Working Document Series Open Access The role of Information and Communication Technology in enhancing universitysmallholder farming community engagement Drake Patrick Mirembe · B. Obaa · F.P. Tulinayo In the modern information economy, communication and information sharing is key in improving one’s way of working, thinking and living. Studies indicate that despite the flourishing Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector and a v… RUF-36847 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Implementation of a computerized accounting system at RUFORUM Secretariat Evelyn Aguti · Judith Nakyobe · E. Nambi · Wyclef Ssewankambo While some organizations still do their bookkeeping by hand, most organizations generally have many transactions making manual accounting system difficult and inefficient. The more complicated the financial activities of your business are,… RUF-36845 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Community perceptions on the role of indigenous knowledge in policy recommendations for co-management modelling Lackson Chama · L. Haambiya · D. Kambewa · E. Kaunda +2 more Without adequate understanding of perceptions and opinions of fisher folk and other fisheries stakeholders, management plans, strategies and extension activities cannot take into account existing public concerns and knowledge. A study was … RUF-36841 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Nutrition education competences needed by agricultural extension workers: perceptions of farmers and field extension workers in Uganda M.K. Kabahenda · M. N. Mangheni · F. Shimali Multi-sectoral nutrition education approaches espoused by Uganda and other countries call for active involvement of agricultural extension workers in education and guidance of farmers on household nutrition. However, there is inadequate un… RUF-36839 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Enhancing agricultural knowledge sharing among smallholder farmers in Uganda: An evaluation of mobile and web technologies Drake Patrick Mirembe · E. Mwesigwa · F.P. Tulinayo Agricultural information is critical in improving smallholder agricultural production and linking increased production to markets. Publically funded research and indigenous knowledge are the main sources of agricultural knowledge for small… RUF-36838 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Characteristics of effective nutrition-agricultural extension interventions: lessons from civil society extension organizations in Uganda M.K. Kabahenda · M. N. Mangheni · T. Sitenda · P. Walekhwa Conventional agricultural extension interventions have focused on production objectives with limited attention on nutrition. Recently, there has been a new thrust by the international and regional organizations as well as national governme… RUF-36835 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Integration of indigenous knowledge with ICTs in managing effects of climate change and variability in Kajiado County, Kenya G. Kironchi · L. MacOpiyo · N. Manei Climate change threatens the stability of agricultural productivity and production. In many areas of the world where agricultural productivity is already low and the means of coping with adverse effects are limited, climate change is expec… RUF-36831 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Documenting and disseminating Agricultural Indigenous Knowledge for sustainable food security in Uganda Eric Nelson Haumba · S. Kaddu Indigenous Knowledge (IK) has for long been an integral part for maintaining and strengthening sustainable livelihood opportunities in rural communities. Indigenous Knowledge is socio-economically affordable, sustainable, involves minimum … RUF-36829 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access A mechanism for controlling incoming Internet Traffic into Multi service Networks J. Kato Controlling of incoming internet traffic is very challenging in today’s computer networks because network administrators have limited control over incoming traffic. Prioritizing incoming traffic in public institutions such as universities … RUF-36827 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Catalyzing change in African Universities : Developing transformational leadership and management capacity in African Universities Ekwamu Adipala · E. Okalany Higher Education is key to shifting African economies from resource to knowledge based economies. African universities’ leadership and management need to reposition their universities to play this role. Despite various trainings on leaders… RUF-36825 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Positive work approaches and their influence on institutional high performance and staff wellbeing: A review J. Aweko The traditional management theory and training approaches that focused on business failure and labor ineptness have swamped up management excellence today. This warped approach to personnel management in organizations, which is reactive an… RUF-36824 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Establishment of current and emerging trends in agricultural labour markets in Kenya B.O. Bebe · J.O. Owuoche Agriculture is one of the important sectors in sub-Saharan Africa and improvement of labour force is essential for the development of the sector. The objective of this study was to establish current and emerging trends in Agricultural Labo… RUF-36822 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Refocusing student–farmer attachment of Gulu University for improving marketing efficiency of smallholder farmers in Uganda S. W. Kalule · D.M. Okello · D. Ongeng Many curricula of university academic programs in sub-Saharan African do not provide for adequate field-based practical training. In part this is blamed on the