Rangeland degradation is a major problem in the cattle corridor of Uganda that needs to be addressed to ensure sustainable and long-term productivity of livestock. Rangeland degradation in Uganda is greatly manifested in ...

Tomato production in Uganda is constrained by many diseases including bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacareum). Losses of tomato due to bacterial wilt disease have always been high because cultural practices are not effective ...

Soybean has become an important crop in Uganda with innumerable possibilities of not only improving agriculture but also support industries. Makerere University centre for soybean improvement and development developed 23 ...

Bean is a major source of food and income for smallholder farmers in Uganda. The national average yield for common beans which ranges from 0.72 to 1.10 tone/ha, is far below potential yields recommended by agricultural ...

This study focuses on improving estimation of harvested area, a key term in estimation of yield, which guides most evaluation of improved practices and optimization of resource allocation. It validates the accuracy and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eucalyptus plantations are considered to be a short term and cost-efficient alternative for carbon sequestration given the rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations and global climate. The trees act as major CO2 sink which ...

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 ...