Working Document Series

H. H. Gebremedhn · T. Z Kelkay · Y. Tesfay · S. Tufa

Customary rangeland management practices inherent to pastoralism have shaped rangeland environments for millennia and contributed to the mitigation and adaptation of climate changes. However, without generating estimates from site-specific…

RUF-40201 CC BY 4.0 31 May 2023

K. Kidega · E.K. Ndyomugyenyi

Pig production in Uganda is largely constrained by high feed costs, poor breeds, foul smell in pig houses, and the fact that markets are not reliable for live pigs and products. To address the constraints, the Community Action Research Pro…

RUF-40196 2023 CC BY 4.0 31 May 2023

C. Otieno

The rhizomicrobial composition of plants consists of various types of microbes, playing important roles in the growth and development of plants. The mechanism by which each microbe obtains energy and nutrients for its survival and reproduc…

RUF-40194 CC BY 4.0 31 May 2023

L. C Familusi

Agriculture is usually categorised into organic agriculture and non-organic agriculture. Organic agriculture is still at the initial development stage in Nigeria. Hence, its awareness and participation in it is still low. Therefore, this …

RUF-40193 2023 CC BY 4.0 31 May 2023

L. C Familusi

Agriculture is usually categorised into organic agriculture and non-organic agriculture. Organic agriculture is still at the initial development stage in Nigeria. Hence, its awareness and participation in it is still low. Therefore, this …

RUF-40192 2023 CC BY 4.0 31 May 2023

A. Edriss · L. C Familusi · J. Kazembe · A. O. Onoja +1 more

Agriculture is usually categorised into organic agriculture and non-organic agriculture. Organic agriculture is still at the initial development stage in Nigeria. Hence, its awareness and participation in it is still low. Therefore, this …

RUF-40191 2023 CC BY 4.0 31 May 2023

W. Kollie

Soybean is an ideal crop for improving nutrition, food security and plays an important function in the natural ecosystem and agriculture. In Uganda, the crop is produced in the Northern and Eastern regions by smallholder farmers in degrade…

RUF-40184 2023 CC BY 4.0 31 May 2023

G.V. Akejo · C. J. D Obbo

Post-harvest losses are among the key constraints affecting farmers in developing countries such as Uganda. This study was designed to investigate the post-harvest losses in the tomato (Lycopersicum, esculentum) market value chain among sm…

RUF-40182 2023 CC BY 4.0 31 May 2023

O.S Dorley

Rice is the staple food in Liberia, consumed by more than 90% of the population. However, its production is dominated by smallholder farmers relying on poor quality inputs that have for long time been considered the core hindrance to achie…

RUF-40178 CC BY 4.0 31 May 2023

A.E Auma · O.S Dorley · J.O. Ochuodho · J.O. Were

Rice is the staple food in Liberia, consumed by more than 90% of the population. However, its production is dominated by smallholder farmers relying on poor quality inputs that have for long time been considered the core hindrance to achie…

RUF-40177 CC BY 4.0 31 May 2023

O. A. Ingasia · A. M. Macharia · S.W Onyimbo

Horticultural farming is the fastest growing agricultural sector in Kenya. Despite this, the production and marketing of mangoes is hampered by fruit fly infestation that is responsible for high pre and post-harvest losses. To reduce the l…

RUF-40174 2023 CC BY 4.0 31 May 2023

E. Mutandwa · N. Nyakapene

Tobacco in Zimbabwe is ranked among the top major crops which give foreign currency to the country and is also a major cash crop among smallholder farmers. Deforestation in Zimbabwe has been a country-wide problem most tobacco farmers are …

RUF-40171 2023 CC BY 4.0 31 May 2023

A. G. Mactal · K. G. Nnabunnya

Rice is one of the favored staple foods sustaining Asian countries. Its demand increases with increasing population, however, yield of aerobic rice keeps declining when grown continuously and this is attributed to nutrient stresses and soi…

