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This article presents the evolution of Bunda College of Agriculture into Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR). It starts with the historical background to its establishment; acquisition of land for its permanen…
The University of Juba is a premier South Sudan’s university. It was established by a legal act in 1975, and admitted its first batch of students in 1977. By 1989, it had five colleges and several hundred students when it was forced by the…
Policy, management and governance of higher education and higher education Institutions is an integral part in planning, implementation and provision of education services in the sub-sector in Africa. Historically, the roles and functions …
Increased recognition of higher education’s role in Africa’s economic transformation has led to massification of higher education in Africa. The immediate consequences of massification have been half-baked graduates due to reduction in pra…
University education and its evolution in Africa has been closely linked with economic growth. The policy changes in the late 80’s driven by World Bank / International Monetary fund (IMF) policy and scarce resources resulted in a singular …
This paper discusses the liberalisation of higher education as under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) signed by member countries of the World Trade Organisation. The impact of commercialisation of higher education sector o…
Several solar drying technologies exist in Uganda, but marred with multiple deficiencies such as inefficient conversion of trapped solar radiations into thermal energy, prolonged drying times, among others. The aim of this study was to des…
Malnutrition exists in various forms and affects all countries in the World. Despite several intiatives, the situation remains critical in sub saharan Africa. Non timber forest products (NTFP) are known to be very rich in nutrients but are…
Malnutrition is one of the most serious health problems throughout the world and the children under five are especially vulnerable. The aim of this research is to formulate food fortified with baobab fruit pulp and moringa leaf powder for …
Food and nutritional insecurity are recurrent issues in traditional systems in sub- Saharan Africa and especially in Benin. As part of contribution to efforts against challenges of food and nutritional insecurity, this project focuses on “…
Dissemination of agricultural information and/or technologies in Uganda and indeed elsewhere relies on multipronged approaches. This is being fast-tracked by effective engagement of institutions that have great potential to deliver results…
Many young agricultural and environmental scientists seek employment following their first bachelors’ degree. Although they want to further pursue their studies with a Masters and PhD degree, they may be reluctant to do so if required to r…
The Innovative Agricultural Research Initiative (iAGRI) is a long-term investment in agricultural higher education and research capacity in Tanzania funded by USAID under the Feed the Future initiative. The main goal of the iAGRI project w…
It has been estimated that by 2050, the world’s global population will grow to around 9.7 billion, and that the world food supply must double to adequately feed this population. Even today, a significant portion of the world population exp…
Despite being recognised as one of the key components for unlocking Africa’s development, higher education in sub-Saharan Africa has continued to be plagued by low student-academic staff ratio that is affecting quality of training and skil…
This paper shares experiences in the establishment and piloting of postgraduate programmes supporting agricultural development in selected francophone universities of Africa. Through stakeholder consultations six programmes were identified…
There are many myths and realities associated with the PhD journey. It also comes with a lot of challenges, however, these are surmountable. Some of these challenges include the race against time, problems both from the part of supervisors…
There is a compelling need to transform Africa’s agriculture as embodied in the aspirations of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). To achieve broad-based improvements in agricultural productivity, competiti…
Conservation Agriculture (CA) knowledge systems are shaped by the power relationships among actors in the social systems and this influences how innovations maybe accepted or not by farmers. Using the Social Network Analysis (SNA), three s…
Okra mosaic disease (OMD) caused by Okra mosaic virus (OkMV) is an important biotic constraint to okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.Moench) production in West Africa. Management of OMD with insecticides is very difficult and ineffective, thus…
Bambara groundnut is an underutilized yet nutritious legume that is mostly produced by women subsistence farmers on marginal lands. Lack of proper markets and beliefs are among factors that hinder growth in production of the crop. A study …
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) is an important legume particularly in the eastern and northern regions of Uganda. Its production is greatly affected by the occurrence of several diseases caused mainly by viral pathogens. Previous studi…
Blast disease caused by Magnaporthe grisea (anamorph-Pyricularia grisea (Cooke) Sacc.) is the single most destructive disease of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) causing substantial yield losses to the crop. Infection of the neck and head…
