Browsing by Author "Ssekandi, Joseph"
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Assessment of Mobility Dynamics and Re-settlement Outcomes of Land Evictees in Uganda’s Oil Exploration Areas; the Case of Hoima and Buliisa Districts
Ssekandi, Joseph; Mburu, John; Wasonga, Oliver (Global Advanced Research Journals, 2017-08)Land evictions present a compelling global challenge to food production and food sovereignty. Uganda’s promised oil potential came along with the risk of marginalizing thousands of indigenous people evicted from their ... -
Assessment of the Contribution of Home Gardens to Plant Diversity Conservation in Thies Region, Senegal
Naigaga, Hellen; Ssekandi, Joseph; Ngom, Ablaye; Diouf, Ndongo; Diouf, Jules; Dieng, Birane; Mbaye, Mame Samba; Noba, Kandioura (Springer Link, 2021-08-10)Home gardens are reservoirs of biological diversity. This study assessed plant diversity conservation in home gardens of Thies region (Senegal) with the aim of documenting species composition and diversity in the home ... -
Combined effects of indigenous Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and NPK fertilizer on growth and yields of maize and soil nutrient availability
Fofana Fall, Abdoulaye; Nakabonge, Grace; Ssekandi, Joseph; Founoune-Mboup, Hassna; Badji, Arfang; Ndiaye, Abibatou; Ndiaye, Malick; Kyakuwa, Paul; Anyoni Otim, Godfrey; Kabaseke, Clovis; Kipkemoi, Amos Ronoh; Ekwangu, Joseph (MDPI Company, 2023-01-25)The excessive application of mineral fertilizers in maize cultivation leads to progressive soil contamination in the long term and increases the cost of production. An alternative to reduce over-fertilization is to perform ... -
Contribution of Backyard Farming to Food and Income Security: Case of Kampala Metropolitan
Kirungi, Macklean; Sseremba, Godfrey; Tugume, Katarimpika Joab; Murongo, Marius Flavian; Ssekandi, Joseph; Tedson Julius Mwine (ProQuest, 2020)Food insecurity, poverty, environmental degradation and climatic change are some of the major challenges facing the world. The urban poor are among Ugandans facing food insecurity and malnutrition due to several causes ... -
Effect of Co-applied Corncob Biochar with Farmyard Manure and NPK Fertilizer on Tropical Soil
Aporia, Samuel Obeng; Byalebeka, John; Murongo, Marius; Ssekandi, Joseph; Noel, Gordon Logura (Science Direct, 2021-09)Biochar has shown a positive impact on degraded soils. However, the effect of co-applied biochar with farmyard manure and inorganic fertilizer on soil chemical characteristics, yield, nutrient constituent and economic ... -
Effect of linear view approach of weed management in agro-ecosystem: A review
Muli, K. Gideon; Apori, O. Samuel; Ssekandi, Joseph; Murongo, Marius; Hanyabui, Emmanuel (Academic Journals, 2020-12-18)Weeds are considered a pest that is detrimental to human interest. Weeds compete with cultivated and desirable plants for space, soil nutrient, and sunlight and soil moisture thereby reducing crop productivity. Weeds also ... -
Effect of sisal (Agave Sisalana) and sweet thorn (Acacia Karroo) ethno-medicinal extracts on prevalence of selected pests and diseases in assila F1 tomato Variety
Maganda, Farouk; Acero, Miria; Byalebeka, John; Ssekandi, Joseph; Murongo, Marius Fabian (Ecological Organic Agriculture - Growing Sustainability, 2023-03-30)Introduction - This study compared the efficacy of sisal (Agave sisalana) and sweet thorn (Acacia karroo)ethno-medicinal extracts on prevalence of selected pests and diseases in Assila F1 tomato variety was carried out ... -
Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Home Garden Plant Species and its Effect on Home Garden Plant Diversity in Thies Region of Senegal
Naigaga, Hellen; Ssekandi, Joseph; Ngom, Ablaye; Sseremba, Godfrey; Mbaye, Mame Samba; Noba, Kandioura (Springer Link, 2020-08-13)Home gardens are the frst source of immediate contact between people and plants since the gardens are within homesteads. Most home garden studies in Senegal concentrate on food security and economic benefts; no research ... -
From organic farming to agroecological farming, what challenges do organic farmers face in central Uganda?
