Resultados de búsqueda - "Uganda"

Changing landscapes in Uganda’s seed system: An analysis on and performance por Bagamba, Fred, Ntakyo, Proscovia R., Otim, Geoffrey, Spielman, David J.

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Information and regulation for technology adoption: lessons from Uganda por Gilligan, Daniel O., Karachiwalla, Naureen

“…. - An example comes from the Uganda National Bureau of Standards, which created a product assurance scheme called Kakasa. …”
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A 1999 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) For Uganda por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The 1999 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Uganda was constructed to meet the economywide modeling requirements undertaken by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) "Strategic Criteria for Rural Investments in Productivity (SCRIP)" project. …”
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Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) Pilot for Uganda por Peterman, Amber, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Dardón, Monica, Hassan, Md. Zahidul, Kamusiime, Herbert, Malapit, Hazel J.

“…The Index is a significant innovation in its field and aims to increase understanding of the connections between women’s empowerment, food security, and agricultural growth. The Uganda pilot covered five spatially dispersed rural districts in the northern region (Amuru and Kole), central region (Luwero and Masaka), and eastern region (Iganga).…”
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Women's Empowerment in Agriculture (WEAI) Pilot II for Uganda por International Food Policy Research Institute, Associates Research Uganda Limited

“…The Index is a significant innovation in its field and aims to increase understanding of the connections between women’s empowerment, food security, and agricultural growth. The Uganda pilot covered five spatially dispersed rural districts in the northern region (Amuru and Kole), central region (Luwero and Masaka), and eastern region (Iganga). …”
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Positioning Biofortication and HarvestPlus at the National Level in Uganda por International Potato Center

“…Under the USAID-funded project, Meals for Nutrition: Biofortified Solutions (MENU), HarvestPlus has reached a total of 10,358 farmers (8,912 females and 1,446 males) with orange sweetpotato vines in 13 districts between October 2016 and September 2017, through six partner NGOS. The Uganda Multi-sectoral Food Security and Nutrition Project is scaling-up the production and utilization of biofortified vitamin A orange sweetpotato and high iron beans in another 15 districts through schools.…”
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Social network effects on mobile money adoption in Uganda por Murendo, Conrad, Wollni, Meike, de Brauw, Alan, Mugabi, Nicholas

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Addressing knowledge gaps in rice growing in eastern uganda por Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Walukano, Wilberforce, Van Asten, Piet

“…Rice is becoming increasingly important for Ugandan farm households, both as a cash crop and staple food. Rice production in Uganda increased from about 110,000 tons in 2000 to about 237,000 tons in 2014 and the share of rice in total consumption also grew over time. …”
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Farm and family balance project: Evidence from Uganda por Ambler, Kate, Jones, Kelly M., O'Sullivan, Michael

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Assuring Planting Material through Triple “S” in northern Uganda por International Potato Center

“…The Triple S technology developed from 2007-2011 to help farmers assure their own supply of planting material in drought prone areas using roots as the “seed” source is being promoted in four districts in Northern Uganda. To date, a total of 10 implementing partner extensionists and 247 farmers (126 women and 121 men) have been trained and uptake is promising.…”
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Uganda coffee agronomy training: Impact evaluation report por Hoffmann, Vivian, Murphy, Mike, Harigaya, Tomoko

“…Neuman Stiftung (HRNS) and TechnoServe in two separate regions of Western Uganda encompassing six districts. Messages reinforcing this training were sent to a subset of farmers in villages where training was offered by Precision Development (PxD), and standalone messages were sent to a subset of farmers in villages where no training was offered. …”
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Genetic diversity and population structure of Uganda cassava germplasm por Sichalwe, K.L., Kayondo, I., Edema, R., Dramadri, I.O., Adjei, Emmanuel A., Kulembeka, H., Kimani, Wilson, Mgonja, D., Rubahaiyo, P., Kanju, E.

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Impact of Uganda’s National Agricultural Advisory Services program por Benin, Samuel, Nkonya, Ephraim M., Okecho, Geresom, Randriamamonjy, Josee, Kato, Edward, Lubadde, Geofrey, Kyotalimye, Miriam, Byekwaso, Francis

“…In Uganda, agricultural extension has been hotly debated since the implementation of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) program in 2001. …”
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Understanding gender differences in agricultural productivity in Uganda and Nigeria por Peterman, Amber, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Behrman, Julia A., Nkonya, Ephraim M.

“…We investigate gender differences in agricultural productivity using data collected in 2005 from Nigeria and in 2003 from Uganda. Results indicate that lower productivity is persistent from female-owned plots and female-headed households, accounting for a range of socioeconomic variables, agricultural inputs, and crop choices using multivariate Tobit models. …”
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Public expenditure, growth and poverty reduction in rural Uganda por Fan, Shenggen, Zhang, Xiaobo

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Genetically modified cotton in Uganda: An ex ante evaluation por Horna, Daniela, Zambrano, Patricia, Falck-Zepeda, José B., Sengooba, Theresa, Kyotalimye, Miriam

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Alternatives for coexistence of GM and organic cotton production in Uganda por Gruère, Guillaume P.

“…Cotton is Uganda’s third-largest export crop after coffee and tea (Baffes 2009). …”
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Production and Marketed Surplus of Crops in Uganda, 1999-2006 por Kraybill, David, Bashaasha, Bernard, Betz, Michael

“…The pervasive decline in output per unit of input (factor productivity) threatens the economic well-being and food security of producers and consumers of food in Uganda. Many households are both agricultural producers and consumers and have little access to other sources of livelihood (UBOS 2007). …”
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A Food Composition Table for Central and Eastern Uganda por Hotz, Christine, Lubowa, Abdelrahman, Sison, Cristina, Moursi, Mourad, Loechl, Cornelia U.

“…Hence, HarvestPlus undertook to develop an FCT for use in Central and Eastern Uganda…”
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First annual meeting of stakeholders in pig genetics in Uganda por Marshall, Karen, Ouma, Emily A., Kugonza, Donald, Businge, Martha, Kasoro, Isaac, Namatovu, Jane, Ahumuza, Ronnie

“…On 7 May 2024, a stakeholders’ workshop was held with actors in the pig genetics sector as part of the Sustainable Animal Productivity for improved Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender Inclusion (SAPLING) project in Uganda. A total of 56 participants, 21 female and 35 males, including representatives from public and private sectors attended the workshop. …”
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