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Studies associate smallholders with negative attitudes towards index-based insurance within prisms of limited prodding the existing manifold risks. This article analyses perception of smallholder farmers towards weather index insurance ami…
Global warming is likely to increase climatic variability especially in semi arid areas. The variability is expected to be registered through changes in rainfall patterns and temperature trends, thus through changes in aridity and drought …
Nutritional indicators for Africa remain alarming in spite of the positive trend in economic growth on the continent. Undernutrition, iron deficiency anemia and vitamin A deficiency are the most significant nutritional problems among nutri…
This study used a parametric frontier approach to analyze technical, allocative and economic efficiency levels of smallholder rice farmers and the determinant factors in Nkhate irrigation scheme in southern Malawi. Technical and allocative…
Chlorine is used in most countries as a disinfectant to control multiplication of pathogenic bacteria in potable water. However, water suppliers have two major challenges in management of chlorine disinfection in water distribution systems…
Globally, the agricultural value chain is adversely affected by high postharvest losses estimated to be 30-50%. Efficient and affordable preservation technologies to mitigate the enormous postharvest losses are scarce in sub-Saharan Africa…
A study was conducted to determine the effect of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) on growth performance and resistance of Oreochromis shiranus to Aeromonas hydrophila infection. Four diets containing 0, 3.5, 7.0 and 10.5 g spirulina/kg of…
A study on the effect of formulated and supplementary feeds on water quality parameters of fresh water fish (Oreochromis shiranus) culture was conducted at Bunda Fish Farm for three months. The objective of this study was to determinethe e…
A study was conducted to compare wood utilization efficiency and acceptability of the processed Engraulicypris sardella and Copadichromis spp. using smoking and frying technologies. The study was conducted on station at Bunda College and a…
Studies to investigate the effect of feeding frequency (2, 3 and 4 times/day) and feeding rate (2, 4, 6 and 8% BW/day) on growth performance, feed utilization and body composition of Oreochromis shiranus was conducted in a laboratory at Li…
In order to improve utilization of low nutrient and high fibrous pastures, which are common in the tropics, supplementation with concentrates having readily available nutrients is recommended to improve livestock productivity. Chloris gaya…
The study examined the quality of raw cattle milk produced by smallholder farmers from selected districts in central Uganda. Two major “quality indicators”, i.e., presence of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli were considered. The colony…
This study assessed the use of a mobile phone in camel marketing in Babille district, Fafan zone, Somali region, Ethiopia. A random sample of 130 households was selected from two purposively selected areas (kebeles) in Babille district. De…
Many smallholder dairy schemes in Africa face sustainability constraints due to shortages of feed resources and poor productivity. Extension supported dairy animal production and forage centres constructed alongside the milk collection cen…
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is the third most important crop in Mozambique. Despite its importance as food, the presence of mycotoxins, especially aflatoxins has the potential to limit its use in both the human and livestock diet. In t…
Soybean (Glycine max) has two traits that make it hugely popular in the world; its high protein content (40%) and oil (20%) making it a vital industrial crop. Considerable systematic research focusing on breeding for grain yield improvemen…
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is the main root and tuber crop produced for both food and cash. Potatoes are the world’s number one non-grain food commodity. It provides fast cash because it is a short duration (3-4 months) crop. Malawi is ran…
Drought stress is one of the factors that contribute to aflatoxin contamination in groundnuts during field production. A study was conducted aimed at investigating the effects of drought on aflatoxin contamination and A. fluvus population …
Pteridium aquilinum is a cosmopolitan weed that readily spreads into pasture and marginal areas and is favoured by fire and soil acidity. Its presence reduces land productivity and adversely affects biodiversity. The plant is little affect…
Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is a major biotic stress of cassava in Southern, Eastern and Central Africa. It is caused by two virus species; the Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV) and the cassava brown streak virus (CBSV). T…
Horticultural crops’ morphological and genetic diversity are important components for cultivar development and a pre-requisite for cultivar improvement. This study is being conducted to determine the morphological and genetic diversity amo…
Use of improved maize seed varieties has been continuously recommended to farmers by the government of Tanzania to increase crop productivity. Maize varieties are developed at research centres and seed companies like SEEDCO and PANNAR. In …
Drought stress remains a challenge in the drought prone areas of eastern and north eastern regions of Uganda where cowpea is predominantly grown. Yield losses of up to 50% have been reported on cowpea due to drought. This study was underta…
Groundnut (Arachis hypogea) is one of the grain legumes that is widely grown by smallholder farmers in Malawi. The yield and quality of groundnut is affected by a number of factors such as plant density. A study was conducted at Exagris Af…
Twelve durum wheat (Triticum durum L.) genotypes were evaluated for Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) and related traits using two rates of nitrogen fertilizer application (69 kg N ha-1 and 115 kg N ha-1) in a randomized complete block design …
