OER and Open Access Open Access Prevention of Newcastle disease in chicken HAUMBA Eric Nelson · Innocent. Kirungi RUF-35722 2014 CC BY 4.0 10 Nov 2015
OER and Open Access Open Access Traditional grain processing HAUMBA Eric Nelson · Sylvia Namujuzi RUF-35721 CC BY 4.0 10 Nov 2015
OER and Open Access Open Access Treating tumours in turkeys HAUMBA Eric Nelson · Sylvia Namujuzi RUF-35719 CC BY 4.0 10 Nov 2015
OER and Open Access Open Access Increase of milk production HAUMBA Eric Nelson · Innocent. Kirungi RUF-35714 2014 CC BY 4.0 10 Nov 2015
Brochures and Fact Sheets Open Access On-line networking platform for improving quality and relevance of African university graduates to labour markets This project is implemented by Egerton University and 4 partners with the aim of strengthening the capacities of three universities in Kenya and Uganda towards reforming graduate curricula, graduate training and education with greater part… RUF-35704 2015 CC BY 4.0 6 Nov 2015
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Analysis of the political economy of agricultural policies in Malawi: a case study of maize policies H. Phiri Producer Support Estimate (PSE) for the staple food crop maize were calculated in this study to add to knowledge on the incentives and disincentives that created by public policy in agriculture. All the PSE were negative implying that prod… RUF-35702 2013 CC BY 4.0 4 Nov 2015
Journal articles Open Access Role of camel milk in pastoral livelihoods in Kenya: contribution to household diet and income Dickson M. Nyariki · V.O. Wasonga · A.M. Yazan Elhadi Pastoral livestock production in Kenya is subject to unpredictable rainfall and drought occurrences. These adverse climatic conditions have led to vulnerable and insecure pastoral livelihoods. Despite the potential to alleviate food insecu… RUF-35701 2015 CC BY 4.0 3 Nov 2015
Theses & Dissertations Open Access The contribution of camel milk production as a livelihood strategy for building pastoral resilience in the drylands of Kenya A.M. Yazan Elhadi Pastoral production system in Kenya is facing many challenges such as high livestock mortality, high incidence of malnutrition and marginalisation. This has been worsened by the impact of climate variability and change which has rendered m… RUF-35698 2015 CC BY 4.0 3 Nov 2015
Multimedia Open Access Strengthening universities Community engagement for transformed Agriculture The video shows the Nepad Regional Fish Node at Bunda College in Malawi that launched a program aimed at empowering rural farmers in the country to embrace inland fish farming as a viable business. More so, the Community Action Research Pr… RUF-35694 2015 CC BY 4.0 28 Oct 2015
Working Document Series Open Access An overview of STI in Africa Tichaona Mangwende RUF-35690 2015 CC BY 4.0 28 Oct 2015
Multimedia Open Access RUFORUM Training science leaders for Africa- Featuring Msekiwa Matsimbe The video features Msekiwa Matsimbe, a Malawian from Lilongwe University of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Bunda campus & also a RUFORUM grantee. she explains her love for agricultural science and a great need in the country in c… RUF-35686 2015 CC BY 4.0 28 Oct 2015
Multimedia Open Access RUFORUM student presentations during the 4th Biennial conference 2014 RUFORUM students showcasing their research at the 4th biennial conference 2014 which was held in Maputo, Mozambique. RUF-35685 2015 CC BY 4.0 28 Oct 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Status and trends in higher education in Africa Moses Osiru RUF-35683 2015 CC BY 4.0 28 Oct 2015
Multimedia Open Access What RUFORUM means to me Different people and stakeholders of RUFORUM giving their success stories because of RUFORUM. This means RUFORUM has played a vital role in changing people's lives. RUF-35682 2015 CC BY 4.0 28 Oct 2015
Multimedia Open Access RUFORUM:Training science leaders for Africa - Featuring Dr. Abigael Otinga The video features Dr. Abigael Otinga, a soil scientist from University of Eldoret telling her academic story right from primary school. she narrates the desire and dreams she once had in achieving a higher education and with making her d… RUF-35680 2015 CC BY 4.0 28 Oct 2015
