Working Document Series Open Access Impact of agricultural extension services towards agricultural productivity and rural livelihood development: The case of Arua District, Uganda G. Adriko The role of Agricultural extension services in teaching farmers how to improve their productivity and markets is key in enhancing farmer livelihoods. Extension is also critical to move research from the lab to the field and to ensure a ret… RUF-39711 2018 CC BY 4.0 12 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 Characterizing land cover changes in Agago sub catchment, northern Uganda H. Acan · B. Barasa · A. Egeru · M. Nyeko The Aswa catchment is one of the most important catchment of the Upper Nile Water Management Zone owing to its vastness, covering most of northern Uganda. Although the pace of land cover change in this catchment is increasingly gaining rec… RUF-39004 2018 CC BY 4.0 24 Feb 2021
Working Document Series Open Access An analysis of the profitability and factors driving farmers’ decisions to produce bioethanol from cassava in Northern Uganda J Ilukor · J. Mugisha · Settumba Mukasa · D. Opolot The study examined profitability of producing bioethanol from cassava among smallholder farmers in northern Uganda. Although small scale production of bioethanol was found to be profitable, selling cassava dry chips was found to be more pr… RUF-38485 2018 CC BY 4.0 12 Aug 2020
Working Document Series Open Access Enhancing pig production and marketing for smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda D. Mutetikka · E.K. Ndyomugyenyi · W. Odongo · D.M. Okello +2 more Pig production is suited to smallholder production because pigs have unique characteristics such as faster growth rates, ability to be kept on small pieces of land, high multiplication rates, ability to feed on many feedstuffs, and pig pro… RUF-38480 2018 CC BY 4.0 12 Aug 2020
Working Document Series Open Access Extent of commercialization of indigenous chicken production in Northern Uganda I.P. Aryemo · D.R. Kugonza · E.K. Kule · B. Mugonola +1 more Indigenous chicken production has been recognized as an avenue to improve livelihoods of the rural households in Northern Uganda, where they provide meat, eggs and income. Venturing into commercial indigenous chickens is a pathway to meeti… RUF-37112 2016 CC BY 4.0 19 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Response of local and improved cowpea varieties to Rhizobia inoculation and phosphorus in West Nile region of Uganda R. Amayo · S. Nyamaizi · B. B. Obaa · G. Olupot +2 more Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.Walp) is an important food security and cash crop among poor households especially in eastern and northern Uganda. However farmers have reported grain yields as low as 50 kg ha-1, far below the potential yield o… RUF-36965 2016 CC BY 4.0 15 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Promoting use of ICTs for empowerment of rural women farmers in Uganda L.M. Apio · D. Okello · M. Owiny. Access to information by rural farming communities is one of the major constraints to agricultural development in Uganda because of inadequate extension service delivery. The use of information communications technologies (ICTs) can potent… RUF-36450 2016 CC BY 4.0 26 Oct 2016
