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A study was conducted to evaluate the fertilizer value of aquaculture effluent from African catfish (Clarius glerepenus) with respect to common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). The study i) determined the crop nutrient value of aquaculture efflu…
The temporal characterization of sorghum anthracnose spread from an inoculum source and selection of models to describe the disease progress overtime was the focus of this study. The development of sorghum anthracnose in time on three cult…
This study was carried out with the following objectives (i) to identify existing soil and water conservation practices, and (ii) develop a soil erosion hazard model for the Lake Kivu basin. The identification of existing soil and water co…
Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites primarily produced by the fungi Aspergillus flavus, A. parasiticus and, to a lesser extent, A. nomius. Good agricultural practices can aid in the reduction of aflatoxin contaminatio in the field. Well p…
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important crop for human consumption world wide, including in under-developed countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America where it is cultivated in small holdings. In Mozambique and Malawi rice is produced by s…
There is a tremendous uptake of smartphones and other mobile devices that has made mobile apps more popular. Many of these mobile apps are network enabled and can transfer or receive data to/from the network through the signaling process. …
Multiple conceptualizations are inevitable, especially in a widely distributed large scale system like the web. Every information community share a given conceptualization which may be different from another information community. Despite …
Gezira scheme in Sudan is one of the most important schemes in the country, as it accounts for half of the total irrigated area in Sudan. From 1956 the Government of Sudan provided most of the agricultural services. However, from 1981 to 2…
Distance learning has grown from the use of print media and video tapes to campus portal access and internet based access to online resources in order to take advantage of electronic benefits. Although online courses provide access to high…
The value concept has in recent times come to the forefront as many businesses and institutions grapple with how to ensure customers adopt their products, technologies, services and stay loyal without defecting to competitors. Customer val…
Following a base line survey of maize farmers in two innovation platforms (IPs), 600 farmers were randomly selected and engaged in mini-kits demonstrations in four districts in Ghana. Under the mini-kit demonstration, a kilogram of drought…
This study aimed at i) identifying the challenges faced by selected francophone universities of Africa, under the EU-ACP EDULINK II ADECEA project, in aligning post-graduate programmes to the Licence-Master-Doctorat (LMD) system, and ii) d…
In this paper, the author show his personal experiences first in developing his leadership skills, and secondly, serving as a leader in various capacities. Key success factors include: being able to listen, flexible, and setting clear targ…
The East African region has an agricultural led economy and its population depends on natural resources for their livelihoods and development. Agricultural productivity and natural resources are however increasingly facing threats from the…
Community attachment by agriculture students at Gulu University is carried out at both MSc. and undergraduate level. MSc. level students participate in the last two months of their second year of study. Student engagement with the communit…
Concept note for the dialogue convened by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) during the 4th East Africa Farmer's Federation (EAFF) Congress held on 14th September, 2017 at Speke Resort Munyonyo i…
Report of the dialogue convened by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) during the 4th East Africa Farmer's Federation (EAFF) Congress held on 14th September, 2017 at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampa…
This report documents the Uganda, country workshop of projects under the Food and Business Applied Research Fund (ARF) which was held on 26th and 27th January 2017 in Entebbe. The workshop was jointly organised by the Ministry of Foreign A…
The last encounter that was elaborately documented was on my experiences as a mobility student at Makerere University, Uganda. The experience was life changing and the door was left open for grabbing the next available opportunity; the opp…
In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a roadmap for re-orienting the world towards a sustainable and resilient path envisioned to lead to elimination of poverty, sustainable and…
The Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) Secretariat is based in Nairobi, Kenya and is the affiliate Network for InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) in Africa. The Network of African Science Academies is a consortium of merit-based scie…
The State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) is a fast growing university in East Africa. Nevertheless the norm of lacking professors in some disciplines has not been escaped in the establishment of some programmes. This paper presents an analy…
