Uganda Journal of Agricultural Science (UJAS)
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The policy-change-cycle framework: Experiences with the harmonization of seed policies, laws and regulations in Eastern and Central Africa
Get PDFThe project entitled "Harmonization of Seed Policies, Laws, Regulations and Procedures in Eastern and Central Africa to facilitate the transfer of germplasm and seed trade across the national borders was initiated by ASERECA/ECAPAPA. ". In this paper, 
Traditional uses of indigenous tree species
Get PDFUntil recently, all attention in forest platation development in Ugand
Phosphorous release from decomposing water hyacinth and effects of decomposition on water quality
Get PDFBench scale experiments were done to assess the effects of decomposition of water hyacint
A greenhouse experiment to evaluate compost derived from household and market crop wastes
Get PDFUrban peasants in Uganda frequently cultivate soils with low 
Development of groundnut rosette disease and vector resistant varieties
Get PDFVarietal resistance to groundnut rosette disease is the most practical and effective way to manage the disease and to reduce yield loss. 
The use of starter cultures in the fermentation of bushera: a Ugandan traditional fermented sorghum beverage
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Smallholder integrated crop management (ICM) research planning: A case for Mukono and Kayunga districts
Get PDFA pilot planning project intended to learn more about the farmers' current practices in order to develop appropriate research interventions
Indigenous methods of controlling termites in agroforestry systems in Uganda
Get PDFTermites are one major agroforestry pests in the tropics causing substantial economic losses. Losses ranging from 50% to 100% have been reprted
Mapping and understanding farmers indigenous Agricultural Knowledge and information systems and the implications for contracted research and extension systems
Get PDFFarmers, both male and female have indigenous knowledge systems, which do not mesh well with the more formal research and extension information networks. The purpose of the study was to develop and test a methodology that can be undertaken by field level staff. Tools were developed to determine farmer information networks, disaggregated by wealth and gender. Additional tools were developed to analyze farmer information delivery preferences, the type of information flowing through the information links, the frequency of use and the perceived quality of information. Richer and progressive farmers had information networks that went outside the confines of the community. Information was obtained from the radio, extension workers, private enterprise (buyers and sellers) and vernacular language newspapers. This group of farmers are suspicious of family and friends. Poor farmers agricultural information network was confined to their relatives, friends, the church, the local women’s group, radio, and very rarely the extension worker. For both groups delivery of good quality technical and marketing information remains a problem. The merits and problems of the different information mechanisms are discussed. Little or no institutional memory exists at the community level. Most farmers prefer to “learn by doing”; contrasted with the service providers who preferred the classroom delivery mode. Farmer indigenous knowledge and information systems have implications for both contracted and delivered research and extension services. In policy terms, richer farmers have reasonable links with local government officials, are very market oriented. The market may be able to deliver information to this group, but market traders are viewed with suspicion. Delivery of information to the poor, who are food insecure and rarely interact with the market, is a problem. Alternative less market oriented information delivery mechanisms must be developed, and incorporated into an information and communication strategy. How different formal knowledge and information systems can link farmers knowledge and information system is discussed.
Integrating indigenous and scientific knowledge on soils: recent experiences in Uganda and Tanzania and their relevance to participatory land use planning
Get PDFThe last decade has seen a reappraisal of the process of agricultural innovation and a convergence on participatory approaches to development planning and research. Recognizing that practitioners face scarcity of information on how to operationalize the new paradigm, the project reported here aimed to develop a methodology for integrating scientific soil survey products with indigenous knowledge surveys. In principle, these methods offer complementary strengths. Scientific survey provides valuable insight into key soil properties and their spatial variability, but such mapping is generally not available at sufficiently detailed scale. On the other hand, indigenous knowledge is fine-tuned to locality and represents an assembly of accumulated local experience. Field research over 3 years on sites in Uganda and Tanzania aimed to test the hypothesis that indigenous knowledge and scientific soil assessment can both be represented within a common spatial frame and can therefore be usefully integrated. The research highlighted the importance of a systematic and iterative exploration of indigenous knowledge, which must extend beyond the level of rapid rural appraisal and include several different techniques of cross-validation of interpretations of indigenous soil classification systems. We conclude that there is much to be gained by combining elements of broad-scale scientific survey with a localized assessment of indigenous knowledge. The remaining challenge is to develop best practice guidelines that will allow agricultural researchers and planners to understand and use local knowledge combined with scientific understanding of soil and land resources