Resultados de búsqueda - "Uganda"

Agroforestry governance for operationalising the landscape approach: connecting conservation and farming actors por Zinngrebe, Yves, Borasino, Elena, Chiputwa, Brian, Dobie, Philip, García, Edwin, Gassner, Anja, Kihumuro, Heru, Liswanti, Nining, Makui, Permutia, Plieninger, Tobías, y dos autores más

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Smallholder transformation por Nyah, Aben Collins

“…Empirical data for analysis was gathered from four (4) agricultural projects in three (3) different SSA countries (Kenya, Uganda and Zambia), pioneered by three different international NGOs; Swedish Cooperative Centre and FARM-Africa. …”
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Novel strategies for soil-borne diseases: exploiting the Microbiome and volatile-based mechanisms toward controlling Meloidogyne-based disease complexes por Wolfgang, A., Taffner, J., Guimarães, R.A., Coyne, D., Berg. G.

“…The experimental design was based on representative samplings of healthy and infected tomato plants from two field locations in Uganda, to establish species collections and DNA libraries. …”
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Field evaluation of photothermal models for predicting the date of flowering and maturity in cover legumes using photothermal models por Qi, A., Keatinge, J.D.H., Wheeler, T.R., Musitwa, F., Shah, P.B., Subedi, M., Papastylianou, I., Cespedes, E., Bening, C., Ellis, R.E., Summerfield, R.J.

“…Seeds of eleven legume species of cover and/or green manure crops collected from different hillside locations world-wide were sown in two groups of nurseries (tropical short-day plants in early summer and sub-tropical long-day plants in early winter) at Kabale and Namulonge in Uganda, Godavari and Lumie in Nepal, Cochabamba in Bolivia, Zamorano in Honduras, and Valenca in Brazil. …”
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Living income benchmarking of rural households in low-income countries por Ven, G.W. van de, Valença, A. de, Marinus, W., Jager, I. de, Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Hekman, W., Mellisse, B.T., Baijukya, Frederick P., Omari, M., Giller, Kenneth E.

“…Our three case studies showed that in 2017 in Lushoto District, rural Tanzania, the living income was US$ PPP 4.04/AE/day, in Isingiro District, rural Uganda, 3.82 and in Sidama Zone, rural Ethiopia, 3.60. …”
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Veterinary epidemiology at ILRAD and ILRI, 1987–2018 por Perry, Brian D., Bett, Bernard K., Fèvre, Eric M., Grace, Delia, Randolph, Thomas F.

“…Topics include scientific impacts; economic impact assessment; developmental impacts; capacity development; partnerships; impacts on human resources capacity in veterinary epidemiology; impacts on national animal health departments and services; impacts on animal health constraints in developing countries; impacts on ILRI's research and strategy; the introduction of veterinary epidemiology and economics at ILRAD; field studies in Kenya; tick-borne disease dynamics in eastern and southern Africa; heartwater studies in Zimbabwe; economic impact assessments of tick-borne diseases; tick and tick-borne disease distribution modelling; modelling the infection dynamics of vector-borne diseases; economic impact of trypanosomiasis; the epidemiology of resistance to trypanocides; the development of a modelling technique for evaluating control options; sustainable trypanosomiasis control in Uganda and in the Ghibe Valley of Ethiopia; spatial modelling of tsetse distributions; preventing and containing trypanocide resistance in the cotton zone of West Africa; rabies research; the economic impacts of rinderpest control; applying economic impact assessment tools to foot and mouth disease (FMD) control, the southern Africa FMD economic impact study; economic impacts of FMD in Peru, Colombia and India; economic impacts of FMD control in endemic settings in low- and middle-income countries; the global FMD research alliance (GFRA); Rift Valley fever; economic impact assessment of control options and calculation of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs); RVF risk maps for eastern Africa; land-use change and RVF infection and disease dynamics; epidemiology of gastrointestinal parasites; priorities in animal health research for poverty reduction; the Wellcome Trust Epidemiology Initiatives; the broader economic impact contributions; the responses to highly pathogenic avian influenza; the International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE) experience, the role of epidemiology in ILRAD and ILRI and the impacts of ILRAD and ILRI's epidemiology; capacity development in veterinary epidemiology and impact assessment; impacts on national animal health departments and services; impacts on animal health constraints in developing countries and impacts on ILRI's research and strategy.…”
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Agroforestry governance for operationalising the landscape approach: connecting conservation and farming actors por Zinngrebe, Y., Borasino, E., Chiputwa, Brian, Dobie, P., Garcia, E., Gassner, A., Kihumuro, P., Komarudin, Heru, Liswanti, N., Makui, P., Plieninger, T., Winter, E., Hauck, J.

