Search Results - "Ugandan"

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing of DMR6 orthologue in banana (Musa spp.) confers enhanced resistance to bacterial disease by Tripathi, J., Ntui, V.O., Shah, T., Tripathi, L.

“…Three replicates of each event were evaluated for resistance against the Ugandan isolate of Xcm using the in vitro and potted plants. …”
Get full text

Seeing through the farmers’ eyes: An exploration of the life of smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda by Acosta, Mariola, Riley, Simon, Giller, Onno, Jassogne, Laurence T.P.

“…While food insecurity and the challenges of coping with a changing climate are, tragically, a very real part of many rural Ugandans daily lives, they are neither the whole of those lives nor are they necessarily perceived and understood in the way an outsider might.…”
Get full text

Rural-urban transformation in Uganda by Mukwaya, Paul, Bamutaze, Yazidhi, Benson, Todd, Mugarura, Samuel

“…This reflects an inability of the more modern sectors of the economy to provide adequate employment for the many Ugandans entering the workforce every year. The relative underperformance of agriculture largely explains why very high income inequalities still persist between rural and urban areas. …”
Get full text

Banana stew and brew on Uganda's menu by Daniells, J.W., Karamura, D.

“…Ugandans eat more bananas than anyone else, drink banana beer and have a word for a banana variety which also means “food”. …”
Get full text

Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications by 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). …”
Get full text

Bioscience can help Uganda use traditional crops to feed its growing population by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Research into developing new more-productive varieties of these old staples, suggests that biosciences can help Ugandans make use of traditional varieties to feed themselves and make money (Patrick Okori, Bio-Innovate Sorghum and Millets Project Consortium Joint-Principal Investigator in Uganda).…”
Get full text

Marketing and processing of biofortified crops In Uganda: Lessons learnt by HarvestPlus

“…The USAID-funded MENU Activity implemented by HarvestPlus Uganda set out to increase the production, marketing, and consumption of biofortified crops in Uganda as part of a broader effort to improve the nutritional status of 420,000 Ugandans, particularly women of reproductive age and of children under five. …”
Get full text

Rural-urban transformation in Uganda by Mukwaya, Paul, Bamutaze, Yazidhi, Mugarura, Samuel, Benson, Todd

“…The increasing number of Ugandans engaged in agriculture is more a reflection of the inability of the more modern sectors of the economy to provide adequate employment for the many Ugan-dans entering the workforce every year.…”
Get full text

Maize flour fortification in Africa: Markets, feasibility, coverage, and costs by Fiedler, John L., Afidra, Ronald, Mugambi, Gladys, Tehinse, John, Kabaghe, Gladys, Zulu, Rodah, Lividini, Keith, Smitz, Marc-Francois, Jallier, Vincent, Guyondet, Christophe, Bermudez, Odilia

“…The increases for Kenyans and Ugandans would be even less. Although the coverage of maize flour fortification is not likely to be as high as some advocates have predicted, fortification is economically feasible, and would reduce deficiencies of multiple micronutrients, which are significant public health problems in each of these countries.…”
Get full text

Consumer acceptance of biofortified foods by Birol, Ekin, Oparinde, Adewale, Banerji, Abhijit, Meenakshi, Jonnalagadda V., Chowdhury, Shyamal, Tomlins, Keith, De Groote, Hugo, Manyong, Victor M., Perez, Salomon

“…The increases for Kenyans and Ugandans would be even less. Although the coverage of maize flour fortification is not likely to be as high as some advocates have predicted, fortification is economically feasible, and would reduce deficiencies of multiple micronutrients, which are significant public health problems in each of these countries.…”
Get full text

A farmer-friendly tool for estimation of weights of pigs kept by smallholder farmers in Uganda by Marshall, Karen, Poole, Elizabeth J., Oyieng, Edwin, Ouma, Emily A., Kugonza, Donald R.

“…Pig keeping is important to the livelihoods of many rural Ugandans. Pigs are typically sold based on live weight or a carcass weight derived from this; however this weight is commonly estimated due to the lack of access to scales. …”
Get full text

The research and implementation continuum of biofortified sweet potato and maize in Africa by Tanumihardjo, Sherry A., Ball, Anna-Marie, Kaliwile, Chisela, Pixley, Kevin V.

“…A randomized, controlled effectiveness trial tested extension models to promote sweet potato and assessed vitamin A intake among Ugandans. Orange maize breeding was initially a challenge, but considering that the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway was present in maize germplasm, breeders quickly bred higher amounts of provitamin A into the maize that was ultimately released in Zambia. …”
Get full text

Gendered mapping and consumer testing of steamed matooke in urban areas of Uganda by Ajambo, S., Tinyiro, E.S., Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi

“…Cooking banana or matooke is a key staple food for Ugandans, usually consumed in steamed form. Breeding interventions over the years have focused on increasing productivity for farmers especially in lieu of resolving constraints such as pests and diseases and adverse weather (drought). …”
Get full text

Uganda’s National Adaptation Programme of Action: Implementation, Challenges and Emerging Lessons by Nyasimi, Mary, Radeny, Maren A.O., Mungai, Catherine, Kamini, Corneliaus

“…With the majority of Ugandans depending on agriculture and agricultural related activities for their livelihoods, this decline is threatening their survival as well as Uganda’s future economic development. …”
Get full text