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Does gender matter in effective management of plant disease epidemics? Insights from a survey among rural banana farming households in Uganda by Bailey, Arwen

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Kick starting MLS implementation for climate change adaptation in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda led to access to 400 accessions of MLS materials by 1000 farmers by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…400 accessions of beans, sorghum and finger millet from the Multilateral System i.e National gene banks of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania were exchanged suing SMTAs. These have been multiplied and made available for farmers to evaluate using participatory methods. 1000 farmers in 4 sites have evaluated and pre-selected better performing varieties of sorghum, finger millet and beans. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of community training using multiple information, education and communications materials on knowledge, attitude and practices on Rift Valley fever in Kenya and Uganda by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

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The One Nutrition in Complex Environments (ONCE) study protocol: a cluster-randomized multi-level multi-sectoral intervention to improve nutrition in Uganda by Griswold, Stacy P., Marshak, Anastasia, Fitzpatrick, Merry, Lantagne, Daniele, Shoenmakers, Kate, Hebie, Marlene, Radday, Anne, Groote, Hugo de, Mehta, Saurabh, Gottlieb, Greg, Webb, Patrick, Ghosh, Shibani

“…Objective: To implement and measure the effects of a multi-level multi-sectoral social behavior change (SBC) intervention in Agago District of Northern Uganda and to determine the potential for scale-up. …”
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Training of enumerators on the SAPLING baseline surveys, on value-chain performance and inclusion, and innovation use by service providers, in Ethiopia, Nepal, Tanzania, Uganda and Vietnam by Marshall, Karen, Poole, Elizabeth J., Teufel, Nils, Njehu, Alice

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Emerging banana pests and diseases: Potential benefits of agroforestry. A presentation in a seminar with national and local stakeholders in banana-based systems of Uganda. by Ocimati, Walter

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Knowledge, perceptions, and exposure to bats in communities living around bat roosts in Bundibugyo district, Uganda: implications for viral haemorrhagic fever prevention and control by Ninsiima, L.R., Nyakarahuka, L., Kisaka, S., Atuheire, C.G.K., Mugisha, L., Odoch, T., Romano, J.S., Klein, J., Mor, Siobhan M., Kankya, C.

“…We conducted this study to assess knowledge, perceptions, and exposure to bats in communities living near bat roosts in Bundibugyo District, Uganda. <b>Methods</b> A cross-sectional study using mixed methods with both quantitative and qualitative data was conducted between September and December 2022. …”
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Assessing the impact of food assistance on stigma among people living with HIV in Uganda using the HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument-PLWA (HASI-P) by Maluccio, John A., Wu, Fan, Rokon, Redwan B., Rawat, Rahul, Kadiyala, Suneetha

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Irrigation infrastructure quality management system toolkit for Sub-Saharan Africa using Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda as a case study: technical report by Hailu, H., Abdella, Y., Seid, Abdulkarim, Haileslassie, Amare

“…The objective of the toolkit is to establish a management framework that directs and controls small-scale irrigation development processes in SSA as per contractual requirements, quality standards and governing regulations to ensure quality outputs in all development phases. Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda were chosen as focal countries. Two approaches were employed to develop the toolkit. …”
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Improving health-related quality of life among people living with HIV: Results from an impact evaluation of a food assistance program in Uganda by Maluccio, John A., Palermo, Tia, Kadiyala, Suneetha, Rawat, Rahul

“…Methods We capitalized on an existing intervention targeting antiretroviral therapy (ART)- naïve PLHIV in Uganda, and conducted a prospective impact evaluation including a treatment and a comparison group. …”
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Social and behavior change communication intervention to enhance animal-source foods consumption for diverse diets to improve maternal and child nutrition in Central Uganda by Ahumuza, Ronnie, Ahmed, Hardi, Molina, Teresa, Achandi, Esther, Hammond, James, Omosa, Esther, Ijudai, Jasada, Ouma, Emily A.

“…In Uganda, SAPLING aims to improve livelihoods of livestock producers and other actors in the pig, dairy and beef value chains.…”
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A latent class approach to investigating consumer demand for genetically modified staple food in a developing country: The case of GM bananas in Uganda by Kikulwe, Enoch, Birol, Ekin, Wesseler, Justus, Falck-Zepeda, José B.

“…We focus on the hypothetical introduction of a disease-resistant GM banana variety in Uganda, where bananas are among the most important staple crops. …”
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Characterization of the livestock production system and potential for enhancing productivity through improved feeding in Dairy Farmers Business Associations (DFBAs) in Jinja district of Uganda by Kugonza, J., Wabwire, R., Lutakome, Pius, Lukuyu, Ben A., Kirui, Josephine

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Characterization of the livestock production system and potential for enhancing productivity through improved feeding in Kiryandongo Dairy Farmers Business Association in Kiryandongo district of Uganda by Kugonza, J., Wabwire, R., Lutakome, Pius, Lukuyu, Ben A., Kirui, Josephine

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Value chain based control of Taenia solium in nothern Uganda; Baseline studies to establish the prevalence and risk factors associated with porcine cysticercosis in pigs by Ngwili, Nicholas, Thomas, Lian, Ahimbisibwe, Salaviriuse, Korir, Max, Bole, Stephen, Kankya, Clovice, Kinyera, Alfred, Avudraga, Stanley, Okeny, Robert, Kenny, Robert, Ouma, Emily, Dohoo, Ian

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2023 in four districts of northern Uganda. Blood samples were collected for serological analysis from 1049 pigs drawn from 714 households. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance in enterococci isolated from semi-intensive and free-range poultry farms in peri-urban Wakiso and rural Soroti, Uganda by Ochieng, Linnet, Ayebare, Dreck, Ndoboli, Dickson, Mbatidde, Irene, Tenhagen, B.-A., Roesel, Kristina, Wampande, E., Moodley, Arshnee

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Co-Designing Climate-Smart Legume Production Guides in the Eastern Africa Region: Consultative Workshops in Consultative Workshops in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda by Recha, John W.M., Barungi, Julian, Gitau, Angela, Spillane, Charles, Varley, Ciara, Johnston, Angharad, Mullen, Anne, Murray, Una, McKeown, Peter, Mashizha, Tinashe, Demissie, Teferi, Solomon, Dawit

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Why are toilets not used? Using system effects modelling to understand stakeholder perceptions on the impacts and barriers to Taenia solium control in Eastern and Western Uganda by Ngwili, Nicholas, Ahimbisibwe, Salaviriuse, Sentamu, D.N., Craven, L., Thomas, Lian F., Roesel, Kristina

“…<i>Taenia solium</i> taeniasis/cysticercosis in humans and pigs remains endemic to Uganda. Although, looking at the lifecycle of the parasite, the risk factors are well known, and many biomedical control options exist – no substantial progress has been made in the eradication of <i>T. solium</i> infections in Uganda to date. …”
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Report of outcome mapping/site selection workshop 11-13 October 2012: Smallholder Pig Value Chains Development (SPVCD) in Uganda Project by Ochola, W.O.

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Assessing stated preferences through the use of choice experiments: Valuing (re)production versus aesthetics in the breeding goals of Uganda Ankole cattle breeders by Wurzinger, Maria, Ndumu, D., Baumung, R., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Semambo, D.K., Drucker, Adam G., Sölkner, Johann

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