Resultados de búsqueda - "Uganda"

Genetic diversity, population structure and kinship relationships highlight the environmental influence on Uganda’s indigenous goat populations por Nantongo, Ziwena, Birungi, Josephine, Opiyo, S.O., Shirima, G., Mugerwa, S., Mutai, Collins, Kyalo, Martina, Munishi, L., Agaba, M., Mrode, Raphael A.

“…Population 1, comprising Mubende (90%) and Kigezi (8.1%) goats, is located in southwest and central Uganda, a warm and humid environment. Population 2, which is 59% Mubende and 49% Small East African goats, is located along the Nile Delta in northwestern Uganda and around the Albertine region, a hot and humid savannah grassland. …”
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Is there an enabling environment for nutrition-sensitive agriculture in East Africa?: Stakeholder perspectives from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda por Hodge, Judith, Herforth, Anna, Gillespie, Stuart, Beyero, Mesfin, Wagah, Margaret, Semakula, Richard

“…While agriculture has the potential to be a strong driver of malnutrition reduction and serves as the main source of livelihood for approximately two-thirds of East Africa’s population, its potential to reduce malnutrition is currently not being realized.Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in East Africa is a research study based in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda that seeks to understand the enabling environment necessary for optimizing the contribution of the food and agriculture sector to nutrition outcomes. …”
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Food access and diet quality independently predict nutritional status among people living with HIV in Uganda por Kadiyala, Suneetha, Rawat, Rahul

“…The objectives of the present study were to: (i) examine the independent association between household food security, individual diet quality and nutritional status; and (ii) determine if any association between food security and nutritional status is mediated through diet quality.Cross-sectional baseline survey.Gulu and Soroti districts, Uganda.Nine hundred and two PLWHIV recruited into a study evaluating the impact of a food assistance programme supported by the World Food Programme.Food security and diet quality were measured using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) and the Individual Dietary Diversity Score (IDDS), respectively. …”
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Food access and diet quality are associated with quality of life outcomes among HIV-infected individuals in Uganda por Palermo, Tia, Rawat, Rahul, Weiser, Sheri D., Kadiyala, Suneetha

“…Objective We investigated whether household food access and individual dietary diversity are associated with health-related quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Methods We surveyed 902 people living with HIV/AIDS and their households from two clinics in Northern Uganda. …”
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Attitudes, perceptions, and trust. Insights from a consumer survey regarding genetically modified banana in Uganda por Kikulwe, Enoch M., Wesseler, Justus, Falck-Zepeda, José B.

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Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications por Kikulwe, Enoch, Birol, Ekin, Wesseler, Justus, Falck-Zepeda, José B.

“…Banana is a staple crop in Uganda. Ugandans have the highest per capita consumption of cooking bananas in the world (Clarke 2003). …”
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Estimating the role of spatial varietal diversity on crop productivity within an abatement framework: The case of banana in Uganda por Kwikiriza, Norman, Katungi, Enid, Horna, Daniela

“…This paper analyses the role of banana variety diversity in reducing yield losses associated with biophysical production constraints in Uganda. A damage abatement framework is applied to enable estimation of the contribution of both direct and indirect inputs to the banana yield per unit of area. …”
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Institutional rivalry and organizational challenges in agriculture administration: The case of the agricultural planning department and the PMA secretariat in Uganda por Pasipanodya, Dennys

“…The Plan for Modernisation of Agriculture (PMA) Secretariat has played an important and vital role in the design and delivery of agriculture policy and planning services in Uganda since 2000. Originally established as a mechanism for cross- and inter-sectoral coordination on the implementation of agriculture development policy under the PMA initiative, the PMA Secretariat has evolved to become the main instrument for public agriculture policy and planning in the country. …”
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The critical triangle relationship between the diversity of wetlands utilization, the enhancement of agricultural productivity, and food security in Uganda por Okello, Beatrice, Laker-Ojok, Rita

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Strategic targeting of development policies to a complex region: a GIS-based stratification applied to Uganda por Rücker, G.R., Park, S., Ssali, Henry, Pender, John L.

