Resultados de búsqueda - "Uganda"

Modeling the spatial distribution of anthrax in southern Kenya por Otieno, Fredrick T., Gachohi, John M., Gikuma-Njuru, P., Kariuki, P., Oyas, H., Canfield, S.A., Blackburn, J.K., Njenga, M.K., Bett, Bernard K.

“…These suitable regions extend westwards to cover large areas in western highlands and the western regions around Lake Victoria and bordering Uganda. The entire eastern and lower-eastern regions towards the coastal region were predicted to have lower suitability for anthrax. …”
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The future of food safety in Africa: Research perspective por Grace, Delia, Alonso, Silvia, Amenu, K., Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Dione, Michel M., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Lindahl, Johanna F., Mutua, Florence K., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Roesel, Kristina, Thomas, Lian F.

“…Innovation is a key function of research, and we are currently integrating One Health into Community-Led Total Sanitation, developing and testing “behavioural nudges” in Uganda and Kenya and conducting experiments in using binders to reduce aflatoxins in dairy feed and hence in cow milk for human consumption. …”
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Contribution of biofertiliser (Frateuria auranta) in an integrated potassium management package on growth of apple banana por Nowembabazi, Anna, Taulya, Godfrey, Tinzaara, William

“…Bananas demand high amounts of potassium for optimal growth and productivity, yet deficiencies are widespread amid the low input production strategy of smallholder farmers in Uganda. Of the potassium pool in the soil, 90% - 98% is unavailable for plant uptake. …”
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Estimation of nutritional postharvest losses along food value chains: A case study of three key food security commodities in sub-Saharan Africa por Bechoff, A., Shee, A., Mvumi, B.M., Ngwenyama, P., Debelo, H., Ferruzzi, M.G., Nyanga, L.K., Mayanja, S., Tomlins, Keith I.

“…A user-friendly predictive tool was developed for case studies involving maize and cowpea in Zimbabwe, and for sweet potato in Uganda. Quantitative and qualitative NPHLs were combined and converted into predicted nutrient loss and nutritional requirement lost due to postharvest losses. …”
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Scaling Climate Smart Agriculture in East Africa: Experiences and Lessons por Kirina, Thomas, Groot, Annemarie, Shilomboleni, Helena, Ludwig, Fulco, Demissie, Teferi Dejene

“…This study aimed to draw lessons on scaling from 25 cases of scaling CSA, and related projects in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania implemented by public institutions, local and international research organisations, Non-Govermental Orginsations(NGOs), and community-based organisations. …”
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Scoping study on existing CIS/CSA relevant units/engagements in Democratic Republic of Congo por Karume, Katcho, Ayagirwe, Rodrigue, Ibanda, Angele, Lina, Alexis Alek, Mubalama, Mondo, Chuma, Géant, Bagula, Espoir

“…Participants included representatives from Kenya, Zambia, Ethiopia, Democratic republic of Congo, Benin, Burundi, Uganda, Ghana and Zimbabwe. They analysed the causes of low adoption and utilization of CSA practices & CIS tools and identified the different interventions needed to enhance this shortcoming. …”
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Evaluation of resistance of banana genotypes with AAB genome to Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 in China por Zhan, Ni, Kuang, Mengyu, He, Weidi, Deng, Guiming, Liu, Siwen, Li, Chunyu, Roux, Nicolas Stephan M., Dita Rodriguez, Miguel Angel, Yi, Ganjung, Sheng, Ou

“…Most Plantain cultivars exhibited high resistance to Foc TR4, except two French types of cultivar, 'Uganda Plantain' and 'Njombe N°2', which were susceptible. …”
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Building sorghum seed sector along the grain market in Tanzania: Areas for policy support por Akpo, Essegbemon, Kalema, Elizabeth Phineas, Kongola, Eliud, Muricho, Geoffrey, Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng

“…Tanzania mostly exports sorghum to Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi, and United Arab Emirates (UAE). …”
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Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of Porcine Astroviruses Reveals Novel Genetically Diverse Strains Circulating in East African Smallholder Pig Farms por Amimo, Joshua O., Machuka, Eunice M., Okoth, Edward A., Vlasova, Anastasia N., Pellé, Roger

“…This study aimed to characterize astroviruses in asymptomatic smallholder piglets in Kenya and Uganda. Twenty-four samples were randomly selected from a total of 446 piglets aged below 6 months that were initially collected for rotavirus study and sequenced for whole genome analysis. …”
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Identification of the key morphological sweetpotato weevilresistance predictors in Ugandan sweetpotato genotypes usingcorrelation and path-coefficient analysis por Osaru, F., Karungi, J., Odama, R., Chelangat, D.M., Musana, P., Otema, M.A., Oloka, B.M., Gibson, P., Edema, R., Ssali, R.T., Yencho, George Craig, Yada, B.

