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The need for increasing women representation in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) has become a global concern. Universities in Africa have been compelled to develop, sustain and nurture both men and women who are capable of generating k…
The PhD journey is a systematic process of both academic and personal development for the doctorate student. The PhD journey is systematic process involving a decision on the topic, choosing an appropriate supervisor, managing the challeng…
This paper analyses perception of 120 farmers engaged in cocoa farming in two districts of Ghana on extension service delivery. Overall, they were satisfied with qual ity of extension delivery, especially the e-extension. However, print me…
This paper outlines financial innovations that can generate controlled, quality and timely data on the credit management practices of smallholder farmers in Uganda, ideal for policy makers to strengthen the design and implementation of con…
Profitability measures the firm’s ability to generate revenue in excess ofexpense an accomplishment that is necessary if the firm is to be considered a going concern. Therefore, the indicators of the profitability are the profits made by t…
The adverse effects of climate change and variability have affected crop production through the increasing erratic rainfall, drought, floods, pests, and diseases that have significantly reduced crop yields in many places including Uganda. …
Water scarcity and drought accumulating from erratic rainfall patterns are responsible for significant losses in agricultural productivity across Africa and beyond. This has overtime contributed to significant decline in economic growth an…
Climate change and climate variability is a global phenomenon that has caused serious concern to many sectors of the economy and people’s livelihoods in Africa. In this regard, community based dwellers most especially farmers and forest re…
The rapid rate of land use and land cover change and associated dramatic dynamics over the past decades, has caused the fear that it will be one of the major environmental challenges facing the Earth over the next century. Land cover chang…
Future food demand worldwide can be achieved by increasing production. The increase in agricultural production can in turn be achieved by agricultural intensification and /or extensification. However, agricultural extensification has been …
Agriculture remains a single largest contributor to deforestation and overall environmental damage in Sub Saharan Africa including Zambia. Subsistence agriculture along the Kafue River Basin in Zambia’s Copperbelt province is more pronounc…
The natural environment has been continuously reshaped, ever since man settled down and left nomad livelihood in favor of agriculture production. And, in pre-agricultural times, about 50% of the forest that once covered earth now is gone. …
Ghana’s increase in farm productivity is at the detriment of the preservation of the forest. Should we preserve the forest or use it to farm. This study look at the profitability of an investor in keeping a forest or farming. The big quest…
Watershed health is key to attainment of sustainable development goals in East and Central Africa. However, their rate of degradation is increasingly alarming in these regions due to land-use/cover changes and poor management. On the other…
Effective restoration of watersheds relies on several factors including quality of information shared and its sharing mechanisms. This study assessed the nature and quality of information and its dissemination mechanisms used in restoratio…
Drought is an important factor affecting agriculture and livestock and the most constraining climate extreme to livelihoods. The study highlights agro-pastoral farmers’ perceptions of drought in Kayunga district in central Uganda. The stud…
Efficient treatment of wastewater before discharge into aquatic ecosystems is a requirement to prevent the detrimental effect of polluting the environment and to safeguard public health. Adoption of green technology in wastewater treatment…
The use of chemicals for ecto-parasite control and accompanying development of resistance to known acaricides are of major concern. Though acaricide use may still be needed in areas of heavy tick infestation, strategic management regime th…
There is rising interest in locally adapted livestock breeds as reservoirs of genetic diversity and adaptive fitness traits. In Namibia locally adapted cattle breeds are mainly reared in commercial farms south of the veterinary cordon fenc…
This study was conducted to determine factors influencing quality standards of milk in dairy cows (Friesian-Sanga crossbred, Sanga and Jersey cows) in Ashanti, Eastern and Greater Accra regions of Ghana from February, 2017 to March, 2018. …
The study sought to determine the impact of logistics and transportation practices on performance of Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC). The objectives were to establish the level of implementation of logistics and transportation practices…
The Kenya dairy sector is one of the largest in Sub-Saharan Africa and it is dominated by small scale farmers. The sub-sector plays a crucial role in curbing food insecurity and creating employment in Kenya. However, evening milk which con…
Livestock forms an important component of livelihood and food security strategies of smallholder farmers, particularly in Africa. However, changing climate such as rising temperature, erratic rainfall, and spread of pests and diseases thre…
In Uganda, pig production is constrained by unsustainable use of local feedstuffs, poor breeds, odour in pig houses, and lack of access to critical market information. This project aimed to address the key constraints by promoting sustaina…
Pork consumption is constrained by high-fat content with higher composition of saturated fatty acids. This study investigated the effect of deep litter floor housing system on performance of pigs and pork quality. Twelve three months old p…
