Working Document Series Open Access Pig value chain in Uganda: Considering smallholders’ functional upgrading prospects S. W. Kalule · J. Mugonya · E.K. Ndyomugyenyi Pig production and marketing have the potential to accelerate Uganda’s economic development through the improvement of the family welfare of smallholder farmers and provision of employment. However, this potential is undermined by systemic… RUF-39747 2018 CC BY 4.0 16 Jan 2023
Working Document Series Open Access Breaking barriers: Francophone and Anglophone institutions partnership in training future leaders in west and central Africa - lesson learnt from implementation of AGRA PhD programme, University of Ghana D. B. Sarpong The problem of lack of trained human capacity for evidence-informing policy analysis and advocacy to translate policies into action to ensure agricultural growth and food security for smallholder farmers in Francophone countries; the need … RUF-39614 2018 CC BY 4.0 14 Aug 2022
Journal articles Open Access Influence of soil organic carbon, fertiliser management, and weeding regime on weed dynamics and maize productivity on sandy soils in eastern Zimbabwe R. Chikowo · J. Chipomho · S Mabasa · A. B. Mashingaidze +2 more Labour bottlenecks and multiple operations at the start of a cropping season often result in inadequate early weed control and subsequent poor crop performance. Therefore, there is a need to establish management practices that provide the … RUF-39302 2021 CC BY 4.0 21 Jun 2021
Journal articles Open Access Role of networking capability, socio-economic and institutional characteristics on adoption tendencies of clean seed potato agri-enterprises in Central Rift Valley, Kenya O.I. Ayuya · E. O. Gido · A. M. Kibe · M. Mwangi +1 more Even though quality of seed is a major yield determinant in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production and global food security, inadequate availability of and access to high quality (certified) seed is a major challenge to potato producers … RUF-39213 2020 CC BY 4.0 26 Mar 2021
Working Document Series Open Access Crop improvement through use of mutation breeding-a Review S.N.T.T. Addy · M. Adu · E. Afutu · G. Amenorpe +3 more The sustainability of agriculture in sub-Sahara Africa is threatened by rapid population explosion and climatic change, resulting in challenges with food sustainability and malnutrition. Conventional breeding approaches alone cannot produc… RUF-39010 2018 CC BY 4.0 24 Feb 2021
Working Document Series Open Access Financing public universities and research in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and prospects in the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) J. M. Ishengoma Public universities in Africa (which are essentially knowledge generating organisations by nature) have a strategic role to play in the implementation and achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through scientific research, tea… RUF-37306 2018 CC BY 4.0 18 Jan 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Liberalization of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa S. Lwakabamba · V. G. Masanja This paper discusses the liberalisation of higher education as under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) signed by member countries of the World Trade Organisation. The impact of commercialisation of higher education sector o… RUF-36781 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Social networks and influence of actor centrality positions in Conservation Agriculture knowledge systems in Kenya J.C. Achora · P. Kibwika · F. Kyazze · S. Mkomwa +2 more Conservation Agriculture (CA) knowledge systems are shaped by the power relationships among actors in the social systems and this influences how innovations maybe accepted or not by farmers. Using the Social Network Analysis (SNA), three s… RUF-36517 2016 CC BY 4.0 23 Nov 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Implementing a digital repository to increase access to agricultural higher education research and learning in Africa: The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture experience E. Adipala · Joan Apio · J. Kalungi · C. Kuteesa +1 more Providing access to knowledge outputs is important to support development in Africa through strengthening learning, innovation, and avoiding duplication. However, although there has been an increase in the research output from the continen… RUF-36178 2016 CC BY 4.0 16 Oct 2016
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Influence of soil fertility management on striga reproduction and grain yield of sorghum in semiarid areas of Tanzania A. Kudra Influence of soil fertility management on Striga reproduction and sorghum grain yield in semiarid areas of Tanzania. PhD thesis, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi. Witchweed (Striga), a root parasite, has become a major biologi… RUF-35773 2011 CC BY 4.0 19 Nov 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Influence of soil fertility management on Striga seed bank dynamics and grain yield of sorghum in semi arid areas G. Chemining’wa · A. Kudra · R.N. Onwonga · K.P. Sibuga The parasitic weed Striga poses a serious threat to cereal production in sub-Saharan Africa. Infestation usually results in significant yield losses, quite often over 70%. Many control options have been reported but, the effect of soil fer… RUF-35067 2010 CC BY 4.0 16 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Institutional repositories and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture network L. Levey An institutional repository is an online library that collects, preserves, and disseminates digital copies of the intellectual output of an institution, particularly a research institution. Universities throughout the world have establishe… RUF-34275 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Using Wikis to enhance interactivity in teaching and learning: An engagement with Gilly Salmon’s Model D. Sebbowa The teaching and learning process is becoming a big challenge at Higher Education Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is mainly due to the challenges created by the liberalization of University Education and the implied surge in stude… RUF-34170 2014 CC BY 4.0 14 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Higher Education Partnerships: Experiences and Impact in Sub-Saharan Africa Teshome Alemneh · Tully Cornick Tertiary-level human capital in Africa, particularly in sub- Saharan Africa (SSA), is extremely low and, when available, it is variable in terms of quality and competitiveness. African countries are facing challenges related to ineffective… RUF-33171 2012 CC BY 4.0 21 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Harnessing University-NARS Partnership to Breed Climate Change Resilient and Nutrient-Rich Maize Varieties for Africa G. Asea · D.B. Kwemoi · G. Onaga Maize is the most important cereal crop in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and more than 300 million people depend on it for their food security and livelihood. Its production is constrained by the effects of climate change, most importantly drou… RUF-31502 2012 CC BY 4.0 4 Oct 2013
