Journal articles Open Access Factors Influencing Transient Poverty among Agro-Pastoralists in Semi-Arid Ares of Kenya W.N. Ekaya · D.M. Nyariki · V.O. Wasonga · A. Yazan Elhadi In Africa, many pastoral households are increasingly settling in response to curtailed mobility and shrinking grazing areas. Households in pastoral areas are characterised by few resources, low income, low level of human and social capital… RUF-31455 2012 CC BY 4.0 1 Oct 2013
Journal articles Open Access Field Performance and Quality Traits of Hot Pepper Genotypes in Uganda V. Nsabiyera · M. Ochwo-Ssemakula · P. Sseruwagi Hot pepper (Capsicum annuum) is increasingly an important economic crop in Uganda that requires attention for increased production. Genotypes with superior growth, quality and yield traits are crucial for use in pepper cultivar improvement… RUF-31450 2012 CC BY 4.0 1 Oct 2013
Multimedia Open Access SCARDA-Lessons Learned from Training and Capacity Building None RUF-31449 2011 CC BY 4.0 1 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Determination of the Heterotic Groups of Maize Inbred Lines and the Inheritance of their 99 Resistance to the Maize Weevil G. Asea · P. Gibson · M. Gafishi Kanyamasoro · J. Karungi Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) is a major maize (Zea mays L) storage insect pest in the tropics. Fifty-two inbred lines developed for weevil resistance were crossed to two testers, A and B, to determine their heterotic group… RUF-31406 2012 CC BY 4.0 17 Sep 2013
Journal articles Open Access Diffusion and Adoption of New Rice Varieties for Africa (Nerica) in the Gambia A. Diagne · L. Dibba · S.C. Fialor · F. Nimoh Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the most important cereal crops cultivated in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is ranked as the fourth most important crop in terms of production after sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), maize (Zea mays) and millet (Eleus… RUF-31401 2012 CC BY 4.0 17 Sep 2013
Journal articles Open Access Inheritance of Resistance to Turcicum Leaf Blight in Sorghum A.M. Ali · M.M. Beshir · P. Okori Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) has global socio-economic importance and is as model plant species for many tropical grasses with complex genomes. It is frequently devastated by Turcicum leaf blight, caused by Exserohilum turcicum, leading to co… RUF-31396 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 Sep 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Proceedings of the Third RUFORUM Biennial Regional Conference on Partnerships and Networking for Strengthening Agricultural Innovation and Higher Education in Africa, Extended Abstracts Part 2: Cover, Contents, and Forward E. Adipala · J.G.M. Majaliwa · P. Nampala · G. Tusiime The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findi… RUF-31394 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 Sep 2013
Case Studies Open Access Tracer Study of Agricultural Graduates in Ghana Joe Taabazuing This study was conducted to trace agriculture graduates from 1993 to 2008, with the view of generating relevant information that could possibly feed into curricula review to ensure that agricultural training institutions are able to produc… RUF-31381 2011 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2013
Policy Briefs Open Access Tracer Study of Agricultural Graduates in West Africa demand, quality and job performance François Kamajou The main objective of this study is to evaluate the qualitative demand for agricultural graduates at all levels of training in four countries of the CORAF/WECARD region, namely Congo (Brazzaville) The Gambia, Ghana and Mali. The output of … RUF-31379 2011 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2013
Case Studies Open Access Research in Society Give New Life Megan Lindow None RUF-31359 2011 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2013
Case Studies Open Access Building the Foundations for Research in Rwanda Megan Lindow As the most densely populated country in the world, Rwanda is currently considered to be food-secure, but faces steep food security challenges because of its population density and its reliance on small-scale agriculture: some 85 percent o… RUF-31358 2011 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2013
Case Studies Open Access Getting the Green Revolution: What are the challenges? Megan Lindow Climate change has impacted on livelihoods, food security and health across wide swathes of Eastern Africa’s arid rangelands, producing a tremendous need for new knowledge, technologies, and scientists who are equipped to help the region w… RUF-31357 2012 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2013
Policy Briefs Open Access Employment of Agricultural Graduates: Who Are We Training for Pierre Bantaba · Lassine Diarra · Stella Ennis · Lamin Jobe +2 more Despite the active involvement of the civil society organizations such as agribusiness and farmers’ organizations in the agriculture job market in the last 10 years, the public sector remain the major employer of agricultural graduates. Th… RUF-31354 2011 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2013
Policy Briefs Open Access Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming in SCARDA Lora Forsythe · Adrienne Martin This paper presents findings from a review of SCARDA’s gender and diversity (G&D) mainstreaming activities. This is based on an examination of how SCARDA G&D principles were adopted and mainstreamed by sub-Regional Organisations (S… RUF-31347 2011 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2013
Case Studies Open Access SCARDA Funded Graduates: Case Studies and Commentary Malcolm Blackie As part of follow-on activities to SCARDA, RUFORUM is helping to document experiences from the SCARDA project. This report describes experiences and lessons from some of the SCARDA trained graduates and the impact of the MSc training on th… RUF-31344 2012 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2013
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Development of Molecular Markers for Introgression of Resistance to Turcicum Leaf Blight in Sorghum Mayada Mamoun Beshir Sorghum {Sorghum bicolour (L.) Moench (2n=2x=20)}, a C4 grass that diverged from maize about 15 million years ago, is the fifth major cereal crop in the world after wheat, rice, maize and barley. It has relatively small genome of 750 milli… RUF-31342 2011 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2013
Policy Briefs Open Access An Analysis of the Capacity Strengthening Process and Short Term Outcomes in the SCARDA Project: The case of Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC) Sudan Tim Chancellor · Joseph Methu · Leonard Oruko This paper is a case study of capacity strengthening activities carried out at the Agricultural Research Corporation in Sudan between July 2008 and March 2011. These activities were undertaken through the project ‘Strengthening Capacity fo… RUF-31328 2011 CC BY 4.0 12 Sep 2013
Case Studies Open Access Harnessing a University’s Strengths to Build Research for the Region Megan Lindow None RUF-31322 2011 CC BY 4.0 12 Sep 2013
Legacy Repository Open Access Strengthening Faculties of Agriculture in Africa through Collaborative Post-Graduate Degree Training by U.S. and African Universities: The HEPAD Experience Ekwamu Adipala · Eric Crawford · Mark J. Erbaugh From the 1960s through the 1980s, U.S. universities, foundations, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided major support for higher education institution building and post-graduate degree training. Commitment to t… RUF-31316 2009 CC BY 4.0 13 Jul 2013
Technical reports Open Access Institutional Analysis to Support the Development and Implementation of Competitive Regional Postgraduate training programmes in RUFORUM Universities with Special Focus on the PhD Programmes Patrick Okori None RUF-31287 2009 CC BY 4.0 10 Jul 2013
Books and Book Chapters Open Access Graduate Environmental and Agricultural Research (GEAR): A Guide to Effective and Relevant Graduate Research in Africa Kay Muir-Leresche This book is meant for young African scholars; it is a guide for their graduate study which should prepare them for their leadership roles in helping to solve the problems of African farmers. This book is written as a reference and guide t… RUF-31283 2009 CC BY 4.0 8 Jul 2013
Brochures and Fact Sheets Open Access Skill and Competence Reshaping Africa's Future None RUF-31271 2010 CC BY 4.0 28 Jun 2013
