Theses & Dissertations Open Access Effectiveness of information communication technologies in dissemination of agricultural information to smallholder farmers in Kilosa district, Tanzania 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
Newsletters Open Access The RUFORUM monthly Newsletter January, 2013 RUF-35303 2013 CC BY 4.0 18 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Monitoring and evaluating capacity development programmes: A conceptual basis and experiences from the RUFORUM M&E strategy development Agnes Akwang Obua-Ogwal · Washington O. Ochola In responding to the demand for tools, strategy and capacity for monitoring and evaluating (M&E) performance, the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) has embarked on development of a robust M&… RUF-35271 2010 CC BY 4.0 17 Sep 2015
Newsletters Open Access The RUFORUM monthly Newsletter pull out August, 2009 RUF-35195 2009 CC BY 4.0 17 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Use of information and communication technology in the dissemination of agricultural information in Public Agricultural Research Institutes in Uganda J. Githeko · M. Ugen · M. Yiga The objective of this study is to identify and analyse challenge of use of Information Communication Technologies by public agricultural research institutes. It involves questionnaire interviews with 328 respondents and use of secondary in… RUF-35192 2010 CC BY 4.0 17 Sep 2015
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
Newsletters Open Access The RUFORUM monthly Newsletter April, 2009: The Monthly Brief of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture RUF-35148 2009 CC BY 4.0 16 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Building your partnering muscles: Seven core competencies D. Akishule · Joseph Methu Partnership brings together complementary skills and institutional synergy in addressing the complex challenges in agricultural research for development. Therefore, no institution can afford to ignore it and at the same time expect to deli… RUF-34938 2010 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Accounting records management and performance of small scale businesses M. Akello · J. E. Apio Records management is important for organizational growth and survival. It enhances decision making, accountability and staff performance. Although organizations keep records, not all these records are well documented and stored to facilit… RUF-34818 2010 CC BY 4.0 11 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Importance and approaches of obtaining experimental uniformity P. Gibson The need for a high degree of experimental uniformity is clearly shown by the fact in an experiment that results in a CV (coefficient of variation) of 20%, 8 replications would be required to detect the size of difference between treatment… RUF-34616 2010 CC BY 4.0 8 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Effectiveness of information and communication technologies in dissemination of agricultural information to smallholder farmers in Kilosa District, Tanzania B.F. Kyazze · C. Levi · H. Sseguya Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have the potential to act as effective information dissemination channel that facilitates sustainable relationships between farmers and other stakeholders in agriculture sector. Past and on-goi… RUF-34308 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Agro Market Day L. Katusiime Every district in Uganda has markets which open on different days selling a variety of produce. Farmers bring their produce to these markets with the hope of getting buyers but it is not always obvious that they get buyers so they have to … RUF-33829 2014 CC BY 4.0 10 Aug 2015
Case Studies Open Access Participatory action research boosts incomes and food security through small-scale aquaculture in Malawi Megan Lindow RUF-33777 2012 CC BY 4.0 22 Jul 2015
OER and Open Access Open Access AgShare Toolkit Agshare is a project which aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers through participatory action research from graduate students guided by Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Science to produce open high quality localized… RUF-33763 2015 CC BY 4.0 10 Jul 2015
Newsletters Open Access Press release: EU pleadges support for academic mobility programmes RUF-33692 2015 CC BY 4.0 14 May 2015
Case Studies Open Access The University of Zimbabwe Megan Lindow RUF-33635 2012 CC BY 4.0 15 Mar 2015
Case Studies Open Access Lessons learnt from being a RUFORUM student Barbara Mugwanya-Zawedde RUF-33627 2012 CC BY 4.0 15 Mar 2015
Case Studies Open Access Getting the Green Revolution Megan Lindow RUF-33625 2012 CC BY 4.0 15 Mar 2015
Case Studies Open Access From Soil Microbes to Markets Megan Lindow RUF-33624 2014 CC BY 4.0 14 Mar 2015
Case Studies Open Access Research in Society Give New Life Megan Lindow RUF-33623 2012 CC BY 4.0 14 Mar 2015
Case Studies Open Access Rebuilding Agricultural Research Systems in Burundi Megan Lindow RUF-33621 2014 CC BY 4.0 14 Mar 2015
Case Studies Open Access Rebuilding Agricultural Research Systems in Burundi: RUFORUM Regional Postgraduate Scholarships Megan Lindow So pressing are Burundi’s needs for well-trained agricultural researchers, that when Micheline Inamahoro arrived at Makerere University in Uganda in 2008 to complete a masters degree in plant breeding and seed systems, she was eight months… RUF-33500 2014 CC BY 4.0 4 Feb 2015
Newsletters Open Access Press Release: Transforming African tertiary agricultural education RUF-33314 2014 CC BY 4.0 1 Aug 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Establishing Innovative Higher Education Programmes in Support of Agricultural Rural Transformation in Africa: The case of FORUM and RUFORUM Malcolm Blackie · Kay Muir-Leresche The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture supports relevance and excellence in agricultural Higher Education. RUFORUM, the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture, is a collaborative netw… RUF-32916 CC BY 4.0 20 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access The Impact of Climate Change on Mud crab Fishery and Fattening to the Communities Livelihood in Pangani and Rufiji Estuaries in Tanzania J.M. Abdallah · E.L. Kamata · H.A. Lamtane The mud crab (Scylla serrata) is a big portunid crab that lives on soft muddy bottoms association with mangrove-lined estuaries in the Indo-West Pacific. They have fast growth rates, early maturity, wide distribution and high fecundity. Ma… RUF-32854 2012 CC BY 4.0 19 May 2014
