Working Document Series Open Access Embracing partnership principles in regional and international research collaboration: Theory and practice I. Minde The landscape of development on the African continent is fast changing. There are many more educated Africans in various disciplines today than it were three decades ago. New problems have also emerged that need locally sourced solutions. … RUF-39327 2018 CC BY 4.0 27 Jul 2021
Journal articles Open Access Revisiting application of statistics in agricultural research in Sub-Saharan Africa: entry points for improvement M. Nabasirye · T.L. Odong · J.S. Tenywa The importance of statistics in empowering the agricultural research process and sharpening interventions cannot be over-emphasized. Undocumented evidence points to misconceptions, misuse or underuse of statistics among agricultural resear… RUF-38235 2019 CC BY 4.0 20 Apr 2020
Journal articles Open Access Community‑led data collection using Open Data Kit for surveillance of animal African trypanosomiasis in Shimba hills, Kenya Benard W. Kulohoma · Nicodemus Masila · Caroline K. Mirieri · Lillian Wambua +2 more Objective: In Sub-Saharan Africa, there is an increase in trypanosome non-susceptibility to multiple trypanocides, but limited information on judicious trypanocide use is accessible to smallholder farmers and agricultural stakeholders in d… RUF-37907 2019 CC BY 4.0 26 Apr 2019
Journal articles Open Access Application of SWAT to assess the effects of land use change in the Murchison Bay catchment in Uganda Listowel Abugri Anaba · N. Banadda · Bernie Engel · N. Kiggundu +2 more The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is a versatile model presently used worldwide to evaluate water quality and hydrological concerns under varying land use and environmental conditions. In this study, SWAT was used to simulate strea… RUF-36556 2016 CC BY 4.0 3 Feb 2017
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Efficiency and effectiveness of participatory research approaches among smallholder farmers in Babati District; Tanzania Semeni Ngozi Participatory research approaches are widely being used for promoting the uptake of agricultural integrated innovations. The methods encourage greater knowledge sharing among farmers and give them more confidence in the technology being pr… RUF-36553 2016 CC BY 4.0 3 Feb 2017
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Occurence, distribution and management Strategies for Ascochyta blight (Ascochyta Rabiei pass.) Of chickpea (Cicer arietinum l.) In Ethiopia Tadesse Jirata Megersa Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the important pulse crops in Ethiopia. However, its production is affected by pest and disease. Among the diseases Ascochyta blight caused by Ascochyta rabiei, is considered to be the most devastatin… RUF-36539 2016 CC BY 4.0 8 Dec 2016
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Symbiotic effectiveness of Elite rhizobia strains on productivity of improved chickpea (Cicer arietinum l.) Varieties. Case of Debre zeit and Wolayta sodo, Ethiopia. Funga Alemu Assefa Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), is a multi-functional crop with important role in the diet as affordable protein source and in sustaining soil fertility through nitrogen fixation. However, its productivity in Ethiopia of 1.9 t ha-1 is lower… RUF-36535 2016 CC BY 4.0 8 Dec 2016
Books and Book Chapters Open Access Soybean Research & Development in Uganda : A Case of paradigm shift in an African University (2002 -2015) Herbert Oloka · P. Tukamuhabwa Early soybean research in Uganda started in the 1930s and resulted in the release of the varieties Kabanyolo 1, Kabanyolo 2 and Congo 72. These varieties served communities in Uganda up to the 1990s when Nam 1, Nam 2 and Namsoy 3 were rele… RUF-36489 2016 CC BY 4.0 16 Nov 2016
Theses & Dissertations Open Access An assessment of the Extent of ICT Use along the Dairy Value Chain in Western Uganda Samuel Otaala The benefits of ICTs to agriculture have been well documented. Agriculture value chains could benefit from the use of ICTs to increase efficiency and reduce costs, thus reducing risk. By its nature, the dairy value chain is an information … RUF-36485 2016 CC BY 4.0 15 Nov 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Mainstreaming seed demand forecasting in the agenda of private and public sector seed actors E.A. Asiedu · Willem Heemskerk · Dagnoko. Sokona In Mali, the total area planted annually to rice was estimated at 900,939 hectares in the cropping season 2015/2016. Five different rice production systems share this area as follows: uncontrolled flooding (31.6%), lowland rice (25.3%), ir… RUF-36276 2016 CC BY 4.0 19 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Status of weeds and weed management practices in finger millet growing areas in eastern Uganda G. Aguttu · J. Bisikwa · D.L. Nabirye · H. Oryem-Origa +1 more Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) is a staple food crop and income earner in most drought stressed areas in Uganda. Unfortunately, rural communities are increasingly abandoning production of the crop due to complications with weeding … RUF-36243 CC BY 4.0 18 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Public-Private-University partnerships in agriculture science research for economic development in Africa: Lessons from North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park C.T. Kadzere The objective of this paper was to discern how public-private-university partnerships (PPUPs) in Africa can support agriculture science research for economic development, similar to what Research Triangle Park (RTP) has done for North Caro… RUF-36086 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Oct 2016
