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Farmers preferences and market integration of cowpea in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-11)
Despite its importance as a legume in Uganda, cowpea has not received much attention over the last two decades. A survey was conducted in northern, mid-northern and eastern agro-ecological zones of Uganda with the purpose ...
Management and conservation of preferred agroforestry species in Wakiso District
(Makerere University., 2016-10)
Agroforestry systems offer great potential to sustainable food production, soil improvement and poverty reduction among small scale farmers in Uganda. However, their management is critically low due to lack of sufficient ...
The potential of science tourism in southwestern Uganda: Preferences, drivers and suitable sites
(Makerere University., 2015)
Uganda’s tourism sector has not attained its full potential despite the immense and largely unexploited natural resources that would support unique tourist experiences. However, the government has recognized the need to ...
Contribution of wetland resources to household food security in Uganda
Background: In Uganda, nearly 1.4 million people are currently food insecure, with the prevalence of food energy
deficiency at the country level standing at 37%. Local farmers are vulnerable to starvation in times of ...
Decentralisation of forest management — Is it a panacea to challenges in forest governance in Uganda?
Decentralisation of forest management is currently implemented in many countries
in Africa, Asia and Latin America as a governance strategy aimed at enhancing for‐
est resource conservation, poverty alleviation and equity ...
Food security inequality between female and male headed households : evidence from Northern and South Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01)
Reducing gender inequalities is morally, ethically, and economically viewed as one of the principal strategies for reducing food insecurity and poverty in the developing world. Resource access in favour of men has bred a ...
Study of sources and inheritance of resistance to African rice gall midge (Orseolia oryzivora) in lowland rice in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
The African Rice Gall Midge (AfRGM), Orseolia oryzivora is one of the major insect pests in Africa including Uganda. Yield losses of up to 100% are attributed to the AfRGM in different rice growing regions especially in ...
Effect of cultivar and thermotherapy combined with meristem-tip culture on eliminating prevalent viruses infecting potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-07)
Virus infections in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) have negative effect on yield through accelerating seed tuber degeneration. Several methods have been proposed for virus elimination, however in-vitro thermotherapy combined ...
Inheritance of resistance to sclerotium root rot (Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.) in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
Sclerotium root rot caused by Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. is one of the major soil-borne diseases of common bean in Uganda and many other countries. The disease is very aggressive causing pre-emergence damping off. It affects ...
Social-economic vulnerability to resettlement : a case of land acquisition for petroleum development activities in the Albertine region in western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
The extractive industries can boost a country’s economic growth and standards of living but also increase the social-economic vulnerability of communities where the resource is located. Uganda is among African countries ...