TAGDev Resources Open Access Farmer knowledge, perceptions and management of maize lethal necrosis disease in selected agro-ecological zones of Uganda John Adriko · G. Asea · A. Kiggundu · D.W. Miano +2 more A new disease on the African continent called maize lethal necrosis disease (MLND) that has been reported to cause up to 100% losses in neighbouring Kenya, has since spread to Uganda. Production of maize in Uganda is now under threat from … RUF-37200 2017 CC BY 4.0 27 Sep 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access Analysis of risk attitudes and social capital in pineapple marketing: The case of small-scale farmers in Luwero district, Uganda S. Arinaitwe · O.I. Ayuya · P. Mshenga Development partners are promoting and encouraging small-scale farmers to venture into horticultural farming as a development tool to enhance their livelihoods. While previous empirical studies provide an indication of how small-scale farm… RUF-37197 2017 CC BY 4.0 27 Sep 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access Assessment of profitability and efficiency of cassava production among government and non-government assisted farmers association in Osun State, Nigeria S. Bamire Adebayo · Remi Adeyemo · Ogunleye, S. Ayodeji · A.D. Kehinde This study compared profitability and efficiency of cassava production among government and nongovernment assisted farmers association in Osun State, Nigeria. Data were collected using a multistage sampling procedure and analyzed with the … RUF-37194 2017 CC BY 4.0 27 Sep 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access Determinants of household food security in a rangeland area of Uganda A. Egeru · Betty Mbolanyi · D. Mfutumikiza Pastoralists and agro-pastoralists operating in the rangelands of Uganda remain food insecure. This study determined the status of household food security in Nakaseke district, Uganda. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in February 201… RUF-37187 2017 CC BY 4.0 27 Sep 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access A compelling case for seed enterprises as a tool for rural development in the smallholder farming sector U. Mazarura · N. Munyaka · B.M. Mvumi This study analysed the community seed business developed by the Seeds and Markets Project (SAMP) managed by GRM International. The community seed business developed was named Zaka Super Seeds and was later named Zimbabwe Super Seeds as it… RUF-37186 2017 CC BY 4.0 27 Sep 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access Access to and use of video-mediated agricultural information: lessons from the case of Sasakawa global 2000 rice videos in Uganda Gabriel Karubanga · P. Kibwika · Florent Okry · H. Sseguya Video can be effectively used to provide information to small scale farmers. However, its effectiveness to enhance access to and use of information depends on certain organizational, social, economic and technical factors. This cross-secti… RUF-37183 2017 CC BY 4.0 27 Sep 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access Institutional determinants of credit utilization in the savings and credit cooperatives in Soroti district, Uganda J.G. Agea · Deborah Alio · W. Ekere · F.B. Matsiko +1 more Rural credit schemes have been espoused as key avenues for reducing rural poverty. Their success, however, continues to be hampered by institutional inefficiencies and poor allocation of loans. This study examined the institutional factors… RUF-37182 2017 CC BY 4.0 27 Sep 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access Awareness, perceptions and implementation of policy and legal provisions on wetlands in Uganda Vincent Barugahare · W. Kakuru · D.M. Tumusiime · Nelson Turyahabwe +1 more Wetland degradation is currently a major global environmental challenge. In Uganda, the situation is similar despite the country’s relatively long history of wetland policy and legislation. This study was carried out after over two decades… RUF-37179 2017 CC BY 4.0 26 Sep 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access Entrepreneurship education in agriculture: The EARTH University approach Irene Alvarado · D. Sherrard Entrepreneurship is an essential component of agricultural development and is receiving increasing interest, especially in the developing world. However, until very recently, entrepreneurship has not been a theme included in programs of hi… RUF-37174 2017 CC BY 4.0 26 Sep 2017
Journal articles Open Access Tracing the evolution of higher education institutions and linkage to rural development in Africa Ekwamu Adipala · Ronald Kityo · H. Makuma-Massa · M.Paul Nampala This issue of the African Journal of Rural Development (the June 2017 Issue-Vol.2 (2)) features 16 articles that demonstrate the evolving role of higher education institutions (HEI’s), particularly universities in Africa. The evolution of … RUF-37170 2017 CC BY 4.0 26 Sep 2017
Theses & Dissertations Open Access MARKET PARTICIPATION OF SMALLHOLDER CASSAVA PROCESSORS IN NORTH AND NORTH EASTERN UGANDA Winnifred Ajok Smallholder cassava farmers in Uganda face many production and marketing challenges including limited access to markets, high transportation costs and low sales volumes for unprocessed fresh cassava. In order to overcome these limitations,… RUF-37169 2017 CC BY 4.0 20 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access The latest research shows that we really should do something with available research outcomes: overcoming the “Valley of Death” to enhancing commercialization of research outputs Ekwamu Adipala · A. Egeru · Sylvanus Mensah · M.Paul Nampala +2 more This article was inspired by a dialogue that transpired during the 5th All Africa Higher Education Week and Biennial Conference of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), held in October 2016. The co… RUF-37168 2016 CC BY 4.0 20 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access The role of environmental education in soil conservation