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In Uganda, mangoes rank among the top five most popular and economically significant fresh fruits. Despite concerted governmental efforts to promote mango cultivation through nationwide distribution of planting materials, farmers continue …
Climate change undoubtedly raises serious productivity and livelihood challenges in Uganda’s socio-ecological systems, which are dominated by smallholder farmers practising rainfed agriculture. While sorghum and millet are some of the key …
The project “Scaling up African baobab food products valuation through enhancement of their safety and value chains for food and nutritional security in Benin” implemented from March 2018 to March 2023, aimed at combining both participator…
This paper analyzes access trends to education in Uganda from the time universal primary education (UPE) was introduced in 1997, based on Articles 30 and 34 of the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. With UPE in place, rein-forced by the Millennium…
Serious threats from climate change and variability on the agricultural sector throughout the world are eminent. The resources needed to combat the negative effects of climate change are wanting in Cameroon and other Sub-Saharan Africa (SS…
The purpose of this study was to assess factors perceived to influence students’ enrolment in public higher education institutions in Botswana so as to recommend alternative mechanisms and strategies to increase enrolment. Primary and seco…
This article explicates Strategic Communication as an emerging but influential discipline in Science Communica-tion research. In particular, it examines its role in causing behavior change and enabling organizations to fulfill their missio…
This paper examined the socio economic factors influencing credit utilization among borrowers of rural credit schemes in Soroti district, Uganda. The study used a cross-sectional research design involving both qualitative and quantitative …
Watershed restoration initiatives are often determined by the quality of partnerships they entail, along with factors such as institutional frameworks and the degree of community involvement. Despite a growing body of re-search investigati…
It is a given that Knowledge resides exclusively in people’s minds. A society endowed with knowledgeable people could generate the greatest wealth for its people because in knowledge economies human capital and intellect are the drivers of…
Turcicum Leaf Blight (TLB) caused by Exserohilum turcicum is among the most destructive diseases in sorghum causing upto 50 % or more yield losses. Different methods can be used to control TLB and among them is the use of resistant varieti…
The gender role in farmer groups’ performance is a feminism debate that often emerges in feminist studies in Sub-Saharan Africa. The debate challenges the question of why feminism has not been enthused in rural farm yet women’s activities …
Mycorrhizal inoculation of pine seedlings for efficient water and nutrient uptake and consequent production of healthy, vigorous seedlings with high survival rate has been achieved in East Africa for over four decades by use of soil from m…
Access to education is an inescapable pathway to a country’s development. Education is not only a right, but it enlightens and empowers citizens with knowledge and skills, and provides a critical mass of human capital and manpower which ar…
Globally, Governments have prioritized providing education opportunities for developing their human capital and ensuring having literate and competitive citizens. This is also the case in Uganda, where the education system pro-gresses from…
This study was designed to investigate how effectively higher institutions of learning embraced inclu-sivity of the deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) in a web-based education in a heterogeneous teaching-learning environment but, from a lingui…
This study was designed to investigate how effectively higher institutions of learning embraced inclu-sivity of the deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) in a web-based education in a heterogeneous teaching-learning environment but, from a lingui…
Gender disparities persist in fisheries management, hindering the equitable development of the sector. This study explores the involvement of women in beach management units (BMUs) and fisheries activities in Lake Turkana, the world's larg…
This study evaluated the efficacy of botanical extracts and soil amendments in managing bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in tomato production. Ralstonia solanacearum samples were isolated from infected to-mato samples and ch…
Forest land is used for agriculture expansion. People use forestlands mainly for farming tree and staple crops. The forestlands in Ghana are highly depleted. Why do people deplete forest land for agriculture expansion in Ghana? Results fro…
Understanding local communities’ perception about conservation can provide useful information that could be incorporated into decision-making processes and lead to resolution of conflicts between local people and protected area officials b…
Understanding local communities’ perception about conservation can provide useful information that could be incorporated into decision-making processes and lead to resolution of conflicts between local people and protected area officials b…
Security is an important aspect of any business, resident, military, industry and organizations. Most organizations use intrusion detection systems to protect their properties and lives, and most organizations such the Regional Universitie…
Historically, Dr. John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology was first established as an institute and was upgraded to the university status after the war mainly in 2010. The university is named as Dr. John Garang Memorial U…
eans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are mainly consumed without much processing although value addition through precooking leads to many benefits. Challenges in common bean production have been attributed to increasing severity of production con…
