Resultados de búsqueda - "Uganda"

Insights from farmers and extension agents: Perceptions of a participatory video intervention in India, Kenya, and Uganda por Aladesuru, Damilola, Kasule, James Billy, Joshi, Garima

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Linking crop productivity, market participation and technology use among smallholder farmers: Evidence from Uganda por Mpuuga, Dablin, Nakijoba, Sawuya, Ogwang, Ambrose, Boughton, Duncan, Benfica, Rui

“…We take advantage of the latest four waves of the Uganda National Panel Survey – 2013/14, 2015/16, 2018/19, and 2019/20. …”
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Sero-prevalence and risk factors associated with occurrence of anti-Brucella antibodies among slaughterhouse workers in Uganda por Bugeza, James, Roesel, Kristina, Mugizi, Denis, Alinaitwe, Lordrick, Kivali, Velma, Kankya, C., Moriyon, I., Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

“…<b>Introduction</b> Brucellosis is a febrile zoonosis occurring among high-risk groups such as livestock keepers and abattoir workers and is a public health priority in Uganda. The technical complexities of bacteriological and molecular methods make serological approaches the cornerstone of diagnosis of human brucellosis in resource limited settings. …”
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Gendered trait prioritization and motivations for crop varietal choice among smallholder farmers: The case of sweetpotato in Uganda por Okello, J.J., Namirimu, J., Kizito, A.M., Ssekiboobo, A.

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The risk of demand shocks in dairy value chains in Uganda: Policy lessons from the COVID-19 crisis por Nabwire, Leocardia, Van Campenhout, Bjorn

“…This policy note summarizes results of a study on the impact of COVID-19 on dairy value chains in Uganda. We use a stack survey consisting of 1616 dairy farmers, 695 small-scale milk traders, and 93 milk collection centers (MCCs) that were surveyed in-person in late 2018 as the basis for follow-up telephone interviews in 2020 and 2021. …”
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Accounting for spillovers in assessing the effectiveness of video messages to improve potato seed quality: Evidence from Uganda por Vandevelde, Senne, Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Walukano, Wilberforce

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Engaging youth in agribusiness through private sector extension and advisory services: Lessons from Rwanda and Uganda por Franzel, Steven, Miiro, Richard, Uwitonze, Nicolas, Davis, Kristin E., Luzobe, Beatrice, Rurangwa, Raphael

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Engaging young agripreneurs: Options to include youth in private sector extension and advisory services in Rwanda and Uganda por Franzel, Steven, Miiro, R., Uwitonze, Nicolas, Davis, Kristin E., Luzobe, B., Rurangwa, Raphael

“…A study in Rwanda and Uganda examined this and found seven models to engage youth in EAS as providers or recipients of the services: (1) training youth to become agripreneurs; (2) village agents; (3) youth-led and other fee-based EAS providers; (4) paraprofessional EAS workers; (5) EAS internships; (6) credit and financial services; and (7) youth agripreneurship awards (Table 1). …”
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Antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli in semi-intensive and free-range poultry farms in Uganda por Mbatidde, Irene, Ndoboli, Dickson, Ayebare, Dreck, Muloi, Dishon, Roesel, Kristina, Ochieng, Linnet, Dione, Michel M., Tenhagen, B.-A., Biryomumaisho, S., Wampande, E., Wieland, Barbara, Olsen, J.E., Moodley, Arshnee

“…We investigated the practices and risk factors for increased antibiotic use, and AMR in <i>Escherichia coli</i> including resistance to human critically important antibiotics like cefotaxime and colistin in semi-intensive and free-range poultry farms in Uganda. Samples and farm management data were collected from 402 poultry farms in two districts between October 2021 to March 2022. …”
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Impact Evaluation of Cash and Food Transfers at Early Childhood Development Centers in Karamoja, Uganda: Endline Survey por International Food Policy Research Institute, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, World Food Programme