“…The analyses were conducted at national, sub-national and local levels in four countries: Honduras, Peru, Indonesia, and Uganda. Using trees on farms as a boundary object enabled all participants to bridge common interests and illuminate some of the constraints and opportunities of local governance systems while overcoming institutional and ideological barriers. …”
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Who let the dogs out? Exploring the spatial ecology of free‐roaming domestic dogs in western Kenya por Muinde, Patrick, Bettridge, Judy M., Sousa, F.M., Dürr, S., Dohoo, I.R., Berezowski, J., Mutwiri, Titus, Odinga, Christian O., Fèvre, Eric M., Falzon, Laura C.

“…One of the centroids corresponded to a field located across the international Kenya–Uganda border, emphasizing the fluidity across the border in this ecosystem. …”
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Genetic variation and response to selection for storage root dry matter and associated traits in a population of yam bean (Pachyrhizus spp.) interspecies crosses por Agaba, R., Rubaihayo, P.R., Tukamuhabwa, P., Mwanga, Robert O.M., Tumwegamire, Silver, Ndirigwe, J., Heider, B., Grüneberg, W.J.

“…The selected lines were evaluated in an F3 trial using a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications at the National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI) Namulonge, in Central Uganda. The results revealed significant (P < 0.001) genetic variation for storage root dry matter (RDM), storage root fresh yield (RFY), storage root dry yield (RDY), vine yield (VNY), fresh biomass yield (FBY), harvest index (HI), starch (STA) and protein (PRO) content. …”
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Assessing smallholder farmers’ motivation to adopt agroforestry using a multi-group structural equation modeling approach por Buyinza, J., Nuberg, I.K., Muthuri, Catherine W., Denton, M.D.

“…This study applied the multi-group structural equation modeling technique to identify differences in farmer motivations to adopting agroforestry practices in the Mt. Elgon region of Uganda. Data were collected from interviews with 400 smallholder coffee farmers belonging to four categories which included: (1) those actively participating in an Australian-funded trees for food security (T4FS) project from phase 1 (2014); (2) farmers neighbouring those actively participating in the T4FS project; (3) farmers actively participating in the T4FS project from phase 2 (2017) and; (4) farmers living distant and unaware of the T4FS project. …”
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Collective action for inclusive value-chain innovation: Implementation and results of the Participatory Market Chain Approach por Horton, D., Devaux, A., Thiele, Graham, Hareau, Guy, Ordinola, M., López, G., Mayanja, S., Bernet, T.

“…Guided by a conceptual framework for analyzing PMCA interventions, we examine cases where the PMCA was applied in value chains for aquaculture, coffee, organic and typical regional products, potatoes and vegetables in Albania, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Indonesia, Nepal, Peru and Uganda. We find that the uses and results of the PMCA were strongly influenced by attributes of the external environment, the targeted value chain and the intervention in which the PMCA was applied. …”
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Bioecology of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), its management and potential patterns of seasonal spread in Africa por Niassy, S., Agbodzavu, K.M., Kimathi, E.K., Mutune, B., Abdel-Rahman, E.M., Salifu, D., Hailu, G., Belayneh, Y.T., Felege, E., Tonnang, Henri E.Z., Ekesi, S., Subramanian, S.

“…For effective monitoring and a better understanding of the bioecology and management of this pest, a Community-based Fall Armyworm Monitoring, Forecasting, Early Warning and Management (CBFAMFEW) initiative was implemented in six eastern African countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi). Over 650 Community Focal Persons (CFPs) who received training through the project were involved in data collection on adult moths, crop phenology, cropping systems, FAW management practices and other variables. …”
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Significant progressive heterobeltiosis in banana crossbreeding por Batte, M., Nyine, M., Uwimana, Brigitte, Swennen, Rony L., Akech, V., Brown, A., Hovmalm, H.P., Geleta, M., Ortíz, R.