Multimedia Open Access Why capacity building in higher agricultural education? Due to technological advancement there is need to boost capacity building in higher agricultural education to have the knowledge base which will lead to agricultural transformation and innovation. Therefore capacity building will work as a… RUF-35679 2015 CC BY 4.0 28 Oct 2015
Multimedia Open Access Building the Africa we want The major focus here is the African Agricultural development, innovation, research which have positive impact on the lives of African population. Where Africa is built into a hunger free continent and through the RUFORUM network much has b… RUF-35678 2014 CC BY 4.0 28 Oct 2015
Multimedia Open Access RUFORUM on investment in higher agricultural education for Africa The video is about RUFORUM capacity building in promoting higher agricultural education in Africa. RUF-35677 2015 CC BY 4.0 28 Oct 2015
Journal articles Open Access Land use and land cover change detection in rural areas of River Lwiro micro-catchment, Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo E. Adipala · M. Bagalwa · S. Bashwira · F. Kansiime +3 more Land use and land cover change in River Lwiro micro-catchment was assessed for the period 1987-2010 using satellite imagery of Landsat 5 and 7. Images were clustered into four categories: forest, built-up areas, wetland and small scale far… RUF-35674 2015 CC BY 4.0 21 Oct 2015
Journal articles Open Access Drivers of forage availability: An integration of remote sensing and traditional ecological knowledge in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda Y. Bamutaze · A. Egeru · L. MacOpiyo · M.G.J. Majaliwa +3 more Low-input pastoral production systems provide up to 90 % of livestock and livestock products consumed in Uganda. However, pastoral communities are increasingly faced with the challenge of meeting their livestock needs in terms of forage, a… RUF-35671 2015 CC BY 4.0 15 Oct 2015
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Effect of organic and inorganic nitrogen sources on growth, yield and oil content of sunflower grown in highly weathered soils of Morogoro Mwahija Almasi Irika Sunflower contributes about 40% of total national cooking oil requirement in Tanzania, ranking as one of the most important cooking oil with very high nutritional value. However, its production per unit area ranges between 800 and 1100 kg/… RUF-35636 2015 CC BY 4.0 8 Oct 2015
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Growth, yield and postharvest qualities of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum M.) as influenced by soil moisture levels and packaging C.I. Sibomana Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum M.) is a fruit vegetable, and like most horticultural commodities is highly perishable. It is often exposed to stresses either imposed by other organisms (biotic) or arising from imbalance of environmental f… RUF-35633 2011 CC BY 4.0 8 Oct 2015
Journal articles Open Access Modelling and forecasting small Haplochromine species (Kambuzi) production in Malaŵi – a stochastic model approach V. Kasulo · E. Kaunda · W. Singini The study aimed at forecasting small Haplochromine species locally known as Kambuzi yield in Malaŵi, based on data on Lake Malombe fish catches during the years from 1976 to 2011. The study considered Autoregressive (AR), Moving Average (M… RUF-35632 2012 CC BY 4.0 8 Oct 2015
Journal articles Open Access Bioeconomic approach to rebuilding small Haplochromine cichlids of Lake Malombe, Malawi W. Jere · V. Kasulo · E. Kaunda · Orton Msiska +1 more The paper deals with the surplus production models of Verhulst Schaefer that were applied to the small haplochromine cichlids fishery to investigate the sustainability properties of the stock and management of the fishery. The basic object… RUF-35631 2012 CC BY 4.0 8 Oct 2015
Journal articles Open Access Resistance breeding strategy for Stenocarpella maydis and Fusarium graminearum cob rots in tropical maize G. Asea · Paul T. Gibson · Patrick Okori · L. Tembo Maize cob rot caused by Fusarium graminearum and Stenocarpella maydis affects grain yield and quality. The objective of this study was to investigate the appropriateness of multiple infection as a selection and breeding strategy for multip… RUF-35626 2012 CC BY 4.0 7 Oct 2015
