Search Results - "Uganda"

Genetic diversity of Parkia biglobosa (African locust bean) and its implications for conservation strategies by Lompo, D.J.-P., Konrad, H., Duminil, J., Gaisberger, H., Vinceti, B., Ouédraogo, M., Geburek, T.

“…Parkia biglobosa is an African Savannah tree with a wide range from Senegal to Uganda between the latitudes 5 and 15° in the North of equator. …”
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The SmartAG partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, July - September 2016 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Read more about the critical issues identified by the AGN for discussion at the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP22). In Uganda, CCAFS researchers engaged with policymakers to discuss the need for gender responsive policies and strategies to respond to climate change in agriculture. …”
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Biological inoculants for sustainable intensification of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa smallholder farming systems by Masso, C., Mukhongo, Ruth Wilhem, Thuita, Moses N., Abaidoo, Robert C., Ulzen, J., Kariuki, G., Kalumuna, M.

“…The study was conducted in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, but the treatments varied among the countries. …”
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Smallholder farmers’ attitudes and determinants of adaptation to climate risks in East Africa by Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Twyman, Jennifer, Eitzinger, Anton, Pérez, Juan Guillermo, Mwongera, Caroline, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…We examined farmers’ attitudes and assessed determinants of adaptation using data from a random sample of 500 households in Borana, Ethiopia, Nyando, Kenya, Hoima Uganda, and Lushoto, Tanzania. Adaptation was measured using a livelihood-based index that assigned weights to different individual strategies based on their marginal contributions to a household’s livelihood. …”
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Stimulating agricultural technology adoption lessons from fertilizer use among Ugandan potato farmers by Nazziwa-Nviiri, L., Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Amwonya, D.

“…To do so, we use data from about 1,880 potato plots cultivated by 500 randomly selected potato growers in southwestern Uganda. We first categorize households into poorly endowed and well-endowed asset classes based on their access to productive assets. …”
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Genetic analysis of resistance to nematodes in inbred maize (Zea mays L.) and maize hybrids by Kagoda, F., Derera, J., Tongoona, P.B., Coyne, Danny L., Lorenzen, J.H.

“…The 30 F1 hybrids generated from a 6 × 6 diallel and two local checks were evaluated in 2009 at three sites in Uganda. A split plot design was used with nematode treatments serving as whole plots and the hybrids as subplots but arranged in an 8 × 4 spatially adjusted alpha-lattice design. …”
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Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum: a major constraint to banana, plantain and enset production in central and east Africa over the past decade by Nakato, V., Mahuku, George S., Coutinho, Teresa A.

“…Distribution Xcm has only been found in African countries, namely Burundi, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Ecology and Epidemiology Xcm is transmitted by insects, bats, birds and farming implements. …”
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Processor linkages and farm household productivity: Evidence from dairy hubs in East Africa by Omondi, Immaculate A., Rao, E.J.O., Karimov, A.A., Baltenweck, Isabelle

“…The study uses cross-sectional survey data collected from 993 smallholder livestock keeping households living within the dairy hubs’ catchment areas in Kenya and Uganda. Statistical tests on technical efficiency estimates from dairy farm enterprises were conducted in order to provide evidence of the effects of the types of processor linkages on the performance of the dairy farm enterprises. …”
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Got matooke (Musa spp.) for christmas? by Birabwa, R., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Alou, I.N., Taulya, Godfrey

“…This study evaluated the influence of sucker emergence period on harvest period and yield, with the aim of proposing alternative desucker management that could shift production towards low supply periods. 150 AAA-EA (‘Enyeru’) mats were selected on ten farms in Ntungamo district (southwestern Uganda). Under farmer management, the mats were researcher-monitored weekly from 2005 to 2007 to record dates of sucker emergence, flowering and harvest and bunch weight. …”
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Comparative study of banana Xanthomonas wilt spread in mid and high altitudes of the Great Lakes region of Africa by Maina, M., William, T., Ndungo, V., Flora, N., Philip, R., Ranajit, B.

