Working Document Series

G. Albano · D. Cugala · L. Santos

Asian fruit flies in the genus Bactrocera (Diptera: Tephritidae) are regarded as some of the most destructive pests of fruits and vegetables worldwide and rank high on quarantine lists worldwide. Losses result from direct feeding damage, d…

RUF-34342 2010 CC BY 4.0 20 Aug 2015

S.O. Arum · E.D. Kokwaro · F. Mulwa

Diversity, occurrence and utilization of mosquito breeding habitats is an essential component of vector ecology and important in designing and implementation of vector management programs. A one year larval survey was conducted to determin…

RUF-34341 2010 CC BY 4.0 20 Aug 2015

F. Njogu · D. Onyango

Electronic resources (E-resources) enable students, lecturers, librarians and researchers, to conduct multiple searches, print citations and full text and access publications remotely through hyperlinks to related content. These processes …

RUF-34330 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

I. Annor-Frempong · N.K. Ojijo, Olang’o

Conflicts or crises are prevalent in a number of African countries and invariably cause disruption of economic and livelihood support systems. The agricultural sector, a major contributor to economies of these countries, is often the most …

RUF-34327 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

P. Mbukwa · C. Mkondya · N. Nhantumbo · Q. Noordin

Value chain based extension and advisory services are critical in enhancing the knowledge and skills of smallholder farmers in Africa as they engage in transformative agriculture. In many countries, these services are constrained mainly du…

RUF-34326 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

M.P. Munyenyembe · L.L. Qhobela

This review presents the main achievements made by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) – Plant Genetic Resources Centre (SPGRC) in training and building capacity in conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources s…

RUF-34322 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

Willem Heemskerk · Washington Ochola · Mariana Wongtschowski

Go4IT was based on the realisation that universities in Africa could improve their student training programmes, to bring change to these countries’ rural realities. To do this, the universities needed to improve the quality and content of …

RUF-34317 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

S. Mpepereki

This paper outlines the establishment of a broad innovation platform on to which more players were invited in efforts to meet the demands of participating farmers. We share this experience to encourage others to undertake impact-oriented p…

RUF-34316 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

S. Mpepereki

Agricultural research in many African universities has been project-based and piece-meal, failing to focus on understanding the socio-cultural context of African agricultural systems and their interaction with the physical environment, and…

RUF-34315 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

I. Minde

The Innovative Agricultural Research Initiative (iAGRI) aims to strengthen training and collaborative research capacities of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) and the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives …

RUF-34313 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

E. Adipala · L. D’Haese · Freedom. King · C.L. Kizza +4 more

Food insecurity and poor health are recognized as key drivers of emergence of conflicts in low income countries. Sustainable peace building strategy should therefore consider investing in increased access to food and nutrition while simult…

RUF-34312 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

Ananias Hofiço Noé dos Santos

The dependency of many african rural households on natural resources for sustenance is widely acknowledged. Local ecological Knowledge is developed from the continuous relationship between humans and their environment, mainly through the d…

RUF-34311 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

B.F. Kyazze · C. Levi · H. Sseguya

Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have the potential to act as effective information dissemination channel that facilitates sustainable relationships between farmers and other stakeholders in agriculture sector. Past and on-goi…

RUF-34308 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

D. Chikoye · C. Fokunang · L. A. Fontem · E. M. Ndifon

Weeds play an important role as biopesticides for the management of several field pests. An experiment was conducted in the Life Science Laboratories of the University of Buea in 2012 to assess the biopesticidal potential of aqueous extrac…

RUF-34300 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

Jama. Bashir · Rarieya. Marie

Developing strategic partnership has become integral to higher education in the 21st century, and perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the recent proliferation of regional networks and international partnerships among colleges and…

RUF-34299 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

B. Bua · C. Nowamani

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is the fifth most important cereal in the semi arid regions of the world in terms of production and area planted. However, sorghum production is constrained by a number of factors including pests and di…

RUF-34289 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

L. Levey

Publishing is an important component of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture’s (RUFORUM) work to improve the quality of postgraduate training and research in the agricultural sciences. But many members of th…

RUF-34287 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

R. Baguma · J.T. Lubega

While there is general understanding about the paradigm shift in the higher education sector, students’ demands, teacher instruction and technology changes, higher educational institutions are increasingly facing challenges of having to de…

RUF-34285 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

J.S. Tenywa

The need for scholarly journals as a means of dissemination of outputs from African research efforts, particularly the problems and innovations unique to African and related conditions, is overwhelming; yet the operational environment is q…

RUF-34284 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

D. Doepel · M.P McHenry · S. Sharma

Perhaps more than ever our survival as a species is dependent on our collective problem solving ability. Our ability to thrive requires creativity and innovation to seize some amazing opportunities. In both cases - solving problems and sei…

RUF-34280 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

M.J. Kropff · H.J.M. Löffler · C.A.D.M. Van de Vijver

Innovation is considered to be crucial for addressing societal and economic challenges and opportunities in the agro-food domain. This calls for high-level educated employees, for which tertiary education is crucial. Since system innovatio…

RUF-34279 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

S. Sharma

Growth in international trade, tourism and increasing international movements of people will increasingly expose countries in Africa to biosecurity threats, which will significantly impact on economies, community health and native biodiver…

RUF-34278 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

P. Ebanyat · P. Isubikalu · B. B. Obaa · H. N. Opolot

The demand for skilled university graduates to address practical development challenges is higher today than ever before. Field attachment is one of the main approaches for integrating competence building into academic programmes in many u…

RUF-34276 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

L. Levey

An institutional repository is an online library that collects, preserves, and disseminates digital copies of the intellectual output of an institution, particularly a research institution. Universities throughout the world have establishe…

RUF-34275 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015

T. Kirina Kitinya · R.N. Onwonga

Field trials were carried out at Kambi ya Mawe location in Eastern Kenya during the long rains (LRS) of 2010 and short rains (SRS) of 2010/2011, to evaluate effect of tillage and cropping system on performance of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L…

RUF-34272 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015