Journal articles Open Access Innovating for skills enhancement: the centrality of field attachment programs in agricultural sciences in Africa A. Egeru · H. Makuma-Massa · P. Nampala · Moses Osiru In 2010, the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) launched the Field Attachment Programmes Award (FAPA) – an innovative strategy aimed at encouraging graduate students at postgraduate level to follow t… RUF-36030 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2016
Project reports Open Access Enhancing wheat productivity, end-use quality and value chain through community action research in Northern Ethiopia Dereje Assefa RUF-36001 2016 CC BY 4.0 27 Jul 2016
Journal articles Open Access Comparative study of two modeling approaches for predicting heavy metals contaminant migration from polyethylene bags N. Banadda · J. Kigozi · F. Lule · C. Sempala Plasto-Foam brand, medium size of 30 mm thickness (black and green) commonly used polyethylene bags for preparing foods were selected from those available in local markets. The polyethylene bag samples were crushed into pieces, ashed and t… RUF-35958 2016 CC BY 4.0 24 Jun 2016
Project reports Open Access Strategic Planning and Programme Implementation Meeting between RUFORUM and Ghent University The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is a Network of 55 universities in 22 African countries. RUFORUM supports capacity building efforts across Africa through a partnership led approach involving a… RUF-35930 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Apr 2016
Journal articles Open Access Local-scale governance: a review of the Zambian approach to fisheries management Lloyd Haambiya · D. Kambewa · E. Kaunda · Jeremy Likongwe +1 more Despite Zambia’s recent policies for optimizing sustainable management of fisheries, their success has been modest in practice. Artisanal and industrial fleets have led to decline in fish catches in the presence of currently prescribed man… RUF-35903 2015 CC BY 4.0 22 Feb 2016
Technical reports Open Access Backstopping visit by EARTH University: Sharing experiences in community development, entrepreneurship and experiential learning Mario Piedra In 2014, EARTH University received a grant through the RUFORUM Nurturing Grants scheme to strengthen universities' community engagement and rural entrepreneurship as well as increase the level of experiential learning in the focus universi… RUF-35896 2016 CC BY 4.0 22 Feb 2016
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Gender dimensions of smallholder farmers’ perceptions, knowledge and adaptations to climate change in Soroti district, Eastern Uganda T. Kisauzi Perceptions and knowledge play a key role in shaping individual and collective response to climate change. Furthermore, understanding what types and forms of adaptation are possible, feasible and likely; and who would be involved in their … RUF-35857 2014 CC BY 4.0 29 Jan 2016
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
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Temporal population dynamics of stored maize insect pests and efficacy of safer grain protectants in the smallholder sector of Zimbabwe H. Machekano The overall objective of the study was to establish the efficacies of different inert dusts alone and in combination with safer levels of a synthetic pyrethroid or a bio-pesticide as grain protectants. Parallel on-station ecological studie… RUF-35592 2013 CC BY 4.0 7 Oct 2015
Journal articles Open Access The effect of diet and feeding system on the on-farm performance of local chickens during the early growth phase A. Kayitesi · D.R. Kugonza · H. Mulindwa · C. Nakkazi +1 more This study evaluated the performance of local chickens on three diets and two feeding systems under on-farm conditions. The diets used were formulated from local feedstuffs that had been identified in a baseline survey and analyzed for che… RUF-35591 2015 CC BY 4.0 6 Oct 2015
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Evaluation of improved and local cassava varieties in Uganda for resistance/ tolerance to Cassava Mosaic Virus Disease (CMD) John Adriko Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) caused by whitefly-transmitted cassava mosaic geminiviruses has been a major constraint to cassava production in Uganda since 1988 when a particularly severe epidemic of the disease was first reported. The intr… RUF-35569 2005 CC BY 4.0 1 Oct 2015
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Inheritance of resistance to Magnaporthe grisea in upland rice Fulgence Niyongabo The main objective of this study were: 1) to determine the pathogenicity of rice blast isolates collected in three key rice producing districts of Uganda on standard host differentials, 2) to estimate the heritability, mode of gene action … RUF-35555 2012 CC BY 4.0 30 Sep 2015
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Contribution of granule bound starch synthase in kernel modification of quality protein maize Anne K. Nalukenge Quality Protein Maize (QPM) is derived from natural mutations that increase the level of lysine and tryptophan in maize grain. The rate of QPM development has been slowed down due to frequently poor kernel texture associated with opaque-2.… RUF-35553 2008 CC BY 4.0 30 Sep 2015
