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Agronomic performance and breeding potential of selected maize inbred lines for improvement of protein quality of adapted Ugandan germplasm
(2008-12-15)
The main objective of this study was to characterise selected QPM inbred lines obtained from CIMMYT under Ugandan conditions. Agronomic performance and combining abilities were determined to assess the breeding potential ...
The potential of Ankole cattle abattoir ovaries for In Vitro embryo production
(African Journal of Animal and Biomedical Sciences, 2008)
A study was carried out to determine the potential of abattoir ovaries from Ankole cattle cows for in vitro embryo production. Ankole cattle cows (n = 109) due for slaughter at a local abattoir were selected. The body ...
Indigenous chicken flocks of Eastern Uganda: I. productivity, management and strategies for better performance
(Livestock Research for Rural Development, 2008-09-04)
A study was conducted to determine the productivity and management of indigenous chickens of Kumi district in Eastern Uganda. Eighty households were randomly selected to respond to a standard questionnaire. The average ...
Honey quality as affected by handling, processing and marketing channels in Uganda
(Tropicultura, 2008-04)
The factors that affect honey quality in Uganda were surveyed in 120 beekeeping households. Honey was sampled from supermarkets, hawkers and stall markets along four transects across Kampala, the capital. Honey quality ...
Marketing channel choice: its determinants and evaluation of transaction costs in smallholder dairy farming in Lilongwe milkshed area, Malawi
(2008-12)
The Malawian dairy sub-sector is still undergoing growth and mainly relies on smallholder farmers for milk supply. Milk is marketed through both the formal and informal channels, and the latter is dominant. Information gap ...
Competitiveness of crossbred chickens in Eastern Uganda
(2008-12-16)
The poultry population in Uganda is estimared at 23 million, of which 78% are indigenous chickens. However, indigenous chickens have lower productivity, higher feed intake per metabolic body size and lower feed conversion ...
Analysis of the impact of the agricultural productivity enhancement program on the technical and allocative efficiency of maize farmers in Masindi District
(2008-09)
The Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program (APEP) was established in Uganda in 2003 by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The program mainly aimed at transforming agriculture from low ...
Enhancement of cattle manure quality and utilisation for crop production on smallholder systems in central Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2008)
There is widespread soil productivity decline in Sub- Saharan Africa attributed to low nutrient stocks and negative nutrient balances. In Uganda in particular, this is due to continuous cultivation and crop harvest without ...