Working Document Series Open Access Stimulating youth entrepreneurial mindset and orientation: experiences from the students’ enterprise scheme at Gulu University S. Elolu · W. Kalule · W. Odongo · D.M. Okello Enhancing the entrepreneurship orientation of the youth is now considered the best approach to increasing employability and employment. Responding to calls for entrepreneurship programs to be more practical in nature, Gulu University devel… RUF-40789 2019 CC BY 4.0 21 Nov 2023
Working Document Series Open Access “Made, not born”; Experiences from the Entrepreneurial Mentorship Program at Gulu University P. Kyohairwe · J. Mugonya · S. Muzhange Being part of the first cohort of the MCF@RUFORUM scholars has indeed been a blessing to the three authors of this paper. As fresh master students, we looked at the agri-entrepreneurship mentorship program at Gulu University with a lot adm… RUF-40784 2019 CC BY 4.0 21 Nov 2023
Working Document Series Open Access University-BTVET-Community Convergence in promoting pig production amongst smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda T. Aliro · E.K. Ndyomugyenyi · W. Odongo · L. Tebere Business, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (BTVET) has the potential of increasing productivity and incomes. In an education system whose curricula favours white collar jobs over blue collar jobs, technical and vocational tr… RUF-39766 2018 CC BY 4.0 18 Jan 2023
Working Document Series Open Access Harnessing student-oriented extension schemes for University driven agricultural transformation in Africa S. W. Kalule · D. Ongeng The role of student-oriented extension services in socio-economic transformation is increasingly being acknowledged but less developed in African universities. A few agricultural-leaning universities are growingly integrating students in c… RUF-39589 2018 CC BY 4.0 20 Jul 2022
Working Document Series Open Access Approaches to retooling University faculty in innovative pedagogic approaches to develop the creative and innovative potential of young people A. Egeru · Charles Owuor · R.J. Rukarwa · M. Waswa Globally, several higher education institutions are undergoing reforms to render instructional practices and educational systems more effective in generating the targeted type of graduate. The main stimulus for these reforms is the hypothe… RUF-38882 2018 CC BY 4.0 13 Dec 2020
Working Document Series Open Access Benchmarking transformative capacity building interventions: The case of entrepreneurship training programmes supported by RUFORUM A. Egeru · Charles Owuor · R.J. Rukarwa · M. Waswa The regional universities forum for capacity building in agriculture is implementing a programme; Transforming African Agricultural Universities to meaningfully contribute to Africa’s growth and development (TAGDev) with support from the M… RUF-38390 2018 CC BY 4.0 20 Jul 2020
Working Document Series Open Access TAGDev Model positions agricultural graduate students at Gulu university to respond to international development challenges –the case of refugee situation in Northern Uganda T. Aliro · S. W. Kalule · W. Odongo · D. Ongeng +1 more Globally, universities are meant to contribute to development and positive transformation of societies through three cardinal functions of teaching, research and outreach. However, the relevance of African universities in responding to com… RUF-38374 2018 CC BY 4.0 13 Jul 2020
Journal articles Open Access Social cognitive drivers of farmer learning behaviour in the student-to-farmer university outreach in Uganda S. W. Kalule · Gabriel Karubanga · D. Ongeng · H. Sseguya Globally, universities are repositioning themselves for community outreach although with difficulty in responding to the unpredictable social features of host communities. Accordingly, this study aims to assess the role of social cognitive… RUF-37896 2019 CC BY 4.0 24 Apr 2019
Journal articles Open Access Gender dimensions in the local chicken value chain in northern Uganda I. Akite · I.P. Aryemo · D.R. Kugonza · E.K. Kule +2 more The study was conducted to explore gender dimensions in the local chicken value chain in northern Uganda. Specifically, it focused on characterizing local chicken value chain actors, ascertaining level and determinants of gender participat… RUF-37666 2018 CC BY 4.0 3 Jul 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Nurturing Agri-Entrepreneurial skills through students’ attachments to agribusiness firms in northern Uganda: A case of the MSc. Agri-Enterprises Development Program of Gulu University Irene Lynette Akidi · B. Mugonola Community attachment by agriculture students at Gulu University is carried out at both MSc. and undergraduate level. MSc. level students participate in the last two months of their second year of study. Student engagement with the communit… RUF-37403 2016 CC BY 4.0 10 Apr 2018