limited public funding of programs and activities in Higher Education Instituti… RUF-36820 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Perspective on strengthening collaborative research and human capital development in Africa Beshir Mayada M. This is an invited paper presented at the Fifth African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Biennial Conference held 17-21 October 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa during a special session organised by CGIAR-SROs-NARIs and Universities to for… RUF-36818 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Transitioning to the world of work through internship: Learning from a Regional Organisation M. Goobi · J. Kalungi · C. Kuteesa Three graduate students served as interns at the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) Secretariat in Kampala, Uganda. The Secretariat is the coordinating unit for 66 African universities in 26 African … RUF-36817 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Tapping youth innovativeness through education, entrepreneurship and financial inclusion for accelerated development in Africa Ekwamu Adipala · A. Egeru · Moses Osiru Discourse on the development context in Africa has gradually shifted to focus on youth as central to escalating prosperity and delivering sustainable socio-economic transformation and development on the continent. Investing in youth in Afr… RUF-36815 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Innovative research and teaching methods towards creation of entrepreneurs M. Molteni · D. N. Sila · M. Tsunoda Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), one of the public universities in Kenya, is largely involved in training at undergraduate and postgraduate level in Basic Sciences, Engineering, Health, Human Resource, and Ag… RUF-36814 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access My Journey to Makerere University and Experiences as a Beneficiary of Academic Mobility Scholarship I. N. Oteyo I was born in the later years of the 20th century and when I was growing up in the rural areas of the western parts of Kenya, I would often hear people talking about great universities in the region then. Names like the University of Nairo… RUF-36810 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Harnessing higher education institutions’ capabilities in controlling trans-boundary animal diseases at the livestock-wildlife interface: the case for African swine fever in Uganda A .R .O. Ademun · P. Atimnedi · C. Masembe · V.B. Muwanika +1 more Uganda is the third largest pig producing country in Africa. However the pig industry in Uganda is currently threatened by African swine fever virus (ASFV) disease, which is a fatal, contagious viral haemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs, … RUF-36809 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Facilitating placements of graduate students to build capacity for National Agriculture Research and Extension System: The case of iAGRI in Tanzania Ekwamu Adipala · Sylvia Chindime · M.Paul Nampala · Moses Osiru +1 more The attainment of sustainable food security in Africa, as elsewhere, requires the efforts of a cadre of innovative well-trained agriculture specialists who are familiar with the constraints and perspectives of national priority needs. In l… RUF-36805 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Harnessing regional and national capacities to strengthen agricultural research and training in Africa: a Case Study of DAAD support to RUFORUM Ekwamu Adipala · Sylvia Chindime · Moses Osiru · S. Uwituze Limited capacities in managing research, training and outreach programmes are among the notable challenges preventing Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and research institutions in Africa from effectively contributing towards the contin… RUF-36804 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Rodent Pest Management and Biosensor Technology Development (ACE IRPM and BTD- Rat-Tech) R.H. Makundi · A.W. Massawe Rodents are some of the most serious mammalian pests the world over. However, their economic and social impact is not quantified in Sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, while some of the zoonotic diseases attributed to rodents such as Lassa fever… RUF-36803 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access The African Centre of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases (ACEEZD) at the University of Zambia B. Hang’ombe · M. Munyeme · A.S. Mweene · A. Phiri +3 more The increased reports in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) of emerging and zoonotic diseases, such as influenza, Ebola virus infections, Rift Valley fever, pneumonic plague, leptospirosis, anthrax, tuberculosis, trypanosomiasis, and neglected tropi… RUF-36800 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Science for development and EU-Africa advanced training partnerships: the case of TropiKMan PhD programme J.B. de Macedo · A.M.P. Melo Science for development is the goal of many EU-Africa advanced training partnerships but few promote North-South-South relations and attempt to bridge science and management as explicitly as the new PhD programme described here. The Tropik… RUF-36792 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access A strategic approach for African Agricultural Universities experiencing low human capacity to engage in graduate-level training: Lessons from Gulu University in Uganda D. Ongeng The significance of agriculture in driving Africa’s growth and development has greatly gained recognition in the recent past. African universities are expected to play a critical role in African agricultural development process because of … RUF-36789 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
