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Journal articles Open Access
Factors effecting change in rice production practices and technologies among smallholder farmers in Kamwenge District, Uganda

J.G. Agea · Gabriel Karubanga · Steven Kiwewesi · Joseph Lwanga Kiggundu Mugerwa +1 more

This study unraveled the factors effecting change in rice production practices and technologies among smallholder farmers in Kamwenge district, Uganda. A longitudinal study involving six focus group discussions and 100 semi-structured inte…

RUF-38069 2019 CC BY 4.0 14 Jun 2019

Empowering primary school children to produce food to mitigate short-term hunger through school gardening: The case of Universal primary schools in Kamuli and Soroti Districts, Uganda

S. Apolot · P. Kibwika · F. Kyazze · D. Loga

Short-term hunger caused by inability of parents to pay for or pack lunch for their children threatens success of Universal Primary Education in Uganda. School gardening if properly introduced offers a sustainable solution that empowers th…

RUF-35155 2010 CC BY 4.0 16 Sep 2015

SCARDA Change Management Approaches Used in the Project ‘Strengthening Capacity For Agricultural Research and Development In Africa’ and the Lessons Learned from their Application

John Orchard

In 2005, the Forum for Agricultural Research for Africa (FARA) commissioned an assessmentof the human and institutional capacity for research management in the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in sub-Saharan Africa. The assess…

RUF-31366 2011 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2013

Policy Briefs Open Access
An Analysis of the Capacity Strengthening Process and Short Term Outcomes in the SCARDA Project: The case of Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC) Sudan

Tim Chancellor · Joseph Methu · Leonard Oruko

This paper is a case study of capacity strengthening activities carried out at the Agricultural Research Corporation in Sudan between July 2008 and March 2011. These activities were undertaken through the project ‘Strengthening Capacity fo…

RUF-31328 2011 CC BY 4.0 12 Sep 2013