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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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Farmers’ awareness and pesticides residual levels in water among smallholder vegetable farms in Kabarole district western Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2021-03-31)This study assessed farmer’s awareness and the residual effect/ levels of pesticides used among smallholder vegetable farmers in south western Uganda. Pesticide use became a common practice by most farmers in Uganda ... -
Assessment of community participation in waste management: case study Katabi town council, Wakiso district, Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2019-09-01)Globally, communities in both urban and rural areas are seriously facing the problems of waste management in term of collection, transportation and disposal. This is due to low community’s participation in developing ... -
Influence of efficient internal financial controls on effective health service delivery systems in public hospitals in Uganda; case study: Jinja and Mbale Regional Referral Hospitals
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2021-04-01)The study investigated the influence of internal efficient financial controls on effective health service delivery systems in public hospitals in Uganda.Specifically, the study examined the influence of implementation ... -
Effects of water pollutants on wetlands and fishery resources: case study Kirinya and Wanyange wetlands of lake Victoria
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2021-04-19)Pollution is the biggest killer in developing countries with contaminated air, water, and soil claiming millions of lives every year. However, its impact on fish and fisheries resources in Uganda has not been ascertained. ... -
Disease prevalence and shade tree diversity in smallholder cocoa farms: case study Bundibugyo district, Western Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2021-03-30)The study aimed at assessing the impact of different cocoa Agro forestry systems on disease prevalence and yield on small holder farmers in Bundibugyo district. The specific objectives of the study were to compare the ... -
Effect of tillage practice on growth and yield of maize
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2019-07-01)The study aimed at evaluating the effect of tillage practice on vegetative growth and yield of maize and was guided by the following objectives; to evaluate the effect of tillage practice on vegetative growth of maize, ... -
Pasture Management Practices On Individually Owned Grazing Land
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2019-09-01)This study examined pasture management practices on individually owned grazing land in Kakuuto county - Kyotera district –Uganda. The general objective was to establish pasture management practices and cattle productivity ... -
Effect of jack bean (canavalia enformis) green manure on maize growth and yield
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2019-09-01)This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of jack bean green manure on the growth and yield of maize. The experiments were set up in two locations using a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four treatments: ... -
Examining the relevance of formal tertiary education on employability in Kampala capital city authority (KCCA):
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10)The relevance of formal tertiary education on employability in Kampala Capital City Authority: a case of Makindye Division, was studied. It addressed Formal Tertiary Education in particular, which plays an important ... -
The performance of women group guaranteed loans promoted by MFI on women welfare in Zirobwe sub county:
(Uganda martyrs University, 2018-10)In Uganda, like in many developing countries, empowering women through micro-credit finance is viewed as a means of reducing women poverty, empowering them, reducing their vulnerability and improving their well-being. ... -
The determinants of fish exports in Uganda (1997-2012)
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2013-10)This study was sought to examine the determinants of fish exports in Uganda by utilizing the time series data collected for a period of 1997-2012 in which formal fish exports of Uganda showed a considerably stable ... -
Evaluating the potential of luring pheidole megacephala using food baits to manage xylosandrus compactus in Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-06-01)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 ... -
Use of ICT tools by onion farmers in accessing agricultural extension information. A case study of Harugongo sub-county, Kabarole district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-03-01)In many developing countries, rural populations are heavily dependent on agriculture as well as different social services for their livelihoods. Just like any other developing country, in Uganda over 80 percent of ... -
Assessment of utilization of wild edible plants and their contribution to the livelihoods of rural communities; case study: Koro sub-county, Omoro district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2021-04-01)Wild edible plants are important food supplements which reduce vulnerability to food insecurity especially in times of food shortage in Uganda. However, limited information is available on knowledge and their use in ... -
The effect of land conflicts on food security in Kasese district.
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10-01)This study investigated the effect of land conflicts on food security in Kasese district. Specifically, the study reviewed three objectives that were: to explore the nature of current land conflicts in Kasese district; ... -
Analysis of extrinsic and intrinsic factors affecting the adoption of biogas technology in the Mbarara district in Western Uganda: a case study of the Mbarara district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-10)This study concentrated on the extrinsic and intrinsic factors on the adoption of biogas Technology following the fact that, Despite the enormous advantages, existing policies and abundant biogas sources, biogas energy ... -
Characterization of the poultry production system among the smallholder farmers in Pader district
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-07)The study set to characterize the poultry production system among smallholder farmers in Pader with focus on the management practices employed by farmers, social economic contributions enjoyed, major challenges faced and ... -
Field abundance of serangium parcesetosum (col., coccinellidae): a predator of cassava whitefly (hom, aleyrodidae) in two cassava growing agro-ecological zones of Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-07)The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, is a major pest of cassava in Africa where it causes direct feeding damage on the leaves and indirectly through sooty mould production. This pest is also a vector of cassava mosaic ... -
Impact of primary teachers’ incentive pay on girls’ educational performance
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2018-08)The major objective of the study was to evaluate the impact of primary school teachers’ incentive pay program on girls’ educational performance. By paying incentives to teachers IMPACT, a European Union founded program ... -
Towards optimizing coffee-banana Agro-forestry cropping systems for management of biotic stresses in the mid-eastern coffee growing region of Uganda.
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2016-10)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 ...
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