“…Results This research found significant progressive heterobeltiosis in cross-bred ‘Matooke’ (highland cooking) banana hybrids, also known as NARITAs, when grown together across years with their parents and grandparents in Uganda. Most (all except 4) NARITAs exhibited positive heterobeltiosis for bunch weight, whereas slightly more than half of them had negative heterobeltiosis for stature. …”
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Parasitic weed incidence and related economic losses in rice in Africa por Rodenburg, J., Demont, M., Zwart, Sander J., Bastiaans, L.

“…The top-10 priority countries where such investments would probably have the highest return are Nigeria, Guinea, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Tanzania, Madagascar, Uganda, Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso.…”
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A synthesis of policy issues and recommendations towards enhancing access to and utilization of agricultural genetic resources for climate-change adaptation in East Africa: Report... por Otieno, Gloria Atieno, Recha, Tobias, Fadda, Carlo, Vernooy, Ronnie, Halewood, Michael, Spellman, Olga

“…Through several research projects in East Africa, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT has carried out participatory research with farmers in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda using durum wheat, sorghum, finger millet and beans from the national genebanks. …”
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Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision por Woldetsadik, D., Llorent-Martinez, E. J., Gebrezgabher, Solomie A., Njenga, M., Mendum, R., Castillo-Lopez, R., Fernandez-de Cordova, M. L., Hailu, H., Evans, C. T., Madani, N., Mafika, T. P., Fleming, D. E. B.

“…This work aimed at profiling mineral content of okra in four refugee camps and settlements located in Ethiopia and Uganda and its contribution to adequate intake (AIs) or recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) for young children and pregnant and lactating women (PLW). …”
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The art of letting go: Transforming participatory research on adaptation practices among local livestock-keepers in East Africa in times of Covid-19 por Habermann, Birgit, Crane, Todd A., Gichuki, Leah, Worku, Tigist, Mugumya, Roland, Maiyo, Nathan, Kiptoo, E., Goshme, Shenkute, Mohammednur, F., Tugume, G., Satia, K.A., Siamito, J.R.

“…To better understand how Covid-19 changed the way PAR is applied, we analyzed PAR in agricultural research for development carried out in the Programme for Climate-Smart Livestock Systems (PCSL) implemented by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) at five research sites in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda. To understand how PAR changed in a component on adaptation research in the PCSL we facilitated a reflexive study with livestock keepers and researchers to document their experiences of PAR during the Covid-19 pandemic. …”
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Measuring Soil Quality Indicators under Different Climate-Smart Land Uses across East African Climate-Smart Villages por Recha, John W.M., Olale, Kennedy O., Sila, Andrew, Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Radeny, Maren A.O., Solomon, Dawit

“…The present study assessed soil physical-chemical characteristics as reliable soil health indicators in six climate-smart land use types; agroforestry, community forest, cropland with soil and water conservation (SWC), crop land without SWC, grassland and control across climate-smart villages (CSVs) in Lushoto (Tanzania), Hoima (Uganda), Wote and Nyando (Kenya). Soils were sampled at three depths; 0–15 cm, 15–45 cm and 45–100 cm and then analyzed for bulk density (BD), pH, exchangeable bases (Ca, Mg, K, Na), extractable Fe, Mn, Zn, exchangeable acidity (ExAc), Electrical conductivity (EC), total carbon (TC), total nitrogen (TN) and cation exchange capacity (CEC). …”
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Acaricide resistance in livestock ticks infesting cattle in Africa: Current status and potential mitigation strategies por Githaka, Naftaly W., Kanduma, E.G., Wieland, Barbara, Darghouth, M.A., Bishop, Richard P.

“…There is also limited recent research from West Africa and Uganda. These studies confirm that acaricide resistance in cattle ticks is a major problem in Africa. …”
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Gain and performance in yield and micronutrient concentration in common bean improvement por Amongi, Winnyfred, Kato, Fred, Ssekamate, Allan Male, Nakyanzi, Brenda, Sebuliba, Sulaiman, Kabwama, Andrew, Mbiu, Julius, Williams, Magdalena, Baguma, Gerald, Mukankusi, Clare

“…A total of 214 released varieties, land races and breeding lines, of bush and climbing beans were evaluated for yield, micronutrient (Fe and Zn) concentration, and phenology in three locations (Kawanda and Kachwekano in Uganda, and Kitengule in Tanzania) in 2017–2018. There were significant differences (P 0.01) among genotypes for all traits except days to maturity (DPM). …”
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