Resultados de búsqueda - "Uganda"

The temporal dynamics of crop yield responses to climate change in East Africa por Thornton, Philip K., Farrow, Andrew, Jones, Peter G.

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“We’re in this together”: Changing intra-household decision making for more cooperative smallholder farming por Institute of Development Policy and Management, Lecoutere, Els, Jassogne, Laurence T.P.

“…We examine the relation between participatory intra-household decision making – as a set of ‘rules of the game’ that reduces information and bargaining power asymmetries – and cooperative, i.e. more efficient, sustainable and equitable, outcomes in smallholder coffee farming households in Uganda. We find experimental evidence that participatory decision making is positively related to investments in the common household farm. …”
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Regional Climate Services for Agriculture Project Presentation, and Demonstration and Discussion of Agricultural Maprooms: Launch Events at 44th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outl... por Mwesigwa, Jasper B., Hansen, James, Dinku, Tufa, Owusu, Aisha

“…A joint collaborative initiative between ICPAC, CCAFS and IRI was launched publically through a series of presentations and side sessions at the 44th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF44) in Kampala, Uganda, on 30 August 2016. This initiative is part of the Climate Services for Africa Project, a three-year project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). …”
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Understanding gender dynamics for change in smallholder pig value chain development por Ouma, Emily A.

“…The pig sector is developing rapidly in Uganda, opening opportunities for smallholders to tap into this developing value chain. …”
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Technical report: Postharvest Physiological Deterioration (PPD) tolerance of selected Ugandan cassava varieties. Extending the shelf-life of fresh cassava roots for increased incom... por Muyinza, H., Nuwamanya, E., Wanda, K., Waigumba, S.P., Kwagala, I., Nyamutoka, P., Menya, G., Aceng, S., Nyakaisiki, E., Kaliisa, R., Abass, A., Matovu, Moses

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The potential and limits of farmers’ groups as catalysts of women leaders por Nakazi, Florence, Aseete, Paul, Katungi, Enid M., Ugen, Michael Adrogu

“…The study uses data from 65 farmers’ groups in central Uganda. Tobit regression model was used to assess the group factors that influence the proportion of positions women held in groups. …”
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Replication Data for: Smallholder farmers’ attitudes and determinants of adaptation to climate risks in East Africa por Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Twyman, Jennifer, Eitzinger, Anton, Pérez, Juan G., Mwongera, Caroline, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…This dataset comprises information about farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate risks in four CCAFS sites in east Africa, namely Nyando, Kenya; Hoima, Uganda; Lushoto, Tanzania; and Borana, Ethiopia. Data were collected via personal interviews by trained enumerators using pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaires. …”
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Youth Decision Making in Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change; An Analysis in East Africa por Amsler, Kelly, Hein, Chloe, Klasek, Genêt

“…Focus groups discussions, key informant, and individual interviews were conducted with a total of 155 rural youth and 42 policymakers and stakeholder representatives in selected sites in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda to assess youth’s knowledge of adaptation measures and their role in the decision to implement them at the household, community, and national levels. …”
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Farmer participation in cultivar evaluation: The case of beans por Ugen, Michael Adrogu, Wortmann, Charles S.

“…Nine advanced bean lines (MCM 5001, CAL 96, RWR 136, AFR 531, AFR 509, UGP 6088, PVA 698, SUG 50 white haricot) were tested on-farm for two seasons of 1992 in Bushenyi, Iganga, Kabale, Luwero, Mbarara, Mpigi, Mubende and Nebbi districts of Uganda. The objective was to evaluate the performance and acceptability of these promising materials under farmers conditions. …”
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Host plant resistance to Radopholus similis in a diploid banana hybrid population por Dochez, C., Tenkouano, A., Ortíz, R., Whyte, J., Waele, D. de

“…The diploid banana hybrid population was evaluated with the individual root inoculationmethod using anR. similispopulation from Namulonge, Uganda. Of the 81 hybrids evaluated, 37 hybrids were resistant, 13 hybridswere partially resistant and 31 hybrids were susceptible toR. similis. …”
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Cassava mosaic geminiviruses in Africa por Legg, James P., Fauquet, Claude M.

“…Towards the end of the 20th century, however, the inherent dynamism of the causal viruses was demonstrated, as a recombinant hybrid of the two principal species was identified, initially from Uganda, and shown to be associated with an unusually severe and rapidly spreading epidemic of CMD. …”
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A method for generating virus-free cassava plants to combat viral disease epidemics in Africa por Maruthi, M.N., Whitfield, E.C., Otti, G., Tumwegamire, Silver, Kanju, E., Legg, James P., Mkamilo, G., Kawuki, R.S., Benesi, I.R.M., Zacarias, A., Munga, T., Mwatuni, F., Mbugua, E.

“…Infected plants of resistant or tolerant varieties from Malawi, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda were cleaned in the UK using a combination of tissue culture, chemotherapy and thermotherapy. …”
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La mancha negra de los cítricos causada por Phyllosticta (Guignardia) citricarpa. Descripción de la enfermedad y análisis de riesgos para la citricultura española por Vicent, Antonio, García-Jiménez, José

“…La mancha negra está ampliamente distribuida en los países citrícolas de Sudamérica, como Brasil, Argentina y Uruguay así como en Australia, China y en diferentes regiones del continente africano como Sudáfrica, Ghana y Uganda entre otras. La enfermedad se detectó en el año 2010 enFlorida (EE UU), siendo ésta la primera cita en Norteamérica (EFSA, 2014).…”
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Manual for Sustainable Management of Clumping Bamboo Forest por Durai, J., Trinh, T.L.

“…The manual has been developed based on the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation’s projects, especially the Dutch-Sino East Africa Bamboo Development Programme in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda and South–outh Knowledge Transfer Strategies for Pro-Poor Bamboo Livelihoods in Ethiopia, Madagascar and Uganda. …”
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Attributes of cassava varieties desired by farmers in subSaharan Africa por Nweke, F., Dixon, A., Asiedu, Robert, Folayan, S.A.

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Improved cassava for inland valley agroecosystems por Ekanayake, I.J., Dixon, A., Asiedu, Robert, Izac, A.M.N.

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A Multi-National Human–Computer Interaction Evaluation of the Public Participatory GIS GeoCitizen por Bartling, Mona, Resch, Bernd, Eitzinger, Anton, Zurita-Arthos, Leo

“…The usability study included 73 participants from Colombia, Uganda and Austria. We combined a custom qualitative survey (conducted in all three countries) with an eye-tracking based survey (conducted only in Austria). …”
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Are consumers at the base of the pyramid willing to pay for nutritious foods? por Chege, Christine G. Kiria, Sibiko, Kenneth W., Wanyama, Rosina, Jager, Matthias, Birachi, Eliud Abucheli

“…The analysis is based on experimental data collected from 600 households in the informal settlements of Kampala, Uganda and Nairobi, Kenya (300 in each country) in 2016. …”
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Integration of pheromones and the entomopathogenic fungus for the management of the banana weevil por Tinzaara, William, Gold, Cliford S., Nankinga, C., Dicke, M., Huis, A. van, Ragama, P.E., Kagezi, G.H.

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Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Report of the mid-term review workshop, 16-19 July 2013 por Vernooy, Ronnie, Halewood, Michael, Otieno, G., López Noriega, Isabel, Wedajoo, A., Bioversity International

“…The project “Strengthening national capacities to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture”, also known as “GRPI 2”, brings together partners from eight countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Uganda, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Bhutan and Nepal ; and other organizations. …”
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