Working Document Series Open Access Household level determinants of adoption speed of soil fertility boosting technology: a duration analysis approach of compost in Toke Kutaye District of West Shawa Zone, Oromiya, Ethiopia R.M. Bulti In the study of technology adoption and determination of smallholder farmer’s adoption of an introduced technology at given point in time, the employment of ‘Binary settings of logit and probit’ is a commonly used methodology. This static … RUF-37761 2016 CC BY 4.0 30 Oct 2018
Working Document Series Open Access The impact of extension services on agricultural production: a case of maize in Ludewa District of Njombe Region, Tanzania M.B. Mbise The agricultural sector is Tanzania’s main economic pillar. However, the development of the sector cannot be achieved without transformation of smallholder agriculture, which make up the larger proportion of the sector in the country. Prov… RUF-37759 2016 CC BY 4.0 30 Oct 2018
Working Document Series Open Access From researching about farmers to researching with farmers: Experiences of the University of Limpopo’s Centre for Rural Community Empowerment (CRCE) in Limpopo Province, South Africa E. M Letsoalo · N.M. Mollel Through the Centre for Rural Community Empowerment (CRCE), students, academics and community members at the University of Limpopo interact in shaping and improving the training of students, impact of university knowledge on community membe… RUF-37758 2016 CC BY 4.0 30 Oct 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Community/stakeholder linkages in agroforestry development: Experiences from Zimbabwe M. Dube · W. Kurangwa · D. Mwenye The need for tertiary institutions’ involvement in agroforestry development is relevant now more than ever due to limited funding within the national research and extension institutions and weak community/stakeholder linkages. A study was … RUF-37755 2016 CC BY 4.0 29 Oct 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Des plateformes d’innovation au service du renforcement de la caviaculture au Cameroun : expériences de l’Université de Dschang F. Meutchieye · I.G.M Nyebe Entre 2011 et 2013, l’Université de Dschang au Cameroun a expérimenté la mise en place et l’animation d’une plateforme d’innovation en vue de renforcer l’élevage des cobayes. Différentes catégories d’acteurs ont été identifiées et structur… RUF-37750 2016 CC BY 4.0 29 Oct 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Social media as platforms for improving visibility of research outputs in Africa E. J. Apio · N. Dhlamini · S. C. Mkandawire The global knowledge economy has broadened in the 21st century and has created a push for demand to process and share information in light of this, there is increasing expectation from stakeholders in higher eduation necessitating universi… RUF-37747 2016 CC BY 4.0 29 Oct 2018
Working Document Series Open Access My experience as a publication assistant during formatting, editing and publishing RUFORUM Working Document Series: Biennial 2016 Conference papers B. Namubiru This paper shares the author’s perspective and experience during the formatting and editing of manuscripts for the Fifth African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Biennial Conference held 17-21 October 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa. Thes… RUF-37746 2016 CC BY 4.0 29 Oct 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Perception of the market information system of NTFPs and community forests by the producers in southern Cameroon A. Degrande · I.R. Tchouamo · M. A.S Tsafack La présente étude a examiné la perception qu’ont les producteurs sur certaines innovations comme le Système d’Information des Marchés (SIM) des produits forestiers non ligneux (PFNL) et les forêts communautaires (FC). L'hypothèse stipule q… RUF-37745 2016 CC BY 4.0 29 Oct 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Towards making a difference through partnership and knowledge exchange in smallholder dairy systems Mizeck Chagunda · T. N. Gondwe, · C. Milne · D. J. Roberts Milk production has the potential to substantially contribute to sustainable household income, food and nutritional security. However, acute staff shortages and inadequate skills within the sector have been major challenges. Over the last … RUF-37741 2016 CC BY 4.0 29 Oct 2018
Working Document Series Open Access The role of agricultural information and communication systems in disseminating climate change adaptation strategies to smallholder farmers of Coastal Kenya G. A. Achiando · R. Birech · Washington Ochola Climate change is the fluctuation around the mean climate state or pattern that has built over a long period of time, usually decades or longer, typically 30 years. The worlds’ climate is continuing to change at rates that are projected to… RUF-37737 2016 CC BY 4.0 29 Oct 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Administrative frontiers in a Regional Network Organisation R. Mwima Administrative roles are fundamental components for the efficiency and effectiveness of organizations. These roles include file maintenance, communications, clerical duties, office logistics management, financial management, procurement, h… RUF-37735 2016 CC BY 4.0 29 Oct 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Preparing graduates to improve institutional conditions for smallholder agricultural based innovation: experience from West Africa D. Dansou Kossoub · O. Sakyi-Dawsona · M. Traorec The experience of CoS-SIS (2008-2014), an action research programme in West Africa (Benin, Ghana and Mali), could be of interest for Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. It focuses on implementing innovation platforms for improving the in… RUF-37734 2016 CC BY 4.0 29 Oct 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Mobilizing academia and stakeholders to promote agricultural intensification in Africa Ekwamu Adipala · Sylvanus Mensah · M.Paul Nampala · Moses Osiru +1 more This volume presents six papers on sustainable agricultural intensification to improve Africa’s land productivity. It introduces papers, among others, presented at the 5th African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Biennial Conference in Ca… RUF-37729 2016 CC BY 4.0 20 Oct 2018