and management in Kalisizo, Rakai district, Uganda A. Egeru · J. Nassuna This study examined the role of environmental education in soil conservation and management in Rakai District. Data were collected through a mixed methods approach involving the use of cross-sectional survey, focus group discussions and ke… RUF-37166 2016 CC BY 4.0 20 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access The atmospheric deposition of phosphorus and nitrogen on Lake Kivu M. Bagalwa · H.A. Bootsma · F. Kansiime · K. Karume +2 more Phosphorus and nitrogen are most often identified as the nutrients limiting algal biomass and productivity in aquatic ecosystems. Sources of new nutrients for lakes include riverine input, atmospheric deposition, N fixation, and occasional… RUF-37164 2016 CC BY 4.0 20 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Determinants and impact of climate smart agriculture technology adoption on the welfare of smallholder farmers in Malawi A. Edriss · F. Maguza-Tembo · J. Mangisoni This study identifies factors affecting adoption of multiple climate change adaptation technologies and its impact. An ordered probit model, a full Mahalanobis matching and a variety of propensity score matching methods were used. Age of h… RUF-37162 2016 CC BY 4.0 20 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Improving resilience of rural women to climate change in Western Sudan A.I. Elshiekh · A.A.H. Mohammed · A. Muna Home gardening is wide spread amongst rural women in western Sudan under rainfed conditions. However, due to climatic variability that affects both soil fertility and rainfall patterns, garden yields are often drastically reduced, affectin… RUF-37161 2016 CC BY 4.0 20 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Assessing local community perceptions on climate change and variability and its effects on crop production in Western Oromia, Ethiopia Daba Mekonnen Understanding of local people’s perception on environmental conditions is crucial to designing and implementing appropriate adaptation strategies to climate change and variability. This study looked at communities’ perception of climate ch… RUF-37157 2016 CC BY 4.0 20 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Gender based impacts of climate change and adaptation strategies in Raya Azebo District, Tigray Region, Ethiopia Merry Negasi Climate change is a global phenomenon whose negative impacts are more severely felt by poor people in developing countries who rely heavily on the natural resource base for their livelihoods. The objective of this study was to analyze the … RUF-37155 2016 CC BY 4.0 20 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Positioning rural women agri-entrepreneurs to address short-term hunger and undernutrition in rural primary schools in Uganda C. Mayanja · B. Mugonola · D. Ongeng Short-term hunger and under nutrition is a key development challenge that has continued to undermine efforts to improve enrolment, retention and acquisition of basic academic skills by children in primary schools in developing countries, w… RUF-37153 2016 CC BY 4.0 20 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Factors affecting academic performance of female students at Mekelle University, Ethiopia D. B. Gebrehiwot · T. Kebede · A. Teklay The study examined factors affecting academic performance of female students in Mekelle University, Ethiopia. A total of 392 regular undergraduate students were sampled using (i) stratified random sampling-since students stratified into he… RUF-37151 2016 CC BY 4.0 19 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Mechanised multi-row seeding of finger millet N. Kiggundu · E. Muyingo · J.S. Tenywa Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn) in sub-Saharan Africa is produced at subsistence level by low income earners and particularly in drought prone areas. Unfortunately, production is affected by many factors most especially weeds. … RUF-37147 2016 CC BY 4.0 19 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Performance evaluation of self-propelled sesame harvesting cutter binder under Gedarif farming conditions, Gedarif State, Sudan S.A. Abdalla · J.I. Elebaid · A.M. Osama Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is one of the important oil crops in the rainfed sector of the Sudan. The crop ranks third in cultivated area after sorghum and millet. It draws its importance from its use as a food crop, a raw material for ind… RUF-37145 2016 CC BY 4.0 19 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Development and assessment of nutritional quality and sensory properties of orange-fleshed sweetpotato and bambara groundnut-based snacks for school children Buzo. Honi · R. Mongi · I. Mukisa Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) and bambara groundnut snacks could alleviate undernutrition among primary school children through food-based approaches. The objective of this research was to develop nutritious snacks from OFSP and bambar… RUF-37141 2016 CC BY 4.0 19 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Effect of amylase activity in germinated maize flour on viscosity, energy and nutrient density of complementary porridge J. Msuya · A. Nabubuya · P. Yaredi This study aimed at determining amylase activity in different maize varieties during germination and developing an energy and nutrient dense maize complementary porridge using different amounts of germinated maize flour. Two varieties of m… RUF-37140 2016 CC BY 4.0 19 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Development of a Millet-Sesame-Soy complementary food composite for rural communities Prossy Nassanga · I. Okello-Uma · D. Ongeng Complementary feeding still remains a challenge to many rural mothers in Uganda and Africa at large. Commercial complementary food formulae available on the market are too expensive and not easily accessible to poor people in developing co… RUF-37136 2016 CC BY 4.0 19 Sep 2017
