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This is the Faculty of Agriculture's dissertations in the Uganda Martyrs University Institutional Repository(UMU-IR). It comprises of dissertations for Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Bachelor of Science in Organic Agriculture and Bachelor of Science in General Agriculture; theses for Master of Science in Monitoring and Evaluation and Master of Science in Agri Ecology; and PhDs in Food systems and Agro Ecology Systems.
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Assessing the effect of Bambara nuts production on food security in Buikwe district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2017-02)The general objective of the study was to examine the effect of Bambara nuts production on food security in Buikwe district using a case study of Nyenga Sub County. The study was guided by the following specific ... -
Assessing the contribution of backyard gardening to food availability
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10)Abstract The study assessed the contribution of backyard gardening towards food availability in Nabigasa Sub County. The purpose of the study was to evaluate if backyard gardening has had any positive contribution ... -
Adoption of climate smart technologies by selected smallholder farmers of kigorobya and buseruka sub counties in Hoima district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-09)The study sought to investigate the adoption of climate smart technologies among selected smallholder farmers in Buseruka and Kigorobya sub-counties in Hoima district. The study had three objectives; evaluating the impacts ... -
Staff capacity and data quality in Vi Agroforestry
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2017-08-01)This study was conducted amongst the Vi Agroforestry partners. It is entitled “Staff capacity and data quality” the study was guide by three major objectives that is: To assess how capacity of staff in designing data ... -
Managing agronomic constraints to enhance performance of coffee and bananas in coffee-banana agro-forestry systems
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-10-01)Coffee and bananas are major cash and food crops respectively for many smallholder farmers in Uganda. These two crops can be grown as a sole crop although there is a tendency to intercrop the two. Production of both crops ... -
Livelihood strategies and the Conservation of shea butter tree
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-07)This study sought to examine the influence of livelihood strategies towards the conservation of Shea butter tree in Lira Palwo, Agago District. The influence of the changes in livelihood strategies seemed to have a big ... -
Contribution of Youth Livelihood Program towards employment creation among the youths in Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10-01)Despite the government’s efforts to increase people’s incomes through various programs, youth in Uganda are still faced with unemployment. This prompted a study into examining contribution of youth livelihood program towards ... -
Assessing the effect of data utilization on organizational decision making in Lubaga hospital
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-02)Comprehensive and reliable information is the foundation of decision making across all health system building blocks and is essential for health system policy development and implementation, governance and regulation, ... -
Africa Children Mission’s School Feeding Program, and scholastic achievement of pupils in primary school Kakooge Sub County
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10-01)Africa Children‘s Mission has been running a School Feeding program in Kakooge sub county Nakasongola district for over 10 years yet results from the last 2 PLE revealed a growing decline among the schools where the program ... -
Evaluating the effects of refugees’ settlement on land use in host communities
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10-01)This study sought to evaluate the effects of refugees’ settlement on land use in host communities using Rwamwanja host community as the case study. The study was guided by three objectives which included indentifying Land ... -
Influence of participatory monitoring and evaluation on program performance in non-government organisations
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10-01)The study was conducted in order to establish the effect of participatory Impact Monitoring and agricultural performance of non-government organizations particularly on Sustainable Agricultural Program at CARITAS Kampala ... -
Inculcating values in street children as a mechanism for supporting their integral education
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-11)While children are acclimated to harsh life, they are not used to discipline in their lives, thus to help them achieve integral growth as lifelong skills call for attitude change through integral education for their ... -
Threats to indigenous knowledge in improving agricultural productivity in crop production
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10)The study was conducted in Kabasekende Sub- County, Kibaale District to examine the threats to indigenous knowledge in improving agricultural productivity in crop production. The specific objectives of the study were; ... -
The role of performance agreements in improving teacher effectiveness in public primary schools in Amuru district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2017-11)The purpose of this study was to establish the role of performance agreements in improving teacher effectiveness in public primary schools in Amuru District. Specifically, the study aimed at: examining performance agreement ... -
Determination of insecticidal and seed protective properties of pawpaw extracts against bean weevils (acanthoscelides obtectus) in storage
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-09)The study was an experiment carried out at the Nutrition and Bio-analytical laboratory at NaCRRI, Uganda from November 2016 to October 2017. The aim of the study was to investigate the efficacy of pawpaw leaf powder ... -
Financial management and teachers’ job performance in schools under universal secondary education program in Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10-01)This study intended to examine the effect of financial management on teachers’ job performance in Universal Secondary Education Program in Mpigi district. The specific objectives was to examine the influence of budgeting, ... -
Contribution of Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bag technology in monitoring post-harvest loss trends & reduction in maize production.
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10-01)This study sought to investigate the contribution of Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bag technology to monitoring post-harvest loss trends and post-harvest reduction in maize production using a case of Dokolo district. ... -
Impact of soil conservation measures on soil organic carbon stocks in the South Western Highlands
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-10)Land degradation caused by erosion is one of the greatest environmental threats that hamper agricultural production in the south western highlands of Uganda, the causes include: over cultivation, overgrazing, slash and ... -
Efficacy of neem tree extract on white cabbage aphid, brevicoryne brassicae control
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-09-01)A field study was carried out to investigate the efficacy of Neem tree extracts (root, bark and leaves) to control aphids in cabbage under smallholder farming systems. The objectives were to identify the effective dose of ... -
Factors that affect rice production in agro ecological ecosystems in Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-09-01)The research study examines factors that affect rice production in 3 Agro-ecological Ecosystems in Uganda and determinants of its yield, based on data obtained from a field survey; with research design survey method, through ...
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