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Spatial integration of maize markets in post-liberalized Uganda por Rashid, Shahidur

“…Using weekly price data for two sub-periods, this paper analyzes how Ugandan maize market performed in the years following agricultural market liberalization in the early 1990's. …”
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The ambivalent links between internal migration and food security in Uganda por Mekonnen, Daniel A., Soma, Katrine, Ruben, Ruerd

“…This study examines the drivers for and consequences of internal migration to household food security in Uganda. Based on the Ugandan National Panel Surveys conducted between 2010/11 and 2015/16, we estimate differences in food energy adequacy of households receiving internal migrants from elsewhere. …”
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Estimating the Reach of Biofortified Crops to Farm Households: The HarvestPlus Model vs. National Sampling and Genotyping in Uganda por Lybbert, Travis J., Stevenson, James R., Labarta, Ricardo

“…These two approaches give very different estimates, with the model-based approach indicating far more households reached than the data-driven approach (see Table 1), which align closely with very low levels of OFSP consumption by rural Ugandan households in 2021/22 (Table 2). The purpose of this note is to explore and explain the discrepancies between the results of these two approaches.…”
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Prevalence and genotyping of African swine fever virus in apparently healthy pigs in Masaka, Mukono and Kamuli Districts in Uganda por Akol, Joyce

“…All the pigs tested except one (1/1192) were negative for (ASFV) and none for antibodies indicating that ASFV causes a paracute / acute infection in Ugandan pigs with rare detection of virus or antibodies in apparently healthy pigs. …”
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Fast track participatory approach to release of elite cassava genotypes for various uses in Nigerias cassava economy por Dixon, A., Akoroda, M.O., Okechukwu, R.U., Ogbe, F., Ilona, Paul, Sanni, Lateef O., Ezedinma, C.I., Lemchi, J., Ssemakula, G.N., Yomeni, M., Okoro, E., Tarawali, G.

“…The aim of the Integrated Cassava Project (ICP) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture was to pre-emptively manage the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) to avert an imminent and increasing possible threat of the Ugandan strain of the CMD virus of the pathogen from doing damage to the Nigerian cassava economy. …”
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Offering defence against pests and diseases: Bioversity International farmer-researcher field trials mark success at several levels por Bioversity International

“…Initial results from around the world indicate change. Ugandan farmers have seen the presence of weevils that attack banana plants reduced by 75%. …”
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Genetic diversity and population structure of Brachiaria (syn. Urochloa) ecotypes from Uganda por Namazzi, C., Sserumaga, J.P., Mugerwa, S., Kyallo, Martina M., Mutai Collins, K., Mwesigwa, R., Djikeng, Appolinaire, Ghimire, Sita R.

“…The Bayesian model based clustering algorithm showed three allelic pools in Ugandan ecotypes. The principal component analysis (PCA) of ecotypes, and Neighbor-joining (NJ) tree of ecotypes and six commercial cultivars showed three main groups with variable membership coefficients. …”
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Negligible levels of mycotoxin contamination in durum wheat and groundnuts from non-intensive rainfed production systems por Santis, Paola de, Mengistu, Dejene Kassahun, Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat, Nankya, Rose, Santis, Barbara de, Moracci, Gabriele, Debegnach, Francesca, Marsiglia, Riccardo, Reverberi, Massimo

“…This is a pilot study which aims at assessing the contamination level of deoxynivalenol (DON), and its plant metabolites (3AcDON, 15 AcDON, DON 3G), nivalenol, T-2 and HT-2 toxins, and ochratoxin A in thirty-seven traditional varieties of Ethiopian durum wheat, and aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 in thirty-one varieties of Ugandan groundnuts grown in non-intensive rainfed production systems. …”
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Factors Influencing the Choice of Storage Technologies by Smallholder Potato Farmers in Eastern and Southwestern Uganda por Akello, R., Turinawe, A., Wauters, P., Naziri, D.

