Resultados de búsqueda - "Uganda"

Evaluation of improved forage varieties in selected countries in East Africa (Kenya and Uganda) por Lukuyu, Ben A., Allen, Molly, karimi, Peggy, Ahumuza, Ronnie, Businge, Martha, Jones, Christopher S.

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Strengthening agricultural extension training in Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya por Suvedi, Murari, Sasidhar, P. V. K., Agwu, Ekwe Agwu, Chanza, Charity, Ukamaka, Mabel Dimelu, Liverpool-Tasie, Saweda Lenis Onipede, Anugwa, Ifeoma Quinette, Tchuwa, Frank, Davis, Kristin E., Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo, Oywaya-Nkurumwa, Anges, von Maltitz, Lindie, Ifeonu, Chidimma Frances, Elapata, Maheshwari S.

“…To strengthen the agricultural extension curriculum, the present study was undertaken in sub-Saharan Africa covering Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya during 2021-2023. The population for the study was agricultural extension professionals within these five countries drawn from universities, public- sector organizations, private- sector organizations, and NGOs. …”
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Opportunities for innovation and intervention in Uganda’s dairy value chain: A scoping report por Ariong, Richard M., Van Campenhout, Bjorn

“…This report is generated as part of a scoping study to identify possible areas that should be prioritized for intervention to improve performance and sustainability of the dairy industry in Uganda. The evaluation relies on primary and secondary data collected by IFPRI and DDA in 2021. …”
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Gender gaps in the downstream nodes of the rice value chain in Uganda: evidence and remedies por Kinkingninhoun Medagbe, Florent M., Mujawamariya, Gaudiose, Twine, Edgar E., Musana, Brian, Akongo, Thelma Flavia, Nabikyu, Jane

“…Women are limitedly involved in post-production, downstream (DS) nodes of the rice value chain (RVC). In Uganda, only 8% of women own rice mills; women labourers to millers undertake marginal activities of cleaning, winnowing, etc. …”
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Potential business partnership models to enhance the seed delivery system in Tanzania and Uganda por Rajendran, S., Edson, S.

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Training refugees: Lights and shadows in the context of the self-reliance strategy implemented in Uganda por Mastrorillo, Marina, Scognamillo, Antonio, Ignaciuk, Adriana

“…Uganda currently hosts about 1.5 million refugees. …”
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Agricultural extension and advisory services in Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya por Agwu, Ekwe Agwu, Suvedi, Murari, Chanza, Charity, Davis, Kristin E., Oywaya-Nkurumwa, Anges, Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo

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Land market responses to weather shocks: Evidence from rural Uganda and Kenya por Tabetando, Rayner, Fani, Djomo Choumbou Raoul, Ragasa, Catherine, Michuda, Aleksandr

“…This study explores the responses of rural land markets to rainfall shocks in Uganda and Kenya. This study matches the panel data on farm households with rainfall shocks constructed using high-resolution precipitation and temperature data. …”
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Projected climate in coffee-based farming systems: Implications for crop suitability in Uganda por Mulinde, Catherine, Majaliwa, J. G. Mwanjalolo, Twinomuhangi, Revocatus, Mftumukiza, David, Waiswa, Daniel, Tumwine, Fredrick, Kato, Edward, Asiimwe, Judith, Nakyagaba, Winfred N., Mukasa, David

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Mapping the nutrient adequacy of farm production and food consumption to target policy in Uganda por Marivoet, Wim, Ulimwengu, John M.

“…Spatial variation in crop and livestock production, combined with variation in market purchases and food transfers, lead to geographic differences in malnutrition that can inform food system policies.This article quantifies nutrient production and consumption by sub‐region in Uganda, to identify the magnitude and location of gaps left by farm households’ own production, market purchases, and food transfers relative to household nutrient requirements.Using the fourth round of Uganda’s National Panel Survey (2013/2014), we convert households’ food production and consumption to nutrient equivalents, then identify the spatial pattern of nutrient inadequacy relative to requirements in each sub‐region. …”
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Adaptation and stability analysis of sweet potato varieties for low-input systems in Uganda por Abidin, P.E., Van Eeuwijk, F.A., Stam, P., Struik, P.C., Malosetti, M., Mwanga, R.O.M., Odongo, B., Hermann, M., Carey, E.E.

“…Sixteen sweet potato varieties were evaluated for fresh storage root yield in 20 trials during 2000–2001 for three seasons in four locations in Uganda. Of the 16 varieties, 11 were developed by farmers and five by a central breeding programme. …”
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How might gender norms mediate the benefits of higher coffee production in Uganda? por Doan, Miki, Hoffmann, Vivian

“…Expanding coffee exports is a major goal of Uganda’s government. By focusing on this high-value crop, almost all of which is sold to higher-income countries, Uganda hopes to boost farmers’ incomes and increase the country’s foreign exchange earnings as well as its tax base (UCDA, n.d.). …”
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Leading the way: Foreign direct investment and dairy value chain upgrading in Uganda por Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Minten, Bart, Swinnen, Johan

“…Driven by increased demand from both local and export markets and facilitated by far-reaching liberalization and privatization policies, the dairy sub-sector in Uganda has undergone significant changes in the last decade. …”
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Measuring time use in developing country agriculture: Evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda por Seymour, Greg, Malapit, Hazel J., Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Using data from Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) surveys in Bangladesh and Uganda, it finds that stylized questions do not always produce shorter interviews compared to time diaries, and recall accuracy may depend on the regularity and saliency of the activity and enumerator abilities. …”
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Do remote areas benefit from economic growth? Evidence from Uganda por Daniels, Lisa, Minot, Nicholas

“…In this paper, we examine poverty trends in rural Uganda to test whether remote rural areas benefit from economic growth to the same degree as better connected rural areas. …”
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Leading the way: Foreign direct investment and dairy value chain upgrading in Uganda por Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Minten, Bart, Swinnen, Johan

“…Driven by increased demand from both local and export markets and facilitated by far-reaching liberalization and privatization policies, the dairy sub-sector in Uganda has undergone significant changes in the last decade. …”
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Quality local seeds to farmers: Supporting seed system development in Uganda and Nepal por CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

“…Two recent outcomes of this work include the revision and implementation of the seed in Uganda and the registration of 11 local varieties of beans, rice, fingermillet, proso millet, amaranth and cucumber used by farmers in Nepal. …”
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Financial Feasibility of Sweetpotato Vine Multiplication in Uganda and Tanzania and Implications for Going-to-scale por International Potato Center

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Sustainability of Impact: Dimensions of Decline and Persistence in Adoption of a Biofortified Crop in Uganda por International Food Policy Research Institute, University of California, Davis, Nutridemics

“…This study examines the sustainability of the impact of a biofortification program that introduced provitamin-A-rich orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (OSP) to farming households in Uganda. The crop was introduced in a randomized controlled experiment to test the impact and cost-effectiveness of introducing OSP on crop adoption and dietary intakes of vitamin A. …”
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Uganda CAADP bienniel review brief: Africa agriculture scorecard performance and lessons por Mayanja, Fred, Kakuba, Tom, Massawe, Stella

“…The ASSP was developed after a comprehensive review of the DSIP and is currently Uganda’s principal instrument for implementing the CAADP/Malabo commitments. …”
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