RUF-40167 2023 CC BY 4.0 22 May 2023

N. H. Bahati-Kajunju · J. Karungi · M. Kigambo · J. Mugisha +2 more

South western Uganda is the hub for potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production in Uganda, but whose main challenge is diminishing arable land due to human population explosion. Intercropping of potato with popular legume crops appears to be …

RUF-40166 2023 CC BY 4.0 22 May 2023

J. Mugisha · S Nabasumba · M. Najjingo Mangheni · P. Pali

The potato crop has the potential to greatly contribute to the income and food security of Ugandans, but the yields have remained low at 7.5 t ha-1. The low yields have been attributed to the use of poor quality seed potato recycled from p…

RUF-40165 2023 CC BY 4.0 22 May 2023

J. Bazimenyera · E. Kwizera

In Rwanda, cabbages are facing numerous problems including low soil fertility which leads to their low yield. The main objective of this study was to compare the effects of organic manure and mineral fertilizer NPK (17-17-17) on growth an…

RUF-40162 2023 CC BY 4.0 22 May 2023

J.F. Kamanula · M. Kamanula · Chimuleke, R.Y. Munthali

The study was carried out to assess the yield and physicochemical properties of seed oils among nine international provenances of Sclecorya birrea (subspecies caffra and birrea) planted in Malawi. Seed oils were obtained using Soxhlet extr…

RUF-40159 2023 CC BY 4.0 22 May 2023

L Adetona · O.B.F Imourou · V. J.B. Kpatindé

La croissance démographique galopante à induit une pression sur les ressources naturelles ; ce qui n’est pas sans conséquence sur les systèmes de production agricole. Ces pressions se manifestent à travers la surexploitation des sols qui d…

RUF-40156 2023 CC BY 4.0 22 May 2023

C. E Agbangba · F Chabi · G.D. Dagbénonbakin · B. Oussou +1 more

Climate and its variability is a major risk factor for the success of soybean cultivation in Benin. This aspect becomes even more important in the context of future climate scenarios, in which global warming is predicted and food security …

RUF-40152 2023 CC BY 4.0 22 May 2023

G. O Adoyo · A.K. Buzera · E.G. Nkirote · I. Orina +1 more

In Kenya, there is a wide range of variability of potato cultivars with different physical and chemical properties. These differences define the nature of their starch characteristics which influence their suitability for processing. The p…

RUF-40146 2021 CC BY 4.0 22 May 2023

A. Badji · C. Mukankusi · S. Nkalubo

Postharvest darkening (PHD) of seed coat, resulting from the oxidation of proanthocyanidins, is a critical challenge to the marketability of common bean since this characteristic is associated with long cooking time by consumers, thus lowe…

RUF-40142 2023 CC BY 4.0 22 May 2023

T. Ansah · S Cudjoe · , A. Z Imoro · E. A Tenakwa

The study was conducted to evaluate mass yield and nutrient composition of Moringa oleifera response to different cutting regimes in the savanna zone of Ghana. Three harvesting regimes were imposed on the initial establishment in a randomi…

RUF-40140 2023 CC BY 4.0 22 May 2023

K.O. Asubontengc · E. Ayuk · G. Jasaw · S.K. Loha +1 more

Climate-change and/or climate-variability is affecting the temporal and spatial distribution of ecosystems and human activities at the landscape scale. There are implications of land use/cover change on ecosystems as well as human activiti…

RUF-40131 2023 CC BY 4.0 22 May 2023

A Ba · B Dembele · S. Dembele · T. Diarisso +6 more

Small-scale farmers in Southern Mali who are mainly maize producers are facing many challenges in the uptake and accurate application of agricultural technologies. Maize production constitutes a significant opportunity for these farmers to…

RUF-40125 2023 CC BY 4.0 19 May 2023

R. Buteme · P.N Kabod · E.B. Kizito · G. Sseremba

Understanding gene actions and how they contribute in the expression of characters is of great importance when devising an efficient selection program through the use of a suitable mating design. This study sought to determine the mode of …

RUF-40114 2023 CC BY 4.0 18 May 2023