“…The Uganda case study had two main objectives. First, it estimated the relative impact and cost-effectiveness of cash and food transfers on household food security. …”
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Baseline Evaluation of the Impact of E-Verification on Counterfeit Agricultural Inputs and Technology Adoption in Uganda: Household Survey por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In Uganda, use of high-quality agricultural inputs like hybrid seed, agrochemicals, and fertilizer is extremely low. …”
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Baseline Evaluation of the Impact of E-Verification on Counterfeit Agricultural Inputs and Technology Adoption in Uganda: Community Survey por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In Uganda, use of high-quality agricultural inputs like hybrid seed, agrochemicals, and fertilizer is extremely low. …”
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Impact Evaluation of Cash and Food Transfers at Early Childhood Development Centers in Karamoja, Uganda: Baseline Survey por International Food Policy Research Institute, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, World Food Programme

“…The Uganda case study had two main objectives. First, it estimated the relative impact and cost-effectiveness of cash and food transfers on household food security. …”
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A latent class analysis of improved agro-technology use behavior in Uganda: Implications for optimal targeting por Bizimungu, Emmanuel, Kabunga, Nassul Ssentamu

“…This study uses a large dataset that covers a wide geographical and agricultural scope to describe the use patterns of improved agro-technology in Uganda. Using latent class analysis with data on more than 12,500 households across the four regions of Uganda, we classify farmers based on the package of improved agro-technologies they use. …”
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Do beliefs about herbicide quality correspond with actual quality in local markets? Evidence from Uganda por Ashour, Maha, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hoel, Jessica Blumer, Karachiwalla, Naureen

“…We report the results of laboratory tests of the quality of glyphosate herbicide in Uganda and investigate whether farmers’ beliefs about the prevalence of counterfeiting and adulteration are consistent with the prevalence of low quality in their local market. …”
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Factsheet on capacities in agricultural higher education: Kyambogo University, Uganda Faculty of Vocational Studies, Department of Agriculture por Tailor, Anish, Bua, Bosco, Kitone, Daniel, Beintema, Nienke M.

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Information and communication technologies (ICTs) to provide agricultural advice to smallholder farmers: Experimental evidence from Uganda por Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Spielman, David J., Lecoutere, Els

“…We evaluate the effectiveness of an ICTmediated approach to deliver agricultural information in a field experiment conducted among small-scale maize farmers in eastern Uganda. The approach consists of three complementary technologies: First, we investigate the effectiveness of video as a means of delivering information, transferring knowledge, increasing technology adoption, increasing productivity, and improving well-being. …”
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Do beliefs about agricultural inputs counterfeiting correspond with actual rates of counterfeiting? Evidence from Uganda por Ashour, Maha, Billings, Lucy, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hoel, Jessica B., Karachiwalla, Naureen

“…This is the first paper to explore whether farmer beliefs regarding counterfeiting align with actual rates of counterfeiting, and we do so across a very large geographic area serving tens of thousands of farmers in Uganda using a more precise measure of counterfeiting than many previous studies. …”
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Do beliefs about agricultural inputs counterfeiting correspond with actual rates of counterfeiting? Evidence from Uganda por Ashour, Maha, Billings, Lucy, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hoel, Jessica B., Karachiwalla, Naureen

“…This is the first paper to explore whether farmer beliefs regarding counterfeiting align with actual rates of counterfeiting, and we do so across a very large geographic area serving tens of thousands of farmers in Uganda using a more precise measure of counterfeiting than many previous studies. …”
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Does ownership of improved dairy cow breeds improve child nutrition? A pathway analysis for Uganda por Kabunga, Nassul S., Ghosh, Shibani, Webb, Patrick

“…This study examines whether adoption of improved dairy cow breeds is linked to farm-level outcomes that translate into household-level benefits including improved child nutrition outcomes in Uganda. Using nationwide data from Uganda’s National Panel Survey, propensity score matching is used to create an unbiased counterfactual, based on observed characteristics, to assess the net impacts of improved dairy cow adoption. …”
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