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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 ...
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 ...
Effect of farm size on adoption of sustainable intensification practices
(Makerere University, 2019-11-12)
The Data for the study was obtained from the world bank micro database of the UNPS which was collected by the UBOS in 2013-14. The study had a sample space of 3119 respondents. The main objective of the study was to examine ...
Assessing the suitability of Kabanyolo soils for soybean production
(Makerere University, 2019-11-12)
Land suitability normally refers to the process of estimating the fitness of a given piece of land for alternative agricultural uses. Land suitability analysis for soybean also referred to as Glycine max (L.) Merr helps ...
Estimating the technical and allocative efficiency of among sun flower farmers in Lira district
(Makerere University, 2019-11-13)
Out of the 108 farmers included in the study, 97.22% were males, 59.74% had primary level education with only 7.79% wit tertiary level education. Majority (89.81%) had access to extension services with majority be visited ...
Water requirement for the production of one kilogram of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit under greenhouse production system in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-11)
Water is a key production factor in the Horticultural sector as it directly influences yield and quality of produce. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a popular and widely consumed vegetable crop worldwide. The amount ...
Profitability of fertilizer use on sugarcane among out-grower farmers in Buikwe district
(Makerere University, 2019-10)
A total of 101 out growers of sugar cane in Buikwe district were involved in the study, males constituted the highest percentage (81.19%) while women constituted only 18.81%. The mean ± Standard deviation of age for the ...
Effect of water source on efficacy of glyphosate in weed control in Lwampanga sub-county, Nakasongola district
(Makerere University, 2019-08)
The study of the quality of water used in the spray tanks is important because it can affect
herbicide efficacy. Thus, this study was aimed at contributing to effective weed control in
farmers’ fields through elucidating ...
An Examination of the coping strategies used by Maize Farmers in Kaberamaido District during invasion of fall Army Worm
(Makerere University, 2019-09)
The general objective of this study was to examine the coping strategies used by maize farmers in Kaberamaido district during the invasion of the FAW. The general objective was further achieved through the use of three ...
The characteristics of female-owned broiler farms in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso district.
(Makerere University, 2019-10)
Uganda is predominantly an agricultural based economy with aagriculture contributing 24.6% of
the national GDP. Poultry is one of the important and major poverty alleviation strategies adopted
by women and the small but ...