBR87 marker in common bean
(2011-05)Fusarium root rot caused by Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli is among the most serious diseases of the common bean in Uganda causing total crop loss in susceptible cultivars. Studies have indicated that 2-9 genes located ... -
Inheritance of resistance to rice yellow mottle virus disease in rice in Uganda
(2010)Rice Yellow Mottle Virus sobemovirus (RYMV) is highly variable and several resistance breaking strains have been identified. This makes breeding for durable resistant very complicated since a variety proven to be resistance ... -
Livelihoods derived from Okole wetlands
(2009-03-05)Okole wetland is facing intense pressure from multiple users such as cattle grazers, sand and clay manners, fishermen, crafts makers, farmers, traditional healers, and developers. This study assessed the monetary values ... -
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 ... -
Oil content and physicochemical characteristics of oils from wild plants of Kivu Region, Democratic Republic of Congo
(2009-11)Many important plant species in Kahuzi-Biega National Park and surrounding areas in Kivu Region, Democratic Republic of Congo are threatened with extinction. Some of these plants are harvested and their oil extracted and ...