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Maize Response to Fertilizer and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Uganda
(American Society of Agronomy, 2012)
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important smallholder crop in Uganda. Yields are low because of low soil fertility and little fertilizer
use. Yield response to nutrient application and economically optimal rates (EOxR, where x ...
Sorghum Response to Fertilizer and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Uganda
(American Society of Agronomy, 2012)
Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is important for smallholder production in semiarid parts of Uganda. Grain yields are
low because of low soil fertility. Little fertilizer is used. Yield response to N, P, and K ...
Understanding Organic Food Qualities in the Global South: An East African Perspective
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2012)
Quality is a major component of the process of food production, delivery and consumption because it plays an
influential role in consumer acceptability of the food. It has been widely suggested that food quality consists ...
Inter-religious Discourse on Climate Change Roman Catholic and African Traditional Perspectives
(The Ecumenical Review, 2012)
The future of our planet poses many challenges for our generation, possibly more than ever before.
Overpopulation, rapid industrialization, heightened consumerism, unrestricted technologies, and
other human activities ...
Democracy and rural development in post-apartheid South Africa
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2012)
The research addresses the contentious link between democracy and sustainable rural economic development in post-apartheid South Africa. Historically, in 1994, the democratic state in South Africa inherited a legacy of ...
Prospects for Africa's socioeconomic development despite marginalisation
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2012)
This paper discusses the external and internal factors hindering holistic and sustainable socioeconomic development in Africa. The factors are identified as: 1) marginalization engineered by manipulation of market forces, ...
Centrality of the family in the pursuit of sustainable development
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2012)
The complex nature of the concept of sustainable development requires an integration of knowledge, other than basing on a particular science or model. This article widens the horizon by bringing onboard an approach based ...
The representation of gender in English textbooks in Uganda
(Taylor and Francis, 2012-06-29)
The central role played by textbooks in children’s education in developing
countries has been highlighted previously in this journal. This paper
reports on how an English-language textbook used commonly in Ugandan
secondary ...
The Uganda Newborn Study (UNEST): An Effectiveness Study on Improving Newborn Health and Survival in Rural Uganda Through a Community-based Intervention Linked to Health Facilities - Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
(BioMed Central, 2012)
Background
Reducing neonatal-related deaths is one of the major bottlenecks to achieving Millennium Development Goal 4. Studies in Asia and South America have shown that neonatal mortality can be reduced through community-based ...
Newborn Survival in Uganda: A Decade of Change and Future Implications
(Oxford University Press, 2012-06-07)
Each year in Uganda 141 000 children die before reaching their fifth birthday; 26% of these children die in their first month of life. In a setting of persistently high fertility rates, a crisis in human resources for ...