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This study is investigating the limitations and challenges that constrain control of Newcastle disease (ND) in village freerange poultry. The project is implemented in Bulyansime village in Iganga District. Baseline data on knowledge, atti…
Livestock plays an important role in the economies of many developing countries. It provides food, income, employment and foreign exchange. Transboundary animal diseases (TADs) are a major threat to livestock keepers. They have evident eco…
The study investigated land management decisions in the agricultural highland area of Kabale district in South Western Uganda. Data were analysed using multivariate regression techniques.Results showed that demographic characteristics such…
The Government of Malawi has been promoting the establishment of farmer organisations including cooperatives in an effort to help small-scale farmers improve their income and develop their managerial skills by venturing into a business ori…
A survey involving 180 farmers, 60 traders and processors was conducted in Kabale, Mbale and Kampala districts in Uganda for two consecutive potato growing seasons (20011/2012). The Study sought to: 1) to characterise and describe the vari…
Since political situation has indicated that South Sudan would separate from the Sudan and the expectations of the country to lose its major source of foreign exchange from oil exports, the exchange rate of the Sudanese pound has deteriora…
Banana is an important food staple and source of cash income in most parts of Uganda, which do not experience serious drought. Uganda’s production accounts for 20% of world’s production providing income to rural families. As an industry ba…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of ICTs among smallholder farmers and extension agent for knowledge management, and compare the situation in peri-urban and rural settings. The study was carried out in two districts of …
Climate change is emerging as the most important environmental problem facing modern society. Africa in particular is highly vulnerable to climate change and variability due to heavy reliance on rainfed agriculture by the majority of its p…
A cross-sectional survey was carried out using a researcher administered structured questionnaire involving 344 smallholder dairy households in Limuru and Nyandarua South Districts in Central Kenya. The objective of the study was to establ…
Lack of access to information and knowledge generated through formal research has been identified as a major drawback to adoption of agricultural technologies among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. This study evaluated how farmers acquire,…
This study seeks to explore the influence climate variability and change has on forage availability and productivity in Karamoja region of North Eastern Uganda. It will determine forage availability and factors influencing its productivity…
This study aimed at identifying indigenous knowledge and perception of effectiveness of communication systems for adaptation to climate change by smallholder farmers in Kilifi District, Kenya. It also aimed at determining the extent to whi…
The study was conducted to assess community perception on landuse/cover change and its impact on the their livelihood. Knowledge on community copping strategies in improving and maintaining soil carbon levels was also investigated. Analysi…
Most research on spatial variability of soil organic carbon (SOC) has been conducted in forest and grassland soils, but no research has been conducted on agroforestry soils. Knowledge about the variability of SOC can assist in generating e…
This report is an account of an on-going study being carried out at Botswana College of Agriculture Farm to characterise soil surface conditions on runoff generation of micro-catchment RWH systems, and to appraise these micro-catchment RWH…
The present research aimed at assessing the biodiversity of wild edible trees and cultural values that support their maintenance in the traditional agroforesty systems of Benin. A number of selected sites in each of the 3 climatic zones of…
Niassa National Reserve (NNR) located in northern Mozambique is the largest conservation area in the country. It is subjected to fires every year due to agricultural and forestry activities. This study aims to map and characterise the fire…
Milk deficit (MD) in western Kenya (MD) has created high demand for dairy breeding stock. This is mainly sourced from the neighbouring milk surplus Rift Valley (RV) region. Because of limited access to artificial insemination (AI) services…
This research will evaluate carcass quality and processing potential of goat meat produced by smallholder farmers in Malawi. The farmers will keep local Malawi goat and Norwegian goats under three management systems (intensive, extensive a…
This is as an action research project which will be conducted in the farming communities in Majiga and Chitsanzo Milk Bulking Groups in Central Malawi. The aim of the research is to develop feed technologies for improving dairy productivit…
A two year study to investigate how to optimally utilize applied mineral nutrients by maize grown in rotation with pigeon peagroundnut intercrop is under way at Chitedze Agricultural Research Station (S 130 59’ 23.2", E0330 38’ 36.8"). An …
Clarias liocephalus is an air-breathing catfish inhabiting wetlands of Uganda and widely distributed in East Africa. The species is in high demand for sale as live bait in the Nile perch fishery of Lake Victoria and equally important in th…
A study was conducted to assess the effect of temperature on egg development in an attempt to improve hatching success and fry production in Oreochromis karongae. Temperaturedependent development rates and hatching period for fertilized eg…
The protein digestibility of seven ungerminated and germinated dried finger millet (Eleusine coracana) grain was determined in this study. All the finger millet varieties had low to medium tannin content, ranging from 0.1% Catechin equival…
