Working Document Series Open Access Opportunities and challenges of private sector female managers in the south west region of Cameroon E. Chiamti · S. Ekume Etomes · E. L. Molua This paper examines the challenges faced by female managers in the south west region of Cameroon and the opportunities open to them. Female managers were classified as entrepreneurs/business owners and employees in enterprises. Data were o… RUF-38861 2018 CC BY 4.0 9 Dec 2020
Journal articles Open Access Implications of the challenges affecting capacity of fish farmer organizations in Dowa and Mchinji districts in Malawi C. Chonde · J. Dzanja · C. German · D. Kambewa +6 more This study examines farmers’ perceptions on implications of challenges affecting farmer organizations in promoting fish farming. Data collection comprised face to face interviews and focus group discussions with members of the farmer group… RUF-37615 2016 CC BY 4.0 24 Apr 2018
Journal articles Open Access Local community perspective about challenges affecting farmer organizations. Case of selected socioeconomic characteristics of members in fish farmer organizations in central Malawi C. Chonde · D. Kambewa · E. Kaunda · D. Kayambazinthu +1 more This study examines challenges affecting fish farmer organizations in relation to socioeconomic characteristics of members within farmer organizations. The objective of the study was to determine perceptions of members with varying socioec… RUF-37611 2016 CC BY 4.0 24 Apr 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Challenges in the collaboration between European and African universities for doctoral training C. Kabwigiri · B. Rihoux Historically, doctoral training in its structured and formalized form through graduate schools, i.e., the organization of specific, often intensive training for doctoral students, has mostly developed in North America and particularly in t… RUF-37333 2018 CC BY 4.0 19 Jan 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Challenges facing research institutions in using information and communication technologies to disseminate agricultural information to farmers in Gezira State, Sudan K. El-siddig · J.M. Githeko · N.S. Musa In this study the challenges of effective use of ICTs to disseminate agricultural information were investigated. The study also sought to determine whether the extent of ICTs usage influenced the quality, timeliness and usefulness of disse… RUF-35170 2010 CC BY 4.0 16 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Improving graduate competencies through field attachments: Experiences from the School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University P. Ebanyat · P. Isubikalu · B. B. Obaa · H. N. Opolot The demand for skilled university graduates to address practical development challenges is higher today than ever before. Field attachment is one of the main approaches for integrating competence building into academic programmes in many u… RUF-34276 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access The adoption and use of ICT by small scale farmers in Gezira State, Sudan K. El-siddig · J.M. Githeko · N.S. Musa In Sudan common sources of agricultural information that have been used are the radio, television, extension, magazines, newspapers and face-to-face communication. This paper sought to identify the key factors that influence the use of ICT… RUF-34195 2014 CC BY 4.0 14 Aug 2015
