Working Document Series Open Access Enhancing village chicken productivity through parasite management for effective newcastle disease vaccination in Kenya L.C. Bebora · C.O. Gor · N. Maingi · P.G. Mbuthia +1 more Newcastle disease (ND) is documented among the most important diseases of poultry in the world, causing devastating losses in both commercial and village chickens. It is capable of causing mortality rates of up to 100% of the flock and, as… RUF-34715 2010 CC BY 4.0 10 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Importance and approaches of obtaining experimental uniformity P. Gibson The need for a high degree of experimental uniformity is clearly shown by the fact in an experiment that results in a CV (coefficient of variation) of 20%, 8 replications would be required to detect the size of difference between treatment… RUF-34616 2010 CC BY 4.0 8 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access The impact of climate variability and extreme weather events on gender: Gender vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies for improved household food security in Malawi W. Kogi-Makau · D. Mkwambisi · D.M. Nyariki · V. M. Tasokwa Kakota The challenge to achieving household food security is a combination of biological, physical, and social factors. However, social factors, gender in particular, have received a cursory attention in adaptation studies. This study argues that… RUF-34540 2010 CC BY 4.0 26 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Assessing effectiveness of macropropagation technology to produce healthy seedlings of banana varieties with high market demand in Eastern and Central provinces, Kenya R. Gathu · N. Kori · J. Mbaka · R. Muasya +2 more Banana is an important food and cash crop in Kenya. However, its cultivation is hindered by scarcity of seedlings, pests and diseases, among other factors. Naturally regenerated seedlings which most farmers rely on are likely to carry pest… RUF-34508 2010 CC BY 4.0 25 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Biotic constraints to passion fruit production in central and eastern provinces of Kenya R. Gathu · N. Kori · J. Mbaka · Maina Mwangi +1 more Passion fruit is an important crop in Kenya for income generation. However, passion fruit production faces major challenges due to pests and diseases that have led to yield losses of 50-100%. To support development of effective integrated … RUF-34463 2010 CC BY 4.0 21 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Improving greengram production for nutritional diversification, income and food security in Uganda G. Elepu · J. Obuo · H. L. Talwana · N. Wanyera This project seeks options for improving greengram production and guidelines for promoting it as a crop for diversification of income and food security in Uganda. The project will analyze the greengram value chain system; identify the key … RUF-34456 2010 CC BY 4.0 21 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Analysis of oil quality and content from different Kenyan land races of Croton megalocarpus E. Kenya · J. Onchieku · E. Onyango Aroko The increasing industrialization and motorization of the world has led to a steep rise in demand of petroleum-based fuels. Today, fossil fuels constitute 80% of the primary energy consumed in the world, of which 58% alone is consumed by th… RUF-34449 2010 CC BY 4.0 21 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Combining ability among interspecific (G. hirsutum x G. barbadense) and mutation derived lines of cotton in fiber quality and agronomic traits N. Bbebe · D.M Lungu · B.M. Siamasonta Zambia’s cotton has had a very good reputation on the international market for a long time. In order to maintain this reputation, the cotton Development Trust of Zambia continues to evaluate germplasm for suitable parents. In this study, t… RUF-34409 2010 CC BY 4.0 20 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Analysis of multipurpose uses and management of Zizphus spina-christi (L.) desf. in semi-arid Ethiopia: Implications for food security Feyssa Debela Hunde · J.T. Njoka · M.M. Nyangito · Asfaw Zemede Quantitative ethnobotanical study of Ziziphus spina-christi was undertaken in six areas of east Shewa, Ethiopia. Both structured questionnaire and focus-group interviews were conducted with about 200 households. Arable land cultivation, an… RUF-34380 2010 CC BY 4.0 20 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Assessment of the fruit fly, Batrocera invadens, pest status and the establishment of the parasitoid, Fopius arisanus in Mozambique G. Albano · D. Cugala · L. Santos Asian fruit flies in the genus Bactrocera (Diptera: Tephritidae) are regarded as some of the most destructive pests of fruits and vegetables worldwide and rank high on quarantine lists worldwide. Losses result from direct feeding damage, d… RUF-34342 2010 CC BY 4.0 20 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access A study to assess agricultural E-resource use and its impacts within the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture consortium F. Njogu · D. Onyango Electronic resources (E-resources) enable students, lecturers, librarians and researchers, to conduct multiple searches, print citations and full text and access publications remotely through hyperlinks to related content. These processes … RUF-34330 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Human resource capacity in conservation and use of plant genetic resources in the SADC region: A review M.P. Munyenyembe · L.L. Qhobela This review presents the main achievements made by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) – Plant Genetic Resources Centre (SPGRC) in training and building capacity in conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources