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Increasing pollution loading is one of the factors which have led to instability of the Lake Kivu threatening the survival of millions of people living around it. This study will i) characterise and quantify historical land use and livelih…
This research project is aimed at evaluating the impact of climate change on the growing mud crab (Scylla serrata) fisheries industry in Tanzania. The specific objectives are: to assess the contribution of mud crab fattening to the livelih…
The mud crab (Scylla serrata) is a big portunid crab that lives on soft muddy bottoms association with mangrove-lined estuaries in the Indo-West Pacific. They have fast growth rates, early maturity, wide distribution and high fecundity. Ma…
This research proposal focuses on the impact of climate change on abundance of mud crab (Scylla serrata) in the wild stock. Crab farming is practiced by collecting seeds from the wild and then shorten their growth period by fattening. Mud …
This study aimed at estimating sediment and nutrient loading into Lake Kivu from River Lwiro micro-catchment in Eastern DR Congo. Total Suspended Sediment (TSS), Total Nitrogen (TN), and Total phosphorus (TP) concentration, and Biological …
This research assessed the climate change vulnerability and adaptation responses among fish dependent communities in the Albertine drainage basin in Uganda. Results revealed that fishing communities in the three landing sites visited were …
The effect of clear plastic sheeting on growth of Tilapia rendalli and Oreochromis shiranus polyculture and pond productivity was assessed in twelve 200m2 ponds in Dowa district, Malawi. Clear plastic sheets of 200 microns were installed 5…
An epidemiological investigation was conducted from January to December 2011 in the Sesheke District of Zambia along the Zambezi River. The study aimed at determining factors associated with the outbreak of epizootic ulcerative syndrome (E…
Fish farming contributes to people’s livelihoods, nutrition security, and foreign exchange. However, these potential may be achieved at the expense of the environment. This study determined the effect of fish farming on water quality and l…
A study to investigate spatial and temporal changes in fish species diversity of Bua and Linthipe rivers was conducted between March 2010 and August 2011. Fish was sampled using a 6.35mm (¼ inch) seine net or by electrofishing in five site…
The study to evaluate the combined effect of feed, feeding trays and clear plastic pond sheeting technique on the growth, survival and water quality of the improved strain of Oreochromis shiranus was conducted in Dowa District, Malawi, fro…
This study was carried out in Dowa and Mchinji Districts in the Central Region of Malawi. The main purpose of the study was to improve the marketing system of the small scale fish farmers for increased income with particular focus on asses…
Opsaridium microlepis is one of the fish species in Lake Malawi. The species is known to migrate to major river affluents for spawning. One of the rivers where they migrate is the Linthipe. The reproductive seasonality of this species into…
This study was conducted to determine time when freshly caught Lake Malawi tilapia (Chambo) can remain in acceptable and safe condition for consumers. Sensory, microbiological, and proximate composition analyses including measurement of pH…
The food type preferencein the southeast arm of Lake Malawi was studied. Frequency of occurrence, gravimetric, volumetric and index of relative importance was used to assess food preference. It was found that S. njassae is an omnivore, con…
Breeding seasonality and size-at-first maturity of Synodontis njassae in southeast arm of Lakes Malawi was studied. It was found that males mature earlier than females (10.6cm and 11cm, respectively). The size at 50% maturity for both sexe…
Aquaculture is an important fish subsector in Uganda. It provides alternative employment opportunity along the entire value chain. Though aquaculture is facing many limitations like market imperfections, it is still being promoted as a sec…
The Community Action Research Programme of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is an initiative that aims to support universities in Africa to better support rural communities to improve their pro…
Farmer associations (FAs) have the capacity to improve earnings and the general welfare of their members when they are well managed. In this study, we characterise three umbrella FAs in western Kenya namely, Bungoma Small-Scale Farmers For…
Moi University’s School of Agriculture obtained a research grant from the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) under the Community Action Research Program (CARP) to carry out a research leading to the …
This study is being carried out to determine critical factors that affect performance of fish farmer organisations in Malawi as part of the RUFORUM Community Action Research programme (CARP). Five fish farmer organisations with a total of …
This paper was solicited to highlight the potential role of university research in enhancing market opportunities through value chain development. A definition of agricultural value chain is presented to get a common understanding of the t…
The adoption of innovation platform approach is gaining credence in the Districts of Rwanda. This paper gives a picture of the Platforms initiated by Rwanda Agricultural Board (RAB) in Kirehe, Bugesera, Nyamagabe and Muhanga Districts. It …
This study estimated the time taken for speargrass (Imperata cylindrica) to occur on arable fields along a deforestation chronosquence; established the effect of burning on soil properties and determined the reliability of speargrass as a …
Sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is the source of sugar in all tropical and subtropical countries of the world. Understanding the performance of sugarcane in Uganda is therefore vital in light of the new challenges for the development…