“…This study assessed different factors influencing the choice of storage technologies by Ugandan potato farmers. Data were collected from 240 potato farmers using structured questionnaires in key potato producing districts in eastern and southwestern Uganda. …”
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Setting the foundation: Uncovering potential constraints on the delivery and adoption of GM cotton in Uganda por Zambrano, Patricia, Falck-Zepeda, José B., Sengooba, Theresa, Komen, John, Horna, Daniela

“…In fact, the competent Ugandan authorities are now interested in evaluating the benefits of GM cotton adoption for cotton farmers and the overall economy. …”
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Spatial analysis of sustainable livelihood enterprises of Uganda cotton production por You, Liangzhi, Chamberlin, Jordan

“…We then described the major challenges and opportunities for Ugandan cotton production, including farm-level production constraints. …”
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Variety demand within the framework of an agricultural household model with attributes: the case of bananas in Uganda por Edmeades, Svetlana, Smale, Melinda, Renkow, Mitch, Phaneuf, Dan

“…Ugandan smallholder farmers produce the nation’s major food crop using numerous banana varieties with distinctive attributes, while coping with important biotic constraints and imperfect markets. …”
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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.

“…Despite the importance of the livestock sector to the Ugandan economy, it remains undeveloped. Producers are constrained by poor access to technologies such as quality breeds and vaccines, and improved management practices, resulting in low productivity. …”
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Observations of long-term change in an African rain forest por Sheil, Douglas

“…This account summarises studies based on tree data from plots established during the 1930s and 1940s in Budongo, a Ugandan rain forest. The original interpretations of forest change provoked controversies that continue to the present day. …”
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The effect of cassava mosaic disease on the genetic diversity of cassava in Uganda por Kizito, Elizabeth Balyejusa, Bua, A., Fregene, Martin A., Egwang, T.G., Gullberg, U.

“…The high genetic diversity suggests a mechanism by which diversity is maintained by the active involvement of the Ugandan farmer in continuously testing and adopting new genotypes that will serve their diverse needs. …”
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Benefits of participatory plant breeding (PPB) as exemplified by the first-ever officially released PPB-bred sweet potato cultivar por Gibson, R.W., Mpembe, I., Mwanga, Robert O.M.

“…The involvement of the Ugandan National Sweetpotato Program (UNSP) ensures that planting material will be conserved and also available in adequate amounts for official distribution.…”
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African cassava whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, resistance in African and South American cassava genotypes por Aomongo, Christopher A., Kawuki, Robert S., Bellotti, Anthony C., Alicai, Titus, Baguma, Yona K., Maruthi, M.N., Bua, Anton, Colvin, John

“…The South American genotype MEcu 72 and several Ugandan cassava landraces including Ofumba Chai, Nabwire 1 and Mercury showed good levels of resistance to B. tabaci. …”
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Distribution of plantparasitic nematodes on Musa in Kenya por Reddy, K.S., Prasad, J.S., Speijer, P., Sikora, R.A., Coyne, Danny L.

“…P. goodeyi was widespread on EAHB in most districts surveyed, except Busia near the Ugandan border and at Kwale at the coast. In both the low altitude coastal districts of Kwale and Kilifi, however, P. goodeyi was observed on exotic bananas. …”
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Public and private investments for banana Xanthomonas Wilt control in Uganda: The economic feasibility for smallholder farmers por Gotor, Elisabetta, Cori, Viola di, Pagnani, Tiziana, Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi, Kozicka, Marta, Caracciolo, Francesco

“…Next, using household survey data, it analyzes economic costs and benefits of adopting an integrated BXW control package for the Ugandan smallholder farmers. After 2015, there has been a significant reduction in both public and private investments in BXW management, which may contribute to future disease resurgence. …”
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The presence of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus spp. and Escherichia coli in smallholder pig farms in Uganda por Ikwap, K., Gertzell, E., Hansson, I., Dahlin, L., Selling, K., Magnusson, Ulf, Dione, Michel M., Jacobson, Magdalena

“…Conclusion In conclusion, resistance to important antibiotics frequently used in animals in Uganda was common, and the presence of MRSA was demonstrated, in Ugandan pig herds.…”
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