Aquaculture is a farming system where aquatic plants and animals are grown in a controlled environment, for example, by utilizing ponds. Fish farming refers to a subset of aquaculture and is faced with challenges like fish ...

Forty percent of Uganda’s population is engaged in poultry production to supply the growing population with poultry meat and eggs. From 2017 to 2020, Uganda’s population increased from 39 million to 41.6 million (National ...

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is one of the rich sources of antioxidants, for example, phenols, which are known to be associated with decreased risks of chronic diseases. However, cooking influences the antioxidant ...

Raw vegetable salads are regularly implicated in foodborne illnesses globally. There is wide consumption of vegetable salads, mainly comprised of onions, tomatoes and cabbages, along with street vended foods in Uganda. ...

Global sea food provides almost 20% of all animal protein in diets, and aquaculture is, despite weakening trends the fastest growing food sector worldwide(Bostock et al., 2010). Recent increases in production have largely ...

In Uganda, pig production has dramatically increased over the last three decades owing to the growing demand for pork, but with little attention to the welfare of pigs. The study hypothesis was that pig welfare practices ...

Fowl pox is a disease of economic importance in chicken resulting into retarded growth in young chicken, decrease in egg production and mortalities. This negatively affects the rural communities who partly derive their ...