“…Studies have been carried out to examine ecological factors that influence spread of Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) at mid altitudes in Uganda (800-1500masl) and at high altitudes in D.R. …”
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Banana and plantain (Musa spp.) growth depends on size and physiological stage of planting material by Blomme, Guy, Swennen, Rony L., Tenkouano, A.

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Current characteristics of cassava mosaic in postepidemic areas increase the range of possible management options by Mallowa, S., Isutsa, D., Kamau, A., Obonyo, R., Legg, James P.

“…EastAfrican cassava mosaic virus-Uganda was the predominant geminivirus present in every division. …”
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Genetic analysis and association of simple sequence repeat markers with storage root yield, dry matter, starch and β-carotene content in sweetpotato by Yada, B., Brown-Guedira, Gina, Alajo, A., Ssemakula, G.N., Owusu-Mensah, E., Carey, E.E., Mwanga, Robert O.M., Yencho, George Craig

“…A total of 287 progeny and the parents were evaluated for two seasons at three sites in Uganda and genotyped with 250 SSR markers. Broad sense heritability (H2) for storage root yield, dry matter, starch and <beta>-carotene content were 0.24, 0.68, 0.70 and 0.90, respectively. …”
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Inclusion of gender in Africa’s climate change policies and strategies by Nyasimi, Mary, Ayanlade, Ayansina, Mungai, Catherine, Derkyi, M., Jegede M.O.

“…The countries are Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania in East Africa, and Ghana and Nigeria in West Africa. …”
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Effects of mulch and mineral fertilizer on crop, weevil and soil quality parameters in highland banana by Ssali, H., McIntyre, B., Gold, C., Kashaija, I., Kizito, Fred

“…The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of half the recommended rates of mineral fertilizers and organic mulch on banana yield, soil and foliar nutrient status, soil water and pest damage in the central region of Uganda. The study was conducted in a four-year old banana plantation infested with weevils. …”
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Perceptions of resilience, collective action and natural resources management in socio-ecological production landscapes in East Africa by Bedmar Villanueva, Ana, Morimoto, Y., Maundu, P., Jha, Y., Otieno, G., Nankya, R., Ogwal, R., Leles, B., Halewood, Michael

“…By conducting a network analysis and participatory exercises with district officials and farmers in two communities from Rakai (Uganda) and Lushoto (Tanzania) districts, we studied local perceptions regarding (a) the contribution of natural resources to local farmers’ livelihoods, and how these farmers, in turn, contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of these natural resources, (b) landscape threats and resilience, and (c) major causes of the identified and possible local solutions for mitigating them. …”
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Farm-level and community aggregate economic impacts of adopting climate smart agricultural practices in three mega environments by Lan, Le, Sain, Gustavo, Czaplicki, Stanislaw, Guerten, Nora, Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Grosjean, Godefroy, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…This paper examines to what extent and under which conditions such factors influence the adoption of CSA practices at farm, household and community level across three study sites in different continents: Vietnam, Nicaragua and Uganda. While cost benefit analysis (CBA) is employed to assess the farm-level profitability of CSA practices, the aggregate community impact disaggregated by different groups of farmer typologies with specific socio-economic features is derived from the adoption rate estimated by the relative advantage of practices and the income level of each group. …”
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COSCA project description: COSCA working paper, No. 1 by Nweke, F.I.

“…The countries participating are Cote d'lvoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Zaire, Uganda and Tanzania. The major consideration in the choice of these countries is that they represent the important cassava zones of the continent and provide a wide range of ecological and socio-economic conditions. …”
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Trait‐based approaches for guiding the restoration of degraded agricultural landscapes in East Africa by Lohbeck, M., Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Aynekulu, Ermias, Okia, C., Vågen, Tor-Gunnar

“…Here, we apply functional ecology to five agricultural landscapes in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia, and ask to what extent vegetation characteristics contribute to soil functions that are key to farmers’ livelihoods. …”
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Virus movement from infected sweetpotato vines to roots and reversion on root sprouts by Adikini, S., Mukasa, S.B., Mwanga, Robert O.M., Gibson, R.W.

“…Sweetpotato is usually propagated in Uganda by vine cuttings from mature crops, but sometimes sprouts from storage roots are used, especially in drought-prone areas. …”
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