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Prospects of adopting biogas technologies among the livestock farmers in Tororo District.
(Makerere University., 2018-08)
Uganda‟s population depends on charcoal and wood as the main sources of energy for cooking. This has contributed greatly to the rapid depletion of the country‟s forest cover from 25% of the country‟s land area in 1990 to ...
The impact of armyworm on maize farmers in Mbulamuti Sub-County Kamuli District.
(Makerere University., 2018-08)
The aim of this study was to examine the impact of armyworm on maize farmers in Mbulamuti Subcounty Kamuli district. Well-designed questionnaires were used to collect data from 40 maize farmers who suffered from army worm ...
Towards Enhanced Potassium Management For East African Highland Banana Productivity and Sustainability in Ntungamo District South Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-10-31)
Bananas are both a food and cash crop in Uganda’s southwestern district of Ntungamo. The
soils have low inherent fertility and low CEC. This is problematic for monovalent cations like
exchangeable K, which is also taken ...
Towards enhanced potassium management for East African highland banana productivity and sustainability in Ntungamo district, southwestern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-10)
Bananas are both a food and cash crop in Uganda’s southwestern district of Ntungamo. The soils have low inherent fertility and low CEC. This is problematic for monovalent cations like exchangeable K, which is also taken ...
Effect of organic fertilizer (poultry manure) and inorganic fertilizer NPK (17:17:17) on the perfomance of leafy vegetable of red doodo (Amaranthus blitum) in Wakiso district
(Makerere University, 2018-06)
This was a screen house experiments carried out Namulonge research station. The effect of inorganic fertilizer NPK 17 :17:17 and organic fertilizer poultry manure on the performance of leafy vegetable Amaranthus blitum ...
Economic viability of coffee nursery operations in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)
This study determined the profitability and economic viability of coffee nursery operations in
Uganda, as well as the factors that influence the economic viability of these operations using
secondary data that was ...
Effect of plant spacing and nutrient source on growth and yield of pineapple (Ananas comosus) in Wakiso district
(Makerere University, 2018-09-03)
Uganda produces only 0.35% of total pineapple production for East Africa compared to 80% and over 19% produced in Kenya and Tanzania, respectively. Low productivity is attributed to lack of improved planting materials, ...
Performance of broiler chicken fed on graded levels of Napier grass protein as replacement for fish meal
(Makerere University, 2018)
This experiment was carried out to evaluate the performance of broiler chicken fed on graded
levels of Napier grass protein as a replacement for fish meal. In Uganda, the prices of fish meal
and soybean meal, which are ...
Contribution of village savings and loan associations to small scale farmers' welfare in Ddwaniro Sub county Rakai district
(Makerere University, 2018-11)
This paper explores the contribution of Village Savings and Loan Associations towards households' welfare specifically in villages (rural areas). It looks at the back ground of VSLAs, activities they undertake and their ...
Impact of land use activities on environmental degradation in Namutumba Subcounty, Mityana district
(Makerere University, 2018-12-13)
Land use activities are those activities carried on land that can in turn lead to environmental degradation through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil, the destruction of ecosystems, habitat destruction, ...