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Adoption of cattle manure for banana production by farmers in Mbarara district, Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2018-11)Bananas are the main staple food crop grown in Mbarara District but production is threatened by Mbarara's declining soil fertility. Cattle manure has a potential of improving soil fertility as it is available and affordable ... -
Agricultural extension service training in Uganda and delivery competence acquisition.
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2013-11)Agriculture training in Agricultural Institutions has a bearing on the quality of the competences needed for appropriate agricultural service delivery. However, knowledge, skills and attitudes for agricultural service ... -
Agriculture training in farm institutes and the labour market requirements in uganda.
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2013-10)Agriculture training is intended to prepare trainees to meet the agriculture labour market requirements. In Uganda training is done at farm institutes, college and university levels. This study assessed Agriculture Training ... -
Assessing the land conflicts and management strategies Used by smallholder Irish potato (solanum tuberosum) Farmers in Kisoro district, Uganda
(Kyambogo University, 2019-07)Celebrated in 2008, the United Nations International Year of the Potato (IYP) highlighted the important role of the Irish potato in agriculture, the economy and world food security. Globally, agriculture and food security ... -
Assessment of the environmental kuznets curve within EU-27: Steps toward environmental sustainability (1990e2019)
(Elsevier, 2023-09)Reducing environmental pollution is a critical goal in global environmental economics and economic development. The European Union (EU) faces environmental challenges due to its development activities. Here we present a ... -
An atoxigenic L-strain of Aspergillus flavus (Eurotiales: Trichocomaceae) is pathogenic to the coffee twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidea: Scolytinae)
(Environmental Microbiology Reports, 2018-10-11)This study isolated and evaluated virulence of fungal entomopathogens of Xylosandrus compactus – an important pest of Robusta coffee in Sub-Saharan Africa. A survey was conducted in five farming systems in Uganda to isolate ... -
A bibliographic review of climate change and fertilization as the main drivers of maize yield: implications for food security
(Springer, 2023-06)Introduction Crop production contribution to food security faces unprecedented challenge of increasing human population. This is due to the decline in major cereal crop yields including maize resulting from climate change ... -
Data Mining and Machine Learning Algorithms for Optimizing Maize Yield Forecasting in Central Europe
(MDPI, 2023-05)Artificial intelligence, specifically machine learning (ML), serves as a valuable tool for decision support in crop management under ongoing climate change. However, ML implementation to predict maize yield is still ... -
Determination of mealybug population density for transmission of pineapple mealybug wilt disease in Central Uganda
(International Journal of Agronomy, 2024-01)Pineapple mealybug wilt disease (PMWD) is a complex and most destructive viral disease constraining pineapple production world over. Pineapple mealybug wilt disease is transmitted by mealybugs (Dysmicoccus species). ... -
Effect of Covid-19 on Female-Headed Farming Household Food Security in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, South Sudan
(East African nature & science organization, 2024-05)At the beginning of 2020, global food security was interrupted by the unprecedented occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions to contain it. In South Sudan, women were among the most vulnerable ... -
The effect of thermal stress on egg production in layer chickens under deep litter system in House hold
(Kyambogo University, 2019-11)Despite the presence of a large number of chickens in Uganda, their contribution to the national economy is still limited due to thermal stress, tropical diseases and nutritional limitations. This study carried out in ... -
Effectiveness of group extension methods in promoting high quality cassava flour production among smallholder farmers in Apac district, Uganda
(Kyambogo university (unpublished work), 2018-11)Smallholder farmers of Apac District received advice from extension agents on the production of high quality cassava flour from 2009 to 2015. Despite training, production remained low at 4000kg ha·1 compared to the ... -
An environmental impact assessment of Saudi Arabia’s vision 2030 for sustainable urban development: A policy perspective on greenhouse gas emissions
(Elsevier, 2023-12)Globally, countries are legitimizing actions to curtail the malevolent impacts of environmental degradation. This study examined the interaction between CO2 emissions and selected economic variables within the framework ... -
Farmers' and agricultural advisers' perceptions on the role of education in sweet potato (ipomoea batatas l.) production in Teso, Uganda
(Egerton University (unpublished work), 2003-08)Poor husbandry, low use of improved inputs and limited access to technical advice are likely to be related to a farmer's education. Forty-six percent of Teso farmers are literate, but the literacy rate of men (66%) is ... -
Farmers' personal characteristics in assuring agricultural productivity: lessons from sweet potato farmers in Teso, Uganda
(Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment, 2010)Farmers constantly require incentives to stay in production. This paper discusses findings on farmers' personal characteristics salient in production among sweet potato farmers from the study done in Teso, Uganda. Both ... -
Farmers’ knowledge on the sweetpotato cultivars grown in the Teso sub-region, Uganda
(Research in Agriculture & Applied Economics: Sustainable Agriculture Research., 2014)The farmers’ knowledge of the cultivars to use in increasing sweetpotato productivity is critically important. A study was carried out in the Teso Sub-region to investigate the role of education in sweet potato production. ... -
Farming practices and food security of smallholder farmers in kiruhura district, south western Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-10)This study examined how farming practices influence smallholder farmers’ food security in Kiruhura district of Uganda. The specific objectives were to: describe the farming practices of smallholder farmers in Kiruhura ... -
Field efficacy and economic viability of entomopathogenic fungal products for managing the tomato leafminer (tuta absoluta) in Uganda
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-03)Management of the invasive tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) has primarily relied on increased application of hazardous synthetic chemical pesticides with limited success. The use of ... -
Food security and income through sweet potato production in Teso, Uganda
(Research in Agriculture & Applied Economics., 2018)Two relevant studies on food security are referred to in the article. Food insecurity from time to time threatens in Teso sub region which houses a viable Teso agricultural system. One study was done during 2001-2003 in ... -
Genetic diversity and resistance to cassava brown streak disease in central Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2019-11)Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), a common food security crop in many sub-Saharan African countries is being threatened by cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) which causes up to 100% yield loss in susceptible varieties. ...