Resultados de búsqueda - "Uganda"

The agronomic and economic benefits of fertilizer and mulch use in highland banana systems in Uganda por Wairegi, L.W.I., Asten, Piet J.A. van

“…Banana is the most important food crop in Uganda. However, there has been a decline in productivity, attributed to declining soil fertility, drought, pests and diseases and crop management factors. …”
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Crop–livestock–tree integration in Uganda: the case of Mukono–Wakiso innovation platform por Namazzi, S., Muchunguzi, P., Lamers, D., Sole-Amat, A., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Dubois, T., Afari-Sefa, Victor, Tenywa, M.M., Mugisa, I., McCampbell, M., Sartas, Murat

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Soil fertility and bean nutrition in Uganda: A review and future research needs por Ochwoh, Víctor A., Wortmann, Charles S.

“…Results of research on soil fertility management for bean production in Uganda are explored. The occurrence and severity of soil fertility problems as constraints to bean production are examined and additional research needs are suggested. …”
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Coffee/Banana intercropping as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi por Jassogne, Laurence T.P., Nibasumba, A., Wairegi, L.W.I., Baret, P.V., Deraeck, J., Mukasa, D., Wanyama, I., Bongers, G., Asten, Piet J.A. van

“…The benefits and constraints of intercropping coffee and banana are discussed based on results from Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda. The aim is to understand the drivers of this system in Uganda, where intercropping is a common practice, so that a framework can be suggested to develop research and recommendations for intercropping coffee and bananas in Burundi and Rwanda, where intercropping is under experimentation and has high potential.…”
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Governance structures in smallholder pig value chains in Uganda: constraints and opportunities for upgrading por Ouma, Emily A., Ochieng, J., Dione, Michel M., Pezo, Danilo A.

“…This paper analyses governance structures in Uganda’s smallholder pig value chains by applying the New Institutional Economics framework. …”
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Progress in screening cassava genotypes for resistance to cassava brown streak Uganda virus por Kanju, E., Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas, Otim Okello, F.

“…Cassava trials were therefore, established in Uganda to screen cassava germplasm for resistance to CBSD from 2005/2006 to date. …”
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Bean agronomy and on-farm research in Uganda: A review and future research needs por Wortmann, Charles S., Kisakye, J.

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Pathogenic variation of colletotrichum lindemuthianum causing anthracnose of beans (phaseolus vulgaris) in Uganda por Kiryowa, Moses J., Ebinu, Aston, Kyaligonza, Vincent, Nkalubo, Stanley T., Paparu, Pamela, Mukankusi, Clare Mugisha, Tukamuhabwe, Phineas

“…To determine pathogenic variability of the pathogen in Uganda, samples of common bean tissues with anthracnose symptoms were collected in eight districts of Uganda, namely Kabarole, Sironko, Mbale, Oyam, Lira, Kapchorwa, Maracha and Kisoro. 51 isolates sporulated successfully on Potato Dextrose Agar and Mathur’s media and were used to inoculate 12 differential cultivars under controlled conditions. …”
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Social capital dimensions in household food security interventions: implications for rural Uganda por Sseguya, H., Mazur, R.E., Flora, C.B.

“…We demonstrate that social capital is associated with positive food security outcomes, using survey data from 378 households in rural Uganda. We measured food security with the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale. …”
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Characterization and evaluation of potato genotypes (Solanum tuberosum L) for tolerance to drought in Uganda por Kesiime, V.E., Tusiime, Geoffrey, Kashaija, I.N., Edema, Richard, Gibson, P., Namugga, P., Kakuhenzire, R.

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The RTB Program: Making it work in Uganda. Seminar Report, 18 April 2013. por CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas

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Global Musa Expert Workshop (8-11 April 2013, Kampala, Uganda). por CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas

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Agronomic and economic benefits of coffee banana intercropping in Ugandas smallholder farming systems por Asten, Piet J.A. van, Wairegi, L.W.I., Mukasa, D., Uringi, N.O.

“…Coffee and banana are major cash and food crops, respectively, for many smallholders in the East African highlands. Uganda is the largest banana producer and 2nd largest coffee producer in Africa. …”
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Technical report: Effect of sweetpotato silage diets on performance of growing pigs in Uganda. por Ojakol, J.F., Lule, Peter M., Kyalo, Gerald, Pezo, Danilo A., Naziri, D., Lukuyu, Ben A., Mutetikka, D.

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Analysing pig traders in Uganda: sampling issues, marketing activities, and constraint analysis por Mtimet, Nadhem, Baker, Derek, Ouma, Emily A.

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Evaluation of technology and policy impact models on smallholder pig farmers in Vietnam and Uganda por Lapar, Ma. Lucila, Ouma, Emily A., Lule, Peter M., Nguyen Ngoc Que, Dang Kim Khoi, Rich, Karl M.

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Adoption of improved cassava varieties in Uganda: implications for agricultural research and technology dissemination por Abele, S., Twine, Edgar E., Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas, Baguma, Yona K., Kanobe, C., Bua, A.

“…Improved germplasm from the cassava-breeding program has generated new varieties that are increasingly being grown by farmers in Uganda.In this study, the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of cassava farmers in different regions of Uganda, adopted cassava varieties, their adoption rates, desirable and undesirable attributes, and factors that have influenced the speed of adoption of the most adopted variety were determined. …”
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Farmers’ use and adaptation of improved climbing bean production practices in the highlands of Uganda por Ronner, E., Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Almekinders, Conny J.M., Ebanyat, Peter, Giller, Kenneth E.

“…About 70% of the farmers re-planted climbing beans one season after the adaptation trial, with significant differences between eastern (50%) and southwestern Uganda (80–90%). Only 1% of the farmers used all of the improved practices and 99% adapted the technology. …”
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Nematode species densities, root damage and yield of bananas (Musa spp) in Uganda por Elsen, A., Speijer, P., Swennen, Rony L., Waele, D. de

“…Host plant response to root nematodes of 'Matoke' (Musa AAA-group), 'Sukali Ndizi' (Musa AB-group) and 'Kayinja'banana (Musa ABB-group) was evaluated at lkulwe and Ryeru in Uganda. Radopholus similis and Helicotylenchusmulticinctus were the most abundant nematode species at Ikulwe. …”
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Limits of phytosanitation and host plant resistance towards the control of cassava viruses in Uganda por Kawuki, Robert S., Adiga, G., Orone, J., Alicai, Titus, Edimu, M., Omara, T., Pariyo, A., Esuma, W., Omongo, C., Bua, A., Kanju, E., Baguma, Yona K.

“…Trials were established at diverse sites in Uganda. We observed that both officially-released and unofficially-released cassava varieties are common in farmer’s fields; these varieties have varying susceptibility levels to viruses. …”
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