Akowedaho, Dagoudo Bienvenu; Ssekyewa, Charles; Ssekandi, Joseph; Ngom, Khady; Moumouni, M. Ismail (Ecological Organic Agriculture - Growing Sustainability, 2023-03-30)Introduction - Based on environmental protection and providing healthy and safe foods to the population, organic agricultural production is considered an opportunity to create new agri-food systems for agricultural ... -
Genetic Diversity of Aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus Flavus Isolated from Selected Groundnut Growing Agro-ecological Zones of Uganda
Acur, Amos; Arias, Renée S.; Odongo, Steven; Tuhaise, Samuel; Ssekandi, Joseph; Adriko, John; Muhanguzi, Dennis; Buah, Stephen; Kiggundu, Andrew (BMC Microbiology, 2020-08-14)Groundnut pre- and post-harvest contamination is commonly caused by fungi from the Genus Aspergillus. Aspergillus flavus is the most important of these fungi. It belongs to section Flavi; a group consisting of aflatoxigenic ... -
Impacts of COVID 19 Total Confinement on Rural Youth Food Security
Fofana, Abdoulaye Fall; Ssekandi, Joseph; Kipkemoi, Amos Ronoh; Obeng Apori, Samuel; Ndiaye, Abibatou; Wamuyu Mbugua, Beatrice (Science Publishing Group, 2021-07-13)Uganda is amongst the countries in Africa which have experienced total confinement during the COVID 19 outbreak. The impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic will have disproportionate effects on populations with higher ... -
Implementation of COVID-19 Control Measures: Effect on Fertilizer Supply and Soil Fertility in Africa
Hanyabui, Emmanuel; Apori, Samuel Obeng; Akaba, Selorm; Ssekandi, Joseph (Academic Journals, 2021-07)The unexpected outbreak of novel COVID-19 in late 2019 and continual spread across the world has disrupted the agricultural value chain. The World Health Organization (WHO) prescribed border closure, lockdown, social ... -
Land Use Practices in the Rural and Urban Sub Catchments of River Rwizi, Western-Uganda; Their Effect on Its Ecological Characteristics
Atwongyeire, Doreen; Ssekandi, Joseph; Tumwesigye, Wycliff; Ndihiziwe, Daniel; Nagawa, Goretty (Science Publishing Group, 2018)The water quality of river Rwizi has increasingly become a concern at community, district and national levels, serving a wider catchment in the south western part of Uganda. With the increasing national human population, ... -
Meteorological information utilization and adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices; modifying factors and mediating effect
Nantongo, Beckie; Ssekandi, Joseph; Ngom, Ablaye; Dieng, Birane; Diouf, Ndongo; Diouf, Jules; Noba, Kandioura (Science Direct - Elsevier, 2023-04-14)There is increasing attention towards understanding the modifying factors influencing the relationship between meteorological information utilization and adopting climate-smart agricultural practices. Much as several studies ... -
Review paper: The role of agroecology in combatting hunger and food insecurity among smallholder farmers
Mubashakwaya, Isaac; Ssekandi, Joseph (Ecological Organic Agriculture - Growing Sustainability, 2023-03-30)Introduction - The term agroecology emerged more than 80 years ago and originally referred to the ecological study of agricultural systems (Gliessman, 2007). The term agroecology was first used in the 1930s by Bensin ... -
Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on soil fertility and its importance in phytoremediation of polluted soil
Fofana Fall, Abdoulaye; Nakabonge, Grace; Ssekandi, Joseph; Founoune, Hassna; Obeng Apori, Samuel; Ndiaye, Abibatou; Badji, Arfang; Ngom, Khady (Uganda National Council for Science and Technology & Research Education Network of Uganda, 2021)A single paragraph Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) establish symbiotic relationships with many crops. These soil microbiotas improve the soil fertility through the soil physical, chemical and biological properties. ...