Browsing School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS) Collection by Type
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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 ... -
Analysis of Marketing of Maize in Lwengo District
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Analysis of the improved papaya enterprise in Bbaale sub county, Kayunga district
(Makerere University, 2019)Papaya is an important fruit for Vitamin A. Farmers grow both improved and local papaya varieties. However, information on profitability analysis of the two enterprises is insufficient. This study was conducted to investigate ... -
Analyzing profitability of chilli production among smallholder farmers in Nakaseke district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-11-13)Chilli a non-traditional export crop in Uganda is becoming an important cash crop to the farmers and yet its potential remains unexploited. This study was conducted to assess the profitability of chilli among the farmers ... -
Assesing students’ satisfaction with restaurant and food canteen services around Makerere University, Makerere Hill - Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-11-14)The purpose of the study was to assess students’ satisfaction with restaurant and food canteen services around Makerere University. The specific objectives were, to examine the characteristics of customers, to establish ... -
Assessing challenges faced by Sweet Potato Producers in improving their Incomes in Apo Sub County- Yumbe District
(Makerere University, 2019-10-21)Sweet potato (Ipomea batatas L) is an important food and cash crop in Apo sub county Yumbe District. Most farmers mostly women devote about 40% of their cultivated land to sweet potato and consider the crop as the most ... -
Assessing consumer preferences and purchase behaviours’ for fresh maize in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-07)Maize (Zea mays) is most commonly grown and consumed in Uganda, both by humans and animals. Despite the abundance of maize production in Uganda, there is limited understanding for the market potential of fresh maize. In ... -
Assessing consumer preferences and sensory characteristics for broiler chicken meat: a case of Kampala City, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-07)Chicken meat is relatively low priced, widely accepted and less rejected based on traditions, life standards and religious beliefs unlike other livestock. There have been attempts to study chicken sensory characteristics ... -
Assessing consumer preferences for tomato attributes in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11-09)The tomato is a fruit of the plant, which we can eat. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Mexican Nahuati word tomato gave rise to the Spanish word tomate, from which the ... -
Assessing factors affecting coffee profitability among farmers in Kamengo Sub County, Kamengo, Sub County, Mpigi District
(Makerere University, 2024)Agriculture accounts for 70% of employment on small farms and occupies half of all land area in Uganda providing half of all exports and one- quarter of the county’s GDP. It’s considered the leading sector for future ... -
Assessing farmer preferences for traits of indigenous chicken in Kajjansi Town Council: a case of Kitende Parish
(Makerere University, 2023-07)A study of assessing farmer preferences for traits of indigenous chicken in kajjansi town council, with objectives; to characterize the indigenous chicken farming systems, to determine the different traits and preferences ... -
Assessing farmers’ knowledge of the sweet potato weevils (Cylas spp.) in Aturtur Sub-county, Kumi district
(Makerere University, 2019-11-01)This is a report of the special project that was carried out in Aturtur Sub-County, Kumi District in Eastern Uganda to establish farmers’ knowledge of the Sweet Potato Weevil (Cylas formicarius) which is a major devastating ... -
Assessing gender roles and differences in coffee production and marketing in Kyabugimbi sub-county Bushenyi district Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12-16)The study was carried out to assess gender issues in coffee production and marketing in Kyabugimbi sub county Bushenyi district Uganda. It was to determine the roles that men, women, and children play in coffee production ... -
Assessing indigenous knowledge on soil degradation indicators in Kamuli District
(Makerere University, 2021-02-10)In the recent past, Kamuli District has experienced significant land degradation, mainly resulting from population pressure and poor land use practices such as bush burning, wetland degradation, overgrazing, over-cultivation ... -
Assessing manure and compost quality of selected livestock animals reared at Karugwa mixed farm Luwero District in the North of Central Uganda.
(Makerere University., 2019-10)Soils in Uganda are reported to decreases in fertility over the past twenty years, to reverse this trend, efforts towards sustainable landuse and management need to be doubled. For example, soil degradation ... -
Assessing marketing of tomatoes in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03)The study focused on assessing the marketing of tomatoes in Kampala, Uganda using the different markets of Wandegeya, Kalerwe, Nakawa, and Nakasero as the case study. The study was based on different specific objectuves ... -
Assessing post-harvest losses among coffee small holder farmers in Namayumba Sub-county, Wakiso district
(Makerere University, 2021-02)The study was carried out to analyse the post-harvest losses among coffee smaller holder coffee farmers in Namayumba sub county. The objectives were to explore the types and extent of losses of harvested coffee in Namayumba ... -
Assessing profitability of chicken marketing for traders in selected markets of Kampala
(Makerere University, 2021-02-05)Chicken are the most commonly traded and consumed type of poultry in Uganda. The demand for chicken is also projected to increase with an increase in population. It is therefore important to examine the market for the ... -
Assessing profitability of maize enterprise in Bulongo Subcounty, Luuka district
(Makerere University, 2021-04)Maize is one of the major crops grown in Uganda mainly for consumption and the surplus is sold. Maize is an important source of income to farmers in Luuka district. However it is not known whether farmers really benefit ... -
Assessing resilience of agricultural landscapes to climate change in Luwero district
(Makerere University, 2019-11-13)Resilience is considered as an appropriate remedy for climate change especially for smallholder farmers to enhance adaptive management to reduce their vulnerability. This study sought to define socio-ecological resilience ...