Uganda Journal of Agricultural Science (UJAS)
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Concepts, Operationalization and impacts of the agricultural technology and information response initiative in Coastal Kenya: Lessons, based on realities, possibilities and potentials.
Get PDFAgricultural technology and information initiative is a national undertaking formed and implemented by the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) to catalyze the process of technology awareness, demand, diffusion and client responses. Key issues addressed are food security, poverty reduction and sustainable use of natural resources. The programme was managed by steering committees at national and regional levels and targeted farmer empowerment on a learning and information sharing principle through group approaches thereby maximizing on the multiplier effect of groups. Stakeholder awareness on the application for facilitation/funds procedures was the initial step towards the establishment of partnerships. In coastal Kenya the programme attracted over 119 applications in four years requesting for exposure to various agricultural technologies. Due to resource limitations particularly funds and low staff strength of the biophysical backstopping research scientists among others, only 24 applications/groups were funded against 29 technologies they requested for. The initiative enhanced direct contact to 627 farmers (410 women and 217 males). Lessons from the researcher-extension-farmer partnership included gender bias to the group approach and technologies, increased stakeholder collaboration, closer researcher-extension service contact, increased use of recommended farm inputs and increased farm yields of up to three times the yield before ATIRI intervention and creation of employment opportunities at farm level. A stakeholders survey done at the end of the first phase targeted widening of partnerships in the next phase in order to improve service delivery, food and non-farm output, household incomes and living standards. The programme targets more friendly strategies to stimulate even hired demands and sharing of knowledge and information in its second phase.  
An integrated approach to sustainable utilisation of land resources for a better environment
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Seed Security in Uganda: Current status, issues and challenges
Get PDFIt has been osberved that for most crops in Uganda, yields are less than a third of thier potential. Despite the promotion campaign for new varieties by many national and multinational seed companies, farmers are still producing and exchanging seed informally. Among them are farmers who cannot afford the cost of seed coming out of the formal systems and those whose needs are not fully addressed by the seeds available on the formal market. Oflate, introduction of genetic engineering in the development of new seed varieties has also raised more concerns to smallholder farmers in developing countries, as well as consumers and environmentalists. This report examines the key elