Improved maize seed varieties are a great contributing factor in addressing the challenges of low maize yields for most rural households who continue to suffer from low maize productivity as a result of poor technologies ...

The productivity of common bean is still low due to some of the challenges and constraints being faced by farmers. The aim of this study was to understand the challenges and constraints facing smallholder common bean farmers ...

Over the past two decades, the Ugandan dairy sector has exhibited remarkable technological development. This process of technology adoption has implied significant changes in dairy farming production system. The models ...

Uganda like many other developing countries is highly dependent on agriculture for income generation and job creation. Because the sector is mainly composed of smallholder farmers, lack of finance remains the leading ...

Banana value addition caters for the increased banana production, price increase, postharvest losses as well as creating employment to the farmers. Value addition to banana transforms its original form to a more valuable ...

The study aimed at examining the effect of price on welfare maize farming households in Uganda. Specific objectives were to: characterize maize farmers based on market participation and welfare in, identify determinants ...

The study was carried out to assess the role of saving and credit cooperatives in improving the production of maize among small scale farmers in Mukono district. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the role of ...

This descriptive cross-sectional survey investigated the relationship between Post-harvest handling technologies and maize farmers’ income in Kasese district. The survey had three objectives including: determining the ...

The purpose of the study was to assess market access constraints among the small-holder citrus fruit farmers in Soroti district in order to identify strategies for enhancing their incomes in Arapai, Kamuda and Asuret ...

Maize is a major staple crop produced and consumed by the majority population in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Uganda being part of SSA, has been ranked 19th top maize producing county in the world and the second in East Africa. ...