Resultados de búsqueda - "Uganda"

Food standards, certification, and poverty among coffee farmers in Uganda por Chiputwa, Brian, Spielman, David J., Qaim, Matin

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Gender and climate change adaptation in Uganda: Insights from Rakai por Kristjanson, Patricia, Bernier, Quinn, Bryan, Elizabeth, Ringler, Claudia, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Ampaire, Edidah, Kovarik, Chiara, Haglund, Eric, Quiros, Carlos, Herrero, Mario, Rufino, Mariana, Silvestri, Silvia, van Asten, P.

“…This brief summarizes research on key gender-related findings regarding climate change perceptions, adaptation strategies and information needs based on an intra-household survey of women and men in Rakai in south-central Uganda, one of the sites where the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is working. …”
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Uganda – A new set of utility consistent poverty lines por Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Sekabira, Haruna, Nattembo, Fiona

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Inclusive communication campaigns drive the adoption of improved seeds in Uganda por Bomuhangi, Allan, Yila, Jummai O., Puskur, Ranjitha, Nchanji, Eileen

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Livestock development planning in Uganda: Identification of areas of opportunity and challenge por Benson, Todd, Mugarura, Samuel

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Food standards, certification, and poverty among coffee farmers in Uganda por Chiputwa, Brian, Qaim, Matin, Spielman, David J.

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The impact of food for education programs on school participation in Northern Uganda por Alderman, Harold, Gilligan, Daniel O., Lehrer, Kim

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Factors influencing effectiveness in second-tier marketing RPOs in Uganda por Ampaire, Edidah, Macheth, Charles

“…This paper investigates the factors influencing the effectiveness of second-tier rural producer organizations (RPO) in linking their members to output markets in Uganda. Effectiveness of an RPO is expressed as the percentage of farmer members who used the RPO for marketing some of their production in 2009. …”
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Poverty and Gender Effects of Smallholder Organic Contract Farming in Uganda por Bolwig, Simon

“…Rising demand both for organic tropical products and for year-round supply of some organic temperate products has encouraged organic activists and some donors to promote certified organic export production in a number of tropical African countries, including Uganda. Agricultural produce importers in developed countries have recognized these new market opportunities. …”
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Livestock development planning in Uganda: Identification of areas of opportunity and challenge por Benson, Todd, Mugarura, Samuel

“…Livestock are an important element of the livelihoods of many Ugandan households, and considerable efforts at economic development by the government of Uganda have focused on the livestock sector. However, these development efforts have suffered due to a lack of detailed data on the distribution of livestock in Uganda to guide the targeting of such programs. …”
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Policies for improved land management in Uganda: Second National Workshop por Nkonya, Ephraim M., Sserunkuuma, Dick, Pender, John L.

“…Contents: Welcome And Introduction; Opening of the Workshop; Policies for Improved Land Management in Uganda: Project Objectives, Activities, and Opportunities; Summary of Main Themes and Key Findings; Development Pathways and Land Management in Uganda: Causes and Implications; A Spatially Based Strategic Planning Framework for Sustainable Land Use in Uganda; Alternative Growth Scenarios for Ugandan Coffee to 2020; Potentials And Constraints to Coffee Development: Aiding the Coffee Replanting Program; The Relationship Between Socio-Economic Characterisitics of Maize Farmers and Household Food Security in Eastern Uganda; Land Management Problems and Potentials in the Lakeshore Intensive Banana-Coffee Farming System; A Review of Land Use Change and Soil Degradation in the Southwestern Highlands of Uganda; Ugandan Crop Market Development: Characteristics, Constraints and Opportunities; Dynamics of Maize Market Integration in Post-Liberalized Uganda; Information Asymmetry Among Output Traders, Processors and Farmers in Uganda; Determinants and Implications of Development Pathways and Land Management in Uganda; Soil Conservation Practices and Non-Agricultural Activites in the Southwestern Highlands of Uganda; Common Property and Collective Action in Natural Resource Management: The Case of Doho Rice Scheme in Tororo District, Eastern Uganda; Motivating Smallholder Investments in Sustainable Land Management: Emerging Roles For NGOs and CBOs in Uganda; Soil Organic Matter and Its Relationship to Soil Fertility Changes in Uganda; Determinants of Nutrient Balances In Maize Plots In Eastern Uganda; The Potential Benefit of Velvet Bean (Mucuna Pruriens) And N Fertilisers in Maize Production on Contrasting Soils in Uganda; Modelling Approach to Identify Sustainable Land Management Techniques on Erosion-Affected Slopes; Technologies for Improved Livelihood in Southwestern Uganda; Land Management and Technology Adoption in Uganda: An Integrated Bio-Economic Modeling Approach; Modeling Policy Impacts Using an Agriculture-Focused Cge Model; Appendix A: Workshop Agenda; Appendix B: List of Participants…”
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Population pressure, land tenure, and tree resource management in Uganda por Place, Frank, Otsuka, Keijiro

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Spatial analysis of sustainable livelihood enterprises of Uganda cotton production por You, Liangzhi, Chamberlin, Jordan

“…We begin with a historical review of cotton production in Uganda. We then described the major challenges and opportunities for Ugandan cotton production, including farm-level production constraints. …”
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An econometric approach to NRM impact assessment: an example from Uganda por Pender, John L., Nkonya, Ephraim M., Jagger, Pamela, Sserunkuuma, Dick

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Inclusive communication campaigns drive the adoption of improved seeds in Uganda por Bomuhangi, Allan, Yila, Jummai O., Puskur, Ranjitha, Nchanji, Eileen

“…Smallholder farmers from the Butaleja district of Eastern Uganda have long faced barriers to accessing and adopting high-quality seeds of improved varieties. …”
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Can the efforts to intensify smallholder pig production in Uganda be sustained? por Mwema, Emmanuel, Rubayiza, Isaac, Gonzalez Quintero, Ricardo, Lukuyu, Bernard, Ouma, Emily, Marshall, Karen, Notenbaert, An

“…The pig industry supports over two million livelihoods in Uganda. However, surging demand for pork and related products strains resources and affects the environment. …”
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Making market information services work better for the poor in Uganda por Ferris, Shaun, Engoru, Patrick, Kaganzi, Elly

“…There is growing pressure for farmers in countries such as Uganda to accelerate their efforts to commercialize production in the face of increasing market competition from neighboring countries and across the world. …”
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Population pressure, land tenure, and tree resource management in Uganda por Place, Frank, Otsuka, Keijiro

“…This study uses aerial photographs and survey data from sixty four parishes in east-central Uganda to identify the factors affecting conversion of woodlands and traditional grazing areas to agriculture. …”
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An annual agricultural production statistics system for Uganda: Design considerations por Muwanga-Zake, E. S. K.

“…The data collected include the range and quantity of crops and livestock produced; the amount of land put to crop or livestock production; how the agricultural production is used, whether for own consumption or marketed; the farming systems employed; and the socio-economic conditions of farming households. In Uganda, there are several agencies involved in the collection of various food and agricultural statistics (FAS) led by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). …”
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Agglomeration, migration, and regional growth: A CGE analysis for Uganda por Dorosh, Paul A., Thurlow, James

“…Uganda has experienced rapid economic growth and poverty reduction over the past decade but has failed to significantly improve incomes in its northern regions where prolonged conflict has hindered growth. …”
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