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Assessment of plastic waste management in Isingiro Town Council, Isingiro District
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
The generation of waste is on the rise globally and this has continued to be an increasing challenge to many city authorities in most Sub-Saharan African countries. This increase in the amount of waste generated is estimated ...
Analysis of the influence of tropical cyclones on mam rainfall season over Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-05-06)
ABSTRACT
Tropical Cyclones(TCs) are frequently associated with disasters given the adverse impacts that the related
intense winds, storm surges, and heavy rainfall have on vulnerable regions and yet given less attention ...
Impact of Covid-19 on butchers and their coping strategies in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2022-05-15)
Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11th
March 2020. This forced various countries to put in place various measures to curb the spread of
the virus. The measures included ...
Anaemia status in children aged 6-59 months attending Hoima Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
Background: Anaemia is one of the major causes of death among children under five years in Africa, with a prevalence of 64.6% among pre-school children. This study was conducted in Hoima Regional Referral Hospital in ...
Gender disparities in accessing resources and services among organic farmers
(Makerere University, 2022-04)
Gender is a key factor in explaining the variation in access to agricultural services in rural low income communities in Uganda; it would therefore be useful to separately analyze the accessibility of male- and female-headed ...
Characteristics of broiler farmers in Katabi sub-county, Wakiso District
(Makerere university, 2022-04)
The agricultural sector ranks first in terms of labor force in the Ugandan economy. Approximately 7.4 million households operate agricultural land and / or rear livestock. Production of poultry meat of Uganda increased ...
Assessing the effects of leachate on surface water quality: case of Kibati dumpsite, Hoima District
(Makerere University, 2022-11-22)
A wide range of water usage as a critical resource in our daily activities goes through domestic, agricultural, transportation, industrial and health care. Usually, in developing countries, small households and small ...
Status of egg producing farms in the newly created cities in Uganda: a case study in Masaka
(Makerere University, 2022-12-18)
The study was conducted to access the status of egg producing farms in the newly created cities in Uganda; a case study in Masaka. Households were surveyed using structured questionnaires and the respondents were sampled ...
Students behavior towards environmental sustainability at Makerere
(Makerere University, 2022-12-21)
This study is aimed at assessing student’s behavior towards Environmental Sustainability at Makerere. It was carried out in the 10 colleges of the University with a sample size of 200 respondents. The study was descriptive ...
Analysis of factors associated with access to credit from formal financial institutions among the farmers in Ndeija SubCounty, Rwampara District
(Makerere University, 2022-11-29)
Agriculture finance has been considered a driving input towards the success of Agricultural production hence helping the subsistence farmers to maintain their expenditure on basic needs and increase their incomes (Horda ...