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Agro-Related Policy Awareness and Their Influence in Adoption of New Agricultural Technologies; A Case of Tissue Culture Banana in Uganda
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2019)Adoption of banana tissue culture in Uganda still remains low despite the availability of policies geared to enhancing agriculture. A survey was carried out on 115 smallholder farmers in Central Uganda to establish the ... -
Spatio-temporal distribution of banana weevil Cosmopolites Sordidus [Germar] and nematodes of various genera in Uganda: A case of smallholder banana orchards in Western Uganda
(Academic journals, 2019-05-07)Smallholder farmers’ banana orchards in Western Uganda were used to study the spatio-temporal factors influencing the distribution of banana weevils and parasitic nematodes in tissue culture and non-tissue culture banana ... -
Pathway to Quality: Incorporating Students’ Perceptions in the University Learner Support System
(International Institute for Science, Technology and Education, 2019-04-30)The provision of learner support is pivotal in understanding the development trend in distance education. A survey of the literature indicates limited incorporation of the student perspective in learner support strategies ... -
Ethnocentric Tendencies in the Formation of the East African Federation on Uganda
(2018)The study hinged on the investigation of ethnicity and the East African political, social, and economic unity. The study employed a descriptive cross- sectional research design, with qualitative and quantitative approaches. ... -
Educational Inequality and Quality of life: A comparative Study of Secondary Schools in Central and Northern Uganda
(2017)Drawing on a comparative analysis from central and northern regions of Uganda, we identified the factors that are associated with educational inequality and quality of life in secondary schools in both regions. Our sample ... -
Accuracy of Using Leaf Blade Length and Leaf Blade Width Measurements to Calculate the Leaf Area of Solanum Aethiopicum Shum Group
(2018)Leaf area is an important parameter when determining growth response under normal as well as stressed environments. No attempt had been made to come up with an affordable but accurate alternative of measuring leaf size in ... -
Decentralization and Efficient Service Delivery in Local Governments
(2011)This collective volume on decentralization and service delivery in local governments, notably in Uganda, is the outcome of a conference organized in Kampala in 2009 by Uganda Martyrs University and University of Groningen. ... -
Africa Peace and Conflict Journal, v. 4, no. 1, June 2011
(2011)Two sets of standards are often applied to Africa: in one, the international community takes decisive action when there is sufficient geo-political interest in a state, and in the other, the international community remains ... -
Skin Prick Test Reactivity to Common Allergens Among Women in Entebbe, Uganda
(2008)The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of atopic sensitization,and to identify common aeroallergens associated with atopic sensitization among women inEntebbe, Uganda, and to determine risk factors ... -
Motivation and Perseverance of Women in Education Leadership in the United States of America
(2019)This study examined executive women leaders in higher education administration in the United States of America. It examined factors influencing women to attain leadership positions. It also looked at the challenges facing ... -
The Role of Civil Society Organisations in Post-Conflict Development of Northern Uganda
(2019)This article examines the role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in post-conflict reconstruction and development of northern Uganda. The analysis is informed by the increased spate of violent conflicts in Africa since ... -
An Assessment of Livestock Technology Packaging and Dissemination in Rukungiri District
(2012)The study was motivated by the fact that despite availability of technologies capable of solving farmers’ constraints adoption of relevant technology has been insufficient to address the constraints. This research set out ... -
Adherence to Laboratory Findings in the Management of Malaria in The High and Low Transmission Areas of Nakasongola and Kabalore Districts of Uganda
(2008)Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Africa today. It is estimated that a single bout of malaria in Africa costs a sum equivalent to earning for over ten working days. In Uganda, more than 95% ... -
Land Cover and Land Use Change Analysis: Its Impacts on RangeLand Ecosystems in Kakooge County, Nakasongola District, Uganda.
(2019)The paper presents and reviews the land cover and land use changes within a rangeland ecosystem and their impacts for a period of 18 years (1987–2005) in Nakasongola district, specifically, Kakooge County. The study used ... -
The Silent but Powerful Communication of the Physical Environment of Nkozi Campus of Uganda Martyrs University
(2019)The purpose of this research was to find out what Uganda Martyrs University students think about the physical environment of the Nkozi campus, which is the main campus of the university with a view to find out if that ... -
Optimizing Smallholder Returns to Fertilizer Use: Bean, Soybean and Groundnut
(2011)Smallholder African farmers commonly lack the financial means to purchase enough fertilizer for application at the economical optimal rates (EOR), or the rates for maximization of net returns ha−1, to all of their land. ... -
Phenotypic Characterization and Starch Profiles of the False Banana (Ensete species) in Uganda
(2013)Enset is a diploid (2n=18) species that phenotypically resembles a banana plant but the edible parts are formed by the pseudostem and the underground corm rather than by the fruit. Enset is an important staple crop for ... -
Ethnicity and the Formation of the East African Political Federation: The Case of Uganda
(2014)East Africa is a multicultural region with diverse ethnic composition, and is comprised of a number of independent states namely; Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and of recent Southern Sudan and Somalia have ... -
The Implication of Ethnicity on the Formation of the East African Economic Federation: The Case of Uganda
(2014)The design of economic policies in East Africa that promote inter-ethnic cooperation remains poorly understood by the East African legislators, and the architectures of the East African Federation. This paper examines how ... -
The Milk Delivery Chain and Presence of Brucella Spp. Antibodies in Bulk Milk in Uganda
(2016-06)This study examinedthe influence of informal milk delivery chains on the risk of human exposure to Brucellaspp. through milk consumption in two regions of Uganda (Gulu and Soroti Districts). The work involved describing ...
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