Uganda Journal of Agricultural Science (UJAS)
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Identification of indigenous tree and shrub fodder species in the lake Victoria shore region of Uganda.
Get PDFA study to investigate livestock farmers' experiences 
Working with smallholder farmers to improve maize production and marketing in western Kenya
Get PDFSmallhold farmers in Western Kenya face crop production and marketing constrain
Population screening for selection of bucks and does of the Mubende goat in Uganda
Get PDFSixty goats of Mubende breed were categorized in the field into large and ordinary size animals on the basis of heart girth
Assessment of the potential productivity of pigs in the Teso and Lango farming systems, Uganda: A case study
Get PDFIn 1998, a needs assessment conducted in the Teso farming system identified the pigs as a one of the researchable issues
Inoculation, colonization and distribution of fungal endophytes in Musa tissue culture plants
Get PDFThe use of mutualistic fungal endophytes to control the banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) and banana parasitic nematodes (Radopholus similis, Pratylenchus goodeyi and Helicotylenchus multicinctus) is currently being investigated at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Integration of pheromones and the entomopathogenic fungus for the management of the banana weevil
Get PDFCandidate strains of the fungus Beauveria bassiana have been identified for use in the integrated pest management of the banana weevil (Cosmopolites Sordidus)
Dual control of ticks and tsetse flies using deltamethrin through community participatory methods
Get PDFTransfer and adoption of the use of deltamethrin spray on cattle for controlling both tsetse flies and ticks hence controlling trypasonomiasis and tick-borne diseases was done among agropastoral communities in Serere County, Soroti district, Uganda. 
Profitability of sorghum-legume cropping practices among households in Eastern Uganda
Get PDFSorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.moench) is a staple food in Uganda and is particulary intercropped with legumes like groundnut (Arachis hypogea) and cowpea (Vagina unguiculata) in the eastern and northern parts of Uganda
Gender access to formal credit and its impact on cross-border bean marketing in East Africa: Case study of western Kenya and eastern Uganda
Get PDFCommon bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important legume crop in East and Central Africa, providing protein, calories and cash income for rural households
Comparing the processes used for assessing farmers’ demand for research and advisory services.
Get PDFThe public extension system in Uganda is currently undergoing a transition towards a demand-driven one, with private sector involvement in service delivery, and in the future possibly funding as well. There is a concern that poor farmers' needs are not sufficiently addressed by NAADS, because (1) they are not adequately represented in farmer groups and fora, (2) even if represented, they do not influence priority setting, and (3) the need identification criteria indirectly discriminates against the poor. The NAADS approach is dynamic and lessons are still being learnt which might be relevant for NAADS. A study carried out in eight villages (four sub-counties) in Arua and Tororo districts analysed the demand assessment procedures used by NAADS and emerging farmer demands for advisory services for inclusion of the poor, participation, transperancy, alignment of farmers' criteria with NAADS criteria, and extent to which cross-cutting issues are addressed. Wealth grouping was used to stratify village households along villager-defined wealth groups. Initial findings show that in the two districts participation in NAADS groups is skewed towards the better-off households. Reasons for this appear to be (1) membership fees from one to five thousand shillings per household, which are difficult to mobilize by the poor, and (2) insufficient information about NAADS and doubts about benefits among poor households. Extension link farmers and cadre of farmers facilitator facilitated group level enterprise selection; NGOs facilitated at parish level. Some farmers did not understand the procedures and criteria used for selection, limiting their participation. The terms of reference for advisory services developed by the technical teams emphasised commodities, rather than cross-cutting issues such as gender, soil fertility and markets that equally affect productivity. The differences between NAADS criteria and those used by NARO is leading to a dichotomy of farmer needs, as identified by the two agencies