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Buzo. Honi

Development of snacks using locally under-utilized crops such as orange fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP) and Bambara groundnut is crucial for alleviating under-nutrition among primary school children through food-based approach. This study wa…

RUF-35949 2016 CC BY 4.0 30 May 2016

Christerbel. Nicanuru

Rural communities in Tanzania are increasing suffering from food shortage and malnutrition (Vitamin A deficiency, Protein energy malnutrition and Iron deficiency Anaemia). A household survey was conducted to determine the baseline situatio…

RUF-35947 2016 CC BY 4.0 30 May 2016

E. Afutu · M. Biruma · K.E. Mohammed · T.L. Odong +1 more

Aims: This study was conducted to identify cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) cultivars with high yield potential and resistance to scab disease caused by Sphaceloma sp. in Uganda. 100 cowpea genotypes were evaluated at two locations (Kabanyolo an…

RUF-35935 2016 CC BY 4.0 3 May 2016

There is increasing need for university teaching staff to develop skills and approaches towards teaching and student learning in institutions of higher education. Specifically the need is towards providing them with the pedagogical tools t…

RUF-35931 2016 CC BY 4.0 18 Apr 2016

Patrick Okori

This document presents highlights of a study commissioned by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) as part of its effort to improve the level and quality of Doctoral training in Africa. It involved …

RUF-35929 2016 CC BY 4.0 12 Apr 2016

Nafisa Elmahi Ahmed · Abdelbagi Mukhtar Ali · Ibrahim Hassabelrasoul Babiker · Mayada Mamoun Beshir +2 more

Turcicum leaf blight, though a common sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) disease in Sudan, there is little documented information on its occurrence and distribution in the country. Accordingly, a survey was commenced in 2014 with the objectives …

RUF-35928 2015 CC BY 4.0 31 Mar 2016

N.E. Ahmed · A.M. Ali · M.M. Beshir · P. Okori +1 more

Deployment of host resistance remains the most cost effective strategy for management of foliar and grain diseases, especially for resource constrained farmers. There is paucity of information on dual resistance in sorghum to both diseases…

RUF-35921 2016 CC BY 4.0 31 Mar 2016

Lackson Chama · Lloyd Haambiya · D. Kambewa · E. Kaunda +1 more

A study was conducted to investigate the level of stakeholder participation in co-management of Lake Tanganyika. This study was conducted in the two districts of Mpulungu and Nsama on the Zambian water front. A total of 568 respondents wer…

RUF-35904 2015 CC BY 4.0 22 Feb 2016

Lloyd Haambiya · D. Kambewa · E. Kaunda · Jeremy Likongwe +1 more

Despite Zambia’s recent policies for optimizing sustainable management of fisheries, their success has been modest in practice. Artisanal and industrial fleets have led to decline in fish catches in the presence of currently prescribed man…

RUF-35903 2015 CC BY 4.0 22 Feb 2016

Lackson Chama · Lloyd Haambiya · D. Kambewa · E. Kaunda +1 more

The economic gains from illegal fishing are high in the face of growing demand for fish. Resources are declining; fisher community conflicts are increasing. Increased enforcement is the policy option chosen to improve compliance with rules…

RUF-35901 2015 CC BY 4.0 22 Feb 2016

Mario Piedra

In 2014, EARTH University received a grant through the RUFORUM Nurturing Grants scheme to strengthen universities' community engagement and rural entrepreneurship as well as increase the level of experiential learning in the focus universi…

RUF-35896 2016 CC BY 4.0 22 Feb 2016

G. Asea · Paul T. Gibson · P. Okori · L. Tembo

Maize cob rot caused by Fusarium graminearum and Stenocarpella maydis affects grain yield and quality. The objective of this study was to investigate the appropriateness of multiple infection as a selection and breeding strategy for multip…

RUF-35889 2012 CC BY 4.0 3 Feb 2016

G. Asea · P. Gibson · P. Okori · L. Tembo

Stenocarpella maydis and Fusarium graminearum are the predominant species causing maize (Zea mays L.) cob rots in the tropics and sub-Saharan Africa. Developing varieties resistant to cob rots is an alternative strategy that is practical a…