s… RUF-34322 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access A ‘Trojan Horse’ approach to change: The case of GO4IT1 Willem Heemskerk · Washington Ochola · Mariana Wongtschowski Go4IT was based on the realisation that universities in Africa could improve their student training programmes, to bring change to these countries’ rural realities. To do this, the universities needed to improve the quality and content of … RUF-34317 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Strengthening capacity in tertiary agricultural education and training Institutions: The case of iAGRI I. Minde The Innovative Agricultural Research Initiative (iAGRI) aims to strengthen training and collaborative research capacities of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) and the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives … RUF-34313 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Open access publishing and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture network L. Levey Publishing is an important component of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture’s (RUFORUM) work to improve the quality of postgraduate training and research in the agricultural sciences. But many members of th… RUF-34287 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Hybrid integration of ICT in higher education: A case of UTAMU R. Baguma · J.T. Lubega While there is general understanding about the paradigm shift in the higher education sector, students’ demands, teacher instruction and technology changes, higher educational institutions are increasingly facing challenges of having to de… RUF-34285 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Tertiary education: A prerequisite to meet global challenges M.J. Kropff · H.J.M. Löffler · C.A.D.M. Van de Vijver Innovation is considered to be crucial for addressing societal and economic challenges and opportunities in the agro-food domain. This calls for high-level educated employees, for which tertiary education is crucial. Since system innovatio… RUF-34279 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Institutional repositories and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture network L. Levey An institutional repository is an online library that collects, preserves, and disseminates digital copies of the intellectual output of an institution, particularly a research institution. Universities throughout the world have establishe… RUF-34275 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Application of molecular markers for biodiversity and taxonomy studies in legume tree species from the miombo woodlands, Niassa Natioanl Reserve, Mozambique L. F. Goulão · I. Maquia · N. S. Ribeiro · A. I. Ribeiro de Barros Miombo is one of the most important types of vegetation of southern Africa covering about 70% of the region. This ecosystem has an immeasurable socio-economic and environmental value. However, its stability is increasingly being threatened… RUF-34269 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Assessment of trends in crop type and land cover change using GIS in Yatta sub-county, Kenya G. N. Karuku · V. M. Kathumo · B. A. Liavoga · R.N. Onwonga +2 more Assessment of the distribution and dynamics of vegetation using remote sensing techniques and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) have proven to be efficient tools in monitoring agricultural activities as they provide methods for analys… RUF-34258 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Assessing the prospects for tertiary agricultural education in Africa H. Boly · L.M. Da Silva · C. Glym · Frey. H +2 more In order to reduce hunger and poverty across the African continent and build international competitiveness of the African agricultural sector, it will be necessary to trigger and maintain substantial rates of annual agricultural productivi… RUF-34247 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Agricultural research and development trends and challenges in Mozambique K. Flaherty · A. Nhamusso The Agriculture Research Institute of Mozambique (IIAM) with its national research networking has been working in a collaborative manner with the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative. ASTI is an initiative of IF… RUF-34224 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Impact of the zero grazing practice on milk production by the small scale farmers in Western Kenya H. Affognon · J. Nalunkuuma · F. K. Njonge · D. Salifu The aim of the study was to determine the impact of the zero grazing practice on milk production by the small-scale farmers’ in western Kenya. A cross sectional survey was undertaken on 520 livestock farmers from Kisii and Bungoma counties… RUF-34166 2014 CC BY 4.0 13 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Floristic characterisation of Lake Chilua and Chiuta plains as outbreak areas of red locust in Mozambique T. F. Chiconela · F.T.A. Tembe The red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata Serville) is one of the most devastating migratory pests of crops in several African countries south of the equator. It originates from small areas characterised by a mosaic of tall and short grass… RUF-34103 2014 CC BY 4.0 13 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Ecological niche modeling of geographic distribution of Bacillus anthracis and risk of Anthrax disease in Africa B.E Isabirye · A. Mayamba · C. Nakato · I. Rwomushana +1 more Anthrax is one of the seven major neglected zoonotic diseases in Africa. The disease is responsible for enormous economic losses as well as considerable human morbidity, especially in endemic areas. Despite this, the ecology and distributi… RUF-33975 2014 CC BY 4.0 12 Aug 2015