Theses & Dissertations Open Access The impact of climate change on agriculture production and food security situation, in Abuharaz administration in North Kordofan State, Sudan Elshima Abdelbagi Osman Shabour The current study was conducted in Bara Locality, North Kordofan State; in 2017.The overall objective of this study was to identify options for rural women enhancement under climate change in dry lands. While the specific objectives were t… RUF-37728 2018 CC BY 4.0 12 Oct 2018
Theses & Dissertations Open Access The impact of tractor drawn implements use on rangelands and animal resource in North Kordofan Fatima Abakar Gibreel Ismail This research work was carried out in Sheikan and Umrauaba localities, North Kordofan state, Sudan during February to May, 2017 with the objective of studying the impacts of tractor drawn implements use on rangelands and animal resource in… RUF-37726 2017 CC BY 4.0 12 Oct 2018
Theses & Dissertations Open Access The impact of tractor drawn implements use on rangelands and animal resource in North Kordofan Fatima Abakar Gibreel Ismail This research work was carried out in Sheikan and Umrauaba localities, North Kordofan state, Sudan during February to May, 2017 with the objective of studying the impacts of tractor drawn implements use on rangelands and animal resource in… RUF-37725 2017 CC BY 4.0 12 Oct 2018
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Epidemiological study of peste des petits ruminants in goats and sheep in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo B.A Bwihangane Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute, contagious transboundary disease of sheep, goats and some wild (Gazelles, Springbuck, Impala) animals caused by Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV). The disease was first officially reporte… RUF-37710 2018 CC BY 4.0 24 Aug 2018
Journal articles Open Access Mixed infection of peste-des-petits ruminants and Capripox in goats in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo L. Bebora · N.P. Bisimwa · B.A Bwihangane · G.C. Gitao +1 more Objective: We aimed at determining the prevalence and characterizing the CaPV, determining the CaPV - PPRV coinfection prevalence and providing data about phylogenetic relationship betwee n the fusion protein of PPRV and … RUF-37709 2017 CC BY 4.0 24 Aug 2018
Journal articles Open Access Mitochondrial DNA variation of indigenous goat populations from Peste-des-petits-ruminants outbreak in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo L.C. Bebora · B.A Bwihangane · G.C. Gitao This study was conducted to investigate the genetic diversity at d-loop of mitochondrial DNA and establish the possible maternal lineages of indigenous goat breeds in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRCongo). Phylogenetic relationships among… RUF-37707 2018 CC BY 4.0 24 Aug 2018
Project reports Open Access RUFORUM Quarterly Report for the Period April-June 2018 This report presents key highlights of progress and achievements made in the period 1 April to 30 June 2018 (fourth quarter of the Financial Year 2017/18). Overall, the Secretariat continued to prepare itself to implement the approved Visi… RUF-37706 2018 CC BY 4.0 13 Aug 2018
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Relative performance of popular coding structures for contrasts analysis Coding structures are employed to allow the use of categorical variables in multiple regression analysis and other more sophisticated models. The first part of this paper provides a basic guide for coding schemes implementation R statistic… RUF-37704 2018 CC BY 4.0 7 Aug 2018
Journal articles Open Access Ureide essay to assess N2-fixation abilities of soybean (Glycine max) genotypes under different bradyrhizobium strains E.E. Agoyi The high protein content of soybean (Glycine max) seeds results in high nitrogen demand, causing a huge nitrogen uptake during plant growth. As a legume crop, soybean can fix atmospheric N through symbiotic associations with Bradyrhizobia … RUF-37703 2017 CC BY 4.0 7 Aug 2018
Journal articles Open Access Aboveground biomass partitioning and additive models for Combretum glutinosum and Terminalia laxiflora in West Africa Kangbéni Dimobe · Dethardt Goetze · Shem Kuyah · Sylvanus Mensah +3 more Accurate estimates of aboveground biomass (AGB) strongly depend on the suitability and precision of allometric models. Although additive allometric equations are expected to reduce uncertainties due to additivity property between biomass o… RUF-37702 2018 CC BY 4.0 3 Aug 2018
Journal articles Open Access Impact of soil and water conservation improvement on the welfare of smallholder farmers in southern Malawi Abdi-Khalil Edriss · F. Maguza-Tembo · J. Mangisoni This study employed full Mahalanobis matching and a variety of propensity score matching methods to adjust for pre-treatment observable differences between treated and untreated groups for measuring the impact of technologies. Data were co… RUF-37701 2016 CC BY 4.0 3 Aug 2018
Journal articles Open Access Determinants of adoption of multiple climate change adaptation strategies in Southern Malawi: An ordered probit analysis Francis Maguza-Tembo F. Maguza-Tembo This paper aimed to identify factors affecting adoption of multiple climate change adapta tion strategies in Southern Malawi. An ordered probit model was estimated using survey data collected in Nsanje and Balaka districts in 2014-2015 cro… RUF-37700 2016 CC BY 4.0 25 Jul 2018