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
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Determinants of market participation for smallholder indigenous chicken farmers in Gulu District Irene Lynette Akidi RUF-36756 2017 CC BY 4.0 31 Aug 2017
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Development and acceptability evaluation of millet-sesame-soy composite as a complementary food in Acholi sub-region of Uganda Prossy Nassanga Complementary feeding still remains a challenge to many rural mothers in Uganda and Africa at large. This is mainly because of: (i) inappropriate complementary feeding practices by caregivers who lack adequate nutritional knowledge and goo… RUF-36698 2016 CC BY 4.0 23 Jun 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access Responsiveness of agricultural training curricula in African universities to labour market needs: the case of Gulu University in Uganda S. W. Kalule · E.K. Kule · E.K. Ndyomugyenyi · W. Odongo +2 more Agricultural universities in Africa have a core responsibility to develop and implement relevant curricula to produce well trained human resource to guide stakeholders in production, value addition and marketing to meet the expected quanti… RUF-36626 2017 CC BY 4.0 23 Mar 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access The student enterprise scheme for agribusiness innovation: A University-based training model for nurturing entrepreneurial mind-sets amongst African youths S. W. Kalule · B. Mugonola · D. Ongeng Paradigm shifts in higher education have necessitated embracing and mainstreaming entrepreneurship education in training curricula. This is because entrepreneurial capacity building amongst the youth is considered the best approach for add… RUF-36622 2017 CC BY 4.0 23 Mar 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access TAGDev Inception and Planning Meeting Report The project inception and planning meeting was held at the RUFORUM Secretariat from 15th to 17th December 2016. The meeting involved the RUFORUM Secretariat staff, the implementing universities, The MasterCard Foundation Makerere, Makerere… RUF-36601 2016 CC BY 4.0 5 Mar 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access TAGDev Implementing Partners Planning Meeting The TAGDEv Implementing Partner’s Workshop involving Egerton University, Gulu University and RUFORUM was held in Kampala from 8th to 9th August 2016 at the RUFORUM Secretariat to initiate the process of programme implementation. This plann… RUF-36600 2016 CC BY 4.0 5 Mar 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Embedding community engagement in University training curricula: Experiences from Gulu University in Uganda S. W. Kalule · D. Ongeng University-community linkages are thought to provide key inputs for new knowledge, innovations and technologies for economic development. Accordingly, Gulu University, from inception took a community oriented approach as its pillar of iden… RUF-36191 2016 CC BY 4.0 16 Oct 2016
Technical reports Open Access Backstopping visit by EARTH University: Sharing experiences in community development, entrepreneurship and experiential learning 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
Journal articles Open Access The effect of diet and feeding system on the on-farm performance of local chickens during the early growth phase A. Kayitesi · D.R. Kugonza · H. Mulindwa · C. Nakkazi +1 more This study evaluated the performance of local chickens on three diets and two feeding systems under on-farm conditions. The diets used were formulated from local feedstuffs that had been identified in a baseline survey and analyzed for che… RUF-35591 2015 CC BY 4.0 6 Oct 2015
Working Document Series Open Access University student-centered outreach for rural innovations and community transformation in northern Uganda S. W. Kalule · B. Mugonola · W. Odongo · D. Ongeng In Uganda, while Universities are considered centers of knowledge creation and dissemination, their explicit role in economic development is largely less developed. Gulu University, at its inception sought to respond to this concern and po… RUF-34193 2014 CC BY 4.0 14 Aug 2015
