Browsing Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) by Subject "Agriculture"
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The agrarian question and the role of women as chief agricultural producers in Africa: the case of Uganda
(1984-02-10)Women's participation in agricultural production cannot be viewed outside the socio-economic, socio-cultural and political contexts of the societies in which they find themselves. Similarly, agricultural productivity must ... -
Agricultural change: compulsion in the implementation agricultural policies: a case study from Iringa
(1985)In order to clarify the content of the tragic case discussed in this paper, background Sections on selected characteristics of the district are given. The paper discusses the evolution of farming systems in Ismani Division- ... -
Agricultural change: compulsion in the implementation agricultural policies: a case study from Iringa
(1985)In order to clarify the content of the tragic case discussed in this paper, background Sections on selected characteristics of the district are given. The paper discusses the evolution of farming systems in Ismani Division- ... -
An analysis of the demand for sugar in East Africa
(1964-11-05)This EDRP paper is the basis for one of the chapters in a monograph dealing with some problems in the development of the sugar industry in East Africa. The purpose of this paper is to attempt to measure the effects of ... -
Aspects of food shortages in Tanganyika (1925-45)
(1966-12)The problem of food hunger and shortage has attracted the attention of scholars from a number of different disciplines. Members of the medical profession are interested in the problem largely because of its direct physiological ... -
Capitalism and peasant agriculture in Africa.
(1984)The inability of capitalism to destroy pre-capitalist relations of production in African agriculture, or its co-existence with such relations of production has led to various theories purporting to explain the manner in ... -
Climate change perceptions, adaptation and mitigation strategies of livestock farmers in the Teso region Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016-09)Agriculture on which the majority of the population in Teso depends as a livelihood source is prone to negative effects of climate change. This study is about a determination of local farmers understanding of climate change ... -
Food security and nutrition: the experience of Zimbabwe since independence in 1980
(1993-09)Zimbabwe was one of the few African countries that received international acclaim or recognition for its "success" story in agricultural development in the 1980s. This recognition was generally but mistakenly equated ... -
Food security and nutrition: the experience of Zimbabwe since independence in 1980
(1993-09)Zimbabwe was one of the few African countries that received international acclaim or recognition for its "success" story in agricultural development in the 1980s. This recognition was generally but mistakenly equated ... -
Food systems under stress (FSUS) project FSUS/PRA workshop – Tanzania Magindu Village, Kibaha District, 23-25 August 1993.
(1994-04)Magindu village lies within the Coastal Region and is situated 25 km south of Chalinze (about 45 minutes by car along a sandy track) just beyond the intersection with the Central Railway Line. The village is inhabited by ... -
Food Systems Under Stress (FSUS) Project. Country Profile: Zambia
(1994-03)This paper is one in a series of five from participating countries in the Food Systems Under Stress (FSUS) programme, the initial phase of which began in May, 1993. Other participating countries in this programme are ... -
Food Systems Under Stress (FSUS) Project. Country Profile: Zambia
(1994-03)This paper is one in a series of five from participating countries in the Food Systems Under Stress (FSUS) programme, the initial phase of which began in May, 1993. Other participating countries in this programme are ... -
Food systems under stress: the Uganda situation
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Food systems under stress: the Uganda situation
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Gender and poverty: the agriculture sector programme support in Uganda.
(1999)At the time of writings, Uganda was the only country in Africa with an established Ministry of Gender. The country has an operational National Gender Policy to facilitate the process of mainstreaming gender concerns in the ... -
Gender and poverty: the agriculture sector programme support in Uganda.
(1999)At the time of writings, Uganda was the only country in Africa with an established Ministry of Gender. The country has an operational National Gender Policy to facilitate the process of mainstreaming gender concerns in the ... -
Land tenure, access to land, and agricultural development in Uganda.
(1989-08)Africanist scholars and African governments are caught in a land policy dilemma. Both neoclassical economic theory and Marxist theory assert that increased concentration of landholding is a precondition to development ... -
Land tenure, access to land, and agricultural development in Uganda.
(1989-08)Africanist scholars and African governments are caught in a land policy dilemma. Both neoclassical economic theory and Marxist theory assert that increased concentration of landholding is a precondition to development ... -
The livestock industry: its changing pattern in subsistence farming and East African development.
(2014-10-14)It is widely recognised that East Africa is essentially an agricultural country although recently industrialization, especially in the processing sector of primary agricultural products, has received great attention. Except ... -
Planning methods for agriculture in less-developed countries.
(1966)This paper will consider agricultural planning methodology under four heads. Firstly, the major features and problems of t he typical agricultural sector in a less- developed country are discussed with particular reference ...