“…Thirty sweetpotato genotypes that varied in resistance to SPW comprising local collections, released varieties, and breeding lines were evaluated at three locations for two seasons in Uganda using an alpha lattice design. Data were collected on storage root yield, SPW root and stem damage, and weevil resistance indicators such as vine vigor (VV), ground cover (GC), vine weight (VW), storage root neck length (NL), latex content, cortex thickness (CT), and dry matter content (DM). …”
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Response of banana (Musa spp.) to drought stress based on phenotypic and physiological traits por Nasamba, Moureen, Sibiya, Julia, Tumuhimbise, Robooni, Karamura, Deborah, Ssekandi, Joseph, Tinzaara, William, Karamura, Eldad

“…The East and Central Africa Banana Germplasm Collection in Uganda contains genetically diverse genotypes whose potential for drought tolerance breeding is yet to be established. …”
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Estimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in East Africa por Woldetsadik, D., Hailu, H., Gebrezgabher, Solomie A., Adam-Bradford, A., Mengistu, T., Evans, C. T., Madani, N., Mafika, T. P, Fleming, D. E. B.

“…The contents of potassium (K), calcium (Ca), zinc (Zn) and strontium (Sr) in turmeric powder were statistically different among geographic origins (Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda). We also aimed to determine if a small portion of spices (turmeric (5 g) and curry (4 g)) would contribute to an adequate intake (AI) or recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for selected minerals, for refugee men and women aged between 19 and 50 years as defined by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine (IOM). …”
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Priority Agricultural Commodities for Expanding and Diversifying Intra-Regional Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa por Odjo, Sunday, Fofana, Ismael, Tadesse, Getaw

“…This report explores the potential to diversify intra-regional trade in Eastern and Southern Africa countries (Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and Burundi), with special reference to the COMESA regional market. …”
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Heterotic gains, transgressive segregation and fitness cost of sweetpotato weevil resistance expression in a partial diallel cross of sweetpotato por Mugisa, I., Karungi, J., Musana, P., Odama, R., Anyanga, M.O., Edema, R., Gibson, P., Ssali, R.T., Campos, Hugo, Oloka, B., Yencho, George Craig, Yada, B.

“…A total of 1896 clones were tested at two sites, for two seasons each in Uganda. Data on weevil severity (WED), weevil incidence (WI), storage root yield (SRY) and dry matter content (DM) were obtained. …”
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Development and validation of near-infrared spectroscopy procedures for prediction of cassava root dry matter and amylose contents in Ugandan cassava germplasm por Nuwamanya, E., Wembabazi, E., Kanaabi, M., Namakula, F.B., Katungisa, A., Lyatumi, I., Ezuma, W., Alamu, E.O., Dufour, D., Kawuki, R., Davrieux, F.

“…Accordingly, in this study, NIRS models were developed to aid breeding and selection of DMC and AC as critical industrial traits taking care of root sample preparation and cassava germplasm diversity available in Uganda. Results Upon undertaking calibrations and cross-validations, best models were adopted for validation. …”
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Women power! Gender-related inequality in agricultural income generation: Empirical evidence from eight African countries por Heesemann, Esther, Kluth, Jessika, Nico, Gianluigi, Cavatassi, Romina, Sitko, Nicholas, Azzarri, Carlo

“…Our study takes advantage of nationally representative LSMSISA household surveys from eight countries in Africa, south of the Sahara (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda), matched with gridcell monthly time-series bioclimatic variables (temperature, rainfall, SPI, SPEI), to identify climate shocks and weather variability. …”
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Data utilized in African Green Climate Fund Agricultural Adaptation Projects and its availability in selected Decision Support Tools (DSTs) por Rosenstock, Todd S., Joshi, Namita, Steward, Peter Richard, Kristal, Jones

“…The projects spanned multiple African nations, including (project numbers): Burkina Faso (FP074), Ethiopia (FP058), Gambia (FP011), Ghana (FP114), Kenya (FP113, FP175), Liberia (FP160), Malawi (FP002), Mali (FP012), Namibia (FP023, FP024, SAP001), Niger (SAP012), Senegal (FP003, FP021, FP049), Tanzania (FP041, FP179), Uganda (FP034), and Zambia (FP072). The data extraction process involved going through project proposals to categorize information according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Risk Framework. …”
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Understanding the demand for “protective foods” in East Africa: An economic analysis with recommendations por Headey, Derek D., Ecker, Olivier, Comstock, Andrew R., Ruel, Marie T.

“…We used household surveys to compare dietary patterns in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda to the EAT-Lancet healthy reference diet and to quantify and explain consumption gaps for nutritious foods. …”
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Scaling up delivery of biofortified staple food crops globally: Paths to nourishing millions por Foley, Jennifer, Michaux, Kristina D., Mudyahoto, Bho, Kyazike, Laira, Cherian, Binu, Kalejaiye, Olatundun Adeoti, Ifeoma, Okonkwo, Ilona, Paul, Reinberg, Chelsea, Mavindidze, Donald, Boy, Erick

“…In Nigeria, HarvestPlus stimulated the initial acceptance and popularization of vitamin A cassava using a host of creative approaches, including “crowding in” delivery partners, innovative promotional programs, and development of intermediate raw material for industry and novel food products. In Uganda, orange sweet potato (OSP) is a traditional subsistence crop. …”
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Harmonisation and equivalence in milk and dairy products standards - moving towards regional trade blocks: Case study from East Africa por Kurwijila, Lusato R., Mosha, C.J.S., Omore, Amos O., Lore, Tezira A.

“…The dairy industry contributes about 3, 5, and 7% of the GDP of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda respectively. Milk production is estimated to be about 5 million tons per annum, 60% of which is produced in Kenya. …”
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