Publications

A. Addis · Kebede Afewerk · T. Alemtsehay · Dereje Assefa +2 more

Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is among the important cereal crops cultivated annually on 1.02 million ha of land in Ethiopia. However, its productivity is low (1.9 t ha-1) compared to the potential attainable yield (5.3 ton ha-1) due to water s…

RUF-36259 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Oct 2016

Kiros-Meles Ayimut · G/medhin Genet · Araya Tesfay · Berhane Tsehaye

Broomrape (Orobanche crenata) and fungal diseases are among the most limiting factors to faba bean production particularly in northern Ethiopia with a serious impact on household food-security. The absence of a legume rotation crop contrib…

RUF-36254 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Oct 2016

A. Agaba · A. Akol · R. Kajobe · D. Namayanja

RUF-36249 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Oct 2016

G. Aguttu · J. Bisikwa · D.L. Nabirye · H. Oryem-Origa +1 more

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) is a staple food crop and income earner in most drought stressed areas in Uganda. Unfortunately, rural communities are increasingly abandoning production of the crop due to complications with weeding …

RUF-36243 CC BY 4.0 18 Oct 2016

E.E. Agoyi · P. Tukamuhabwa · J.B. Tumuhairwe

A field experiment was conducted in five major soybean growing areas in Uganda with 12 promiscuous soybean genotypes. Seeds of genotypes were inoculated with fresh culture of Bradyrhizobium sp. strain USDA 3456 and grown in the fields for …

RUF-36239 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Oct 2016

E. Adipala · E. Afutu · M. Biruma · P.R. Rubaihayo

Cowpea (Viga unguiculata L. Walp), the third most important legume food crop in Uganda is faced with a lot of challenges, paramount among them being scab disease. Mean yield is less than 400 kg/ha though the crop has a yield potential of 3…

RUF-36238 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Oct 2016

A. Egeru · G. Kironchi · M. Nyangito · N.M. Syano +1 more

Drylands typically suffer from sustainable land use challenges that have rapidly increased in the recent past. Drylands are face with a number of constraints including, among others, climate variability, natural resources degradation, decl…

RUF-36237 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Oct 2016

D.O. Asawalam · B.O. Nuga · V.E. Osodeke

Systematic identification and inventory of soil resource, their qualities and proper assessment for sustainable use is a major criterion towards addressing the issue of food security in Nigeria. The objective of this study was to character…

RUF-36235 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Oct 2016

Ronald Kityo · H. Makuma-Massa · P. Nampala

Despite advances in science, technology and innovations, the extent and depth of food insecurity in the developing world remains unconscionable. About 800 million people which constitutes one-sixth of the developing world’s population do n…

RUF-36232 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Oct 2016

K.Z. Mganga · N.K.R. Musimba · A.W. Mwang’omb · M.M. Nyangito +1 more

Livestock production is the main source of livelihood in the arid and semi-arid lands of Africa. Desertification characterized by vegetation degradation and soil erosion have become major threats to the sustainability of this land-based pr…

RUF-36231 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Oct 2016

N. Banadda · R. Kizza · J. Seay · A. Zziwa

Over 11% of the 241551 sq. km of total land in Uganda is under forestry and woodland producing over 34.4 million tonnes of wood resource. However, about 65% of this resource remains as wood waste in form of saw dust, chips and offcuts of w…

RUF-36230 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Oct 2016

R. Glèlè Kakaï

Forest inventories constitute an important tool in decision-making by assessing quantitative and qualitative pattern of plant material and its evolution over time. Inventory techniques used in different countries in West Africa are numerou…

RUF-36226 2016 CC BY 4.0 17 Oct 2016

J.G. Agea · C. Bigirimana · E. Bizuru · P. Isubikalu +4 more

Ecosystems in Rwanda and Uganda have a diversity of wild tree species many of which are indigenous fruit trees (IFTs) which provide a number of benefits to communities. This study was conducted to assess the utilization of IFTs in the Lake…

RUF-36225 2016 CC BY 4.0 17 Oct 2016

D. Sherrard

This paper shares the approach and experiences of EARTH University in reorienting university curriculum and training approaches that embed strong engagement between a university and communities to not only train a cadre of highly motivated…

RUF-36220 2016 CC BY 4.0 17 Oct 2016

C.S. Karamagi · G.A. Odei · H. Wamani

Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is reported to affect 19 million children under five years worldwide. About 5% of children younger than five years in Uganda are wasted and 2% of these children are said to be severely wasted. Community base…

RUF-36218 2016 CC BY 4.0 17 Oct 2016

E. Adipala · R. Batte · P. Nampala · R. Namubiru +1 more

Rural development is key for the developing nations in Africa. The field is heavily centered on exploitation of land-intensive natural resources. Africa faces a myriad of challenges which offer a fertile ground for research and development…

RUF-36214 2016 CC BY 4.0 17 Oct 2016

N.W. Mungai · V.W. Njuguna

Egerton University, as a leading institution of higher learning in agriculture and environment in Kenya, has developed innovative approaches to enhance effective dissemination of technologies and contribute to extension service delivery. T…

RUF-36211 2016 CC BY 4.0 17 Oct 2016

P. Atim · M. Edimu · A. Egeru · R. Ekwamu +2 more

Smallholder farmers typify agricultural production in Uganda. Smallholder farmers have severally been criticised for the lack of entrepreneurship yet farmer entrepreneurship is generally defined by two facets; the managerial skills needed …

RUF-36208 2016 CC BY 4.0 17 Oct 2016

J.M. Mugabe · P. Nampala

Since 2010, the African European Partnerships on Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD) is promoting a multi-stakeholder partnership (MSP) approach, involving nonresearch stakeholders, as a new way of co-creating and using knowled…

RUF-36205 2016 CC BY 4.0 17 Oct 2016

E. Adipala · A. Egeru · H. Makuma-Massa · P. Nampala +1 more

There is an increasing need for universities to produce graduates with strong technical skills, practical experience in their areas of specialization, ability to work with rural smallholder farmers and yet with broad development perspectiv…

RUF-36204 2016 CC BY 4.0 16 Oct 2016

M.V. Madola

This study investigated the prevalence and the determinants of participation in farmer organisations among smallholder farmers in Balaka District, Malawi. The study explored these issues using a sample of cotton farmers in Malawi, to speci…

RUF-36196 2016 CC BY 4.0 16 Oct 2016

J.M. Kwenye · T. Sichone

Agriculture plays a major role in the economic growth and development of most countries. Consequently, the need for effective and progressive agricultural development is fundamental. To achieve this, the active group of individuals, consti…

RUF-36194 2016 CC BY 4.0 16 Oct 2016

S. W. Kalule · D. Ongeng

University-community linkages are thought to provide key inputs for new knowledge, innovations and technologies for economic development. Accordingly, Gulu University, from inception took a community oriented approach as its pillar of iden…

RUF-36191 2016 CC BY 4.0 16 Oct 2016

O.M. Adesope · C.N.P. Hjortsoe · K. Manjur · P.M. Mashenga +2 more

This study aimed at enhancing undergraduates’ competitiveness in agribusiness to strengthen university- agribusiness industry linkage in Nigeria. The study was conducted at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Participatory method was…

RUF-36185 2016 CC BY 4.0 16 Oct 2016

Margaret Kabahenda · M. Mangheni · F. Shimali

Extension and advisory services had their main role as training, communication and dissemination of technical information, improved technologies and practices. However, there is increasingly a realization that extension has to take on new …

RUF-36180 2016 CC BY 4.0 16 Oct 2016