Browsing School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS) by Subject "Food security"
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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 ... -
Assessment of maize-legume intercrop on the food security and household income of smallholder farmers in Mayuge district
(Makerere University, 2019)In most developing countries smallholder farmers practice cereal-legume intercrop to mitigate risks of crop failure. Maize being one of the most crucial and strategic cereal crops not only in Africa but as well in developed ... -
Impact of climate change on food security in female and male headed households in the central cattle corridor of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10-24)Food security in the central cattle corridor is greatly influenced by changes in climate since agriculture there is typically rain-fed. However, there is limited knowledge on whether farmers perceive climate change and how ... -
Intra-household differences in maize plot management and effect on food security: a case of Kamuli district
(Makerere University, 2021-03)This study analyzed intra-household differences in maize plot management and their effect on household food security using data collected from a sample of 920 farmers in Kamuli District as a case study. The data was ... -
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, ... -
The role of agricultural extension services in ensuring food security: A case study of plantain farmers in Nyakaina village- Ntungamo district
(Makerere University, 2018-11-28)The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of agricultural extension services on household food security in plantain farmers in Nyakaina village, Ntungamo district, Western Uganda. The specific objectives ...