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Evaluation of nutrient distribution across different enterprises at Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo South, Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019)
In agricultural farming systems, nutrient supplies to crop plants are sustained through recycling and management of biologically related processes such as nitrogen fixation by legumes and this is aimed at achieving as ...
Quality management along tomato supply chain in Ngora district
(Makerere University, 2019-10)
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum.) is a fruit vegetable, and like most horticultural commodities is highly perishable. It is often exposed to stresses either imposed by other organisms (biotic) or arising from imbalance of ...
Response of commercial soybean varieties to foliar and pre-planting fertilisers
(Makerere University, 2019-09)
Foliar fertilizers as well as nitrogen and potassium fertilization have given variable results in soybean production and little is known about effect of foliar fertilizers on soybean production. More information is needed ...
Reversion from Sweet potato feathery mottle virus in bi-parental population of Naspot 11 and Beauregard
(Makerere University, 2019-05)
Sweet potato is among the foods likely to contribute significantly to food security and hunger
mitigation. Its production is constrained by several socio-economic, abiotic and biotic factors
(Loebenstein and Thottappilly, ...
Assessing the adaptive capacity of smallholder cropping systems to climate change in Kakooge Sub County, Nakasongola District
(Makerere University, 2019)
Climate change will exacerbate challenges facing food security in Nakasongola. Increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events will further impact upon cropping systems. At the heart of the impending challenges ...
Impacts of land use change to eucalyptus on ecosystem resilience in Luweero District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)
Eucalyptus tree farming is one of the farming practices that are normally practiced by the farmers in Uganda. In this study, the area eucalyptus tree farming is Luweero District among farmers. The study was guided by two ...
DRIVERS OF HONEY PRODUCTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON RURAL LIVELIHOODS IN ODRAVU SUB COUNTRY, YUMBE DISTRICT
(ABUJERE MUBARIK, 2019-11-19)
ABSTRACT
The study identified the key drivers of honey production and its effects on rural livelihoods in Odravu sub country, Yumbe district with the specific objectives of establishing the economic benefits accruing ...
Factors influencing common bean profitability: the case of smallholder farmers in Kabonera Sub-County, Masaka District
(Makerere University, 2019-10-22)
Common bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L) is an important food source in Uganda and a major source of dietary protein. Many farmers in Masaka district engaged in common beans production for both food security and commercial ...