RUF-35888 2014 CC BY 4.0 3 Feb 2016

G. Asea · P. Gibson · P. Okori · L. Tembo

Stenocarpella maydis and Fusarium graminearum maize cob rots are two most devastating cob rots in maize which causes yield losses and reduce grain quality as a result of mycotoxins which is produced from this fungus. Developing varieties r…

RUF-35878 2016 CC BY 4.0 3 Feb 2016

Sebastian S. Mosha

Demand for fish in both rural and urban areas is very high in Tanzania. In recent times, the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus, has gained popularity in the aquaculture sector of Tanzania. However, many aquaculture farmers face the chall…

RUF-35875 2015 CC BY 4.0 3 Feb 2016

Dandesa Tilahun

This study examines seasonal climate prediction method and evaluates its social and economic values in reducing climate-related hazards on livestock productivity over Borana Zone using monthly rainfall and temperature data recorded over Bo…

RUF-35873 2015 CC BY 4.0 3 Feb 2016

Titus Alicai · Basavaraj Bagewadi · Claude M. Fauquet · J. F. Kreuze +7 more

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is emerging as one of the most important viral diseases of cassava (Manihotesculenta) and is considered today as the biggest threat to cassava cultivation in East Africa. The disease is caused by isolate…

RUF-35871 2010 CC BY 4.0 3 Feb 2016

E.G. Mbabazi

Newcastle disease is the major constraint to village poultry production in the world but more so in developing countries. Eradication of this disease is unlikely but it can be effectively controlled through vaccination. This study was cond…

RUF-35860 2015 CC BY 4.0 29 Jan 2016

M. Maphosa

Soybean (Glycine max L.) is increasingly playing an important nutritive role in the food and feed industry in most countries. However, the crop is currently threatened by soybean rust disease (Phakopsora pachyrhizi). The rapid spread of so…

RUF-35859 2013 CC BY 4.0 29 Jan 2016

C. Levi

This study assessed the potential of information communication technologies (ICT) in contributing to agriculture and rural development by looking into the effectiveness of radio, television and mobile phone in dissemination of agricultural…

RUF-35858 2015 CC BY 4.0 29 Jan 2016

T. Kisauzi

Perceptions and knowledge play a key role in shaping individual and collective response to climate change. Furthermore, understanding what types and forms of adaptation are possible, feasible and likely; and who would be involved in their …

RUF-35857 2014 CC BY 4.0 29 Jan 2016

K. Sadik

Lack of appropriate in vitro protocols has limited advances in the use of tissue culture in rapid multiplication of planting material and development of reliable genetic transformations for AAA-EA banana. Embryogenic callus induction in AA…

RUF-35854 2013 CC BY 4.0 29 Jan 2016

E. Adipala · M. Bagalwa · S. Bashwira · F. Kansiime +3 more

Land use and land cover change in River Lwiro micro-catchment was assessed for the period 1987-2010 using satellite imagery of Landsat 5 and 7. Images were clustered into four categories: forest, built-up areas, wetland and small scale far…

RUF-35674 2015 CC BY 4.0 21 Oct 2015

G. Asea · Paul T. Gibson · Patrick Okori · L. Tembo

Maize cob rot caused by Fusarium graminearum and Stenocarpella maydis affects grain yield and quality. The objective of this study was to investigate the appropriateness of multiple infection as a selection and breeding strategy for multip…

RUF-35626 2012 CC BY 4.0 7 Oct 2015

C. T. Hash · S. Kyamanywa · M. Mgonja · P.W. Muturi +2 more

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is an important cereal food crop in semi-arid tropics, but its productivity is curtailed mainly by insect pests and diseases. The African stem borer, Busseola fusca Fuller (Lepidopteran: Noctuidae), is among the m…

RUF-35621 2012 CC BY 4.0 7 Oct 2015