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Seeding a Sustainable Future: How Youth and Women Quality Centers are Transforming Uganda’s Seed Landscape por Bomuhangi, Allan, Yila, Jummai O., Nchanji, Eileen, Puskur, Ranjitha

“…Work Package 6 of the CGIAR Seed Equal Initiative is pioneering a social behavior and communication change (SBCC) strategy in Butaleja district, Eastern Uganda, to influence farmers’ attitudes and practices towards using quality seeds. …”
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Census report of pig artificial insemination service providers in Mukono, Wakiso, Mpigi and Masaka districts of Uganda por Businge, Martha, Ahumuza, Ronnie, Ouma, Emily A., Marshall, Karen

“…Only 27% of the technicians had some type of registration under Uganda National Artificial Insemination Technicians Association (UNAITA), AI training entities, local associations and local governments, although some registrations were not AI-related. …”
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Influence of environment and crop age on beta-carotene content of promising orange-fleshed sweetpotato varieties in Uganda por Mulokozi, Generose, Kapinga, Regina E., Hotz, Christine, Tumwegamire, Silver, Kamala, Analice

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Use of program theory to improve implementation of livelihood interventions integrated with HIV care and treatment programs in Uganda por Kadiyala, Suneetha, Rawat, Rahul, Roopnaraine, Terry, Babirye, Frances, Ochai, Robert

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Agro-Nutrition: The role of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in building resilient refugee communities in South-Western Uganda por International Potato Center

“…The success of this pilot has led to the integration of OFSP into Uganda’s self-reliance model across South-Western Uganda in 2024. …”
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How SAPLING’s herd health innovations have improved pig productivity in Uganda: Pig value chain por Oba, Peter, Hasahya, Emmanuel, Businge, Martha, Dione, Michel M., Kyobe, Francis, Wairagala, Pamela, Kiryabwire, David, Ahumuza, Ronnie, Marunga, Caroline, Achandi, Esther, Nsadha, Zachary, Namatovu, Jane, Ouma, Emily A.

“…In Uganda, pig production plays a crucial role in the livelihoods of rural communities, contributing significantly to both food security and income generation. …”
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Adoption of Good Manufacturing Practices in Feed Production among trained Small Scale Feed Producers in Uganda por Businge, Martha, Ahumuza, Ronnie, Isiko, Joshua, Kimuli, Emmanuel, Ssimbwa, David, Ouma, Emily A., Lukuyu, Ben A.

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Evaluating consumer preferences for reduced cooking time, taste and colour of beans in rural and urban communities in Uganda por Asiimwe, Robert, Katungi, Enid Mbabazi, Marimo, Pricilla, Mukankusi, Clare, Rubyogo, Jean Claude, Anthony, Vivienne

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Lessons and early outcomes: Report from SAPLING Theory of Change Reflection workshop held in Kampala, Uganda por Businge, Martha, Oba, Peter, Ahumuza, Ronnie, Wairagala, Pamela, Kasoro, Isaac, Guma, Clive, Mukasa, Christopher, Namatovu, Jane, Kugonza, Donald R., Ouma, Emily A.

“…In Uganda, the livestock sector supports the livelihoods of 72.8 percent of households in the country and has the capacity/potential to improve livelihoods of more people given the increasing demand for livestock related products (Uganda Bureau of Statistics 2024). …”
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Piloting ASARECA’s policy manager tool through joint analysis of Uganda’s National Agricultural Extension Policy por Barungi, J., Ssebwana, A., Ires, Idil

“…The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) together with International Water Management Institute (IWMI) on behalf of the CGIAR initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa (Ukama Ustawi) organized a three-day workshop to pilot ASARECA’s policy manager tool through joint analysis of Uganda’s National Agricultural Extension Policy (NAEP) on 26-28 November 2024 at Golden Tulip Kampala Hotel, Uganda. …”
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