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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The study examined the social economic factors affecting women involvement in coffee production in Kirumba Sub-county Rakai District. Data was collected using structured questionnaire, focus group discussion, documentary ...

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 ...

The black coffee twig borer (BCTB ) Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) is an economically important pest of Robusta coffee in Uganda. In this study, the predatory ant, Pheidole megacephala, was evaluated for potential ...

The study was conducted to examine the perceptions associated with use of agrochemicals on food production in Kibiga Sub-County. The study was guided by the following objectives: to determine the farmers’ knowledge, ...

This study aimed at (i) assessing farmers’ knowledge and their coping mechanisms in managing the biotic constraints, (ii) identifying the biotic constraints within coffee-banana agro-forestry systems in the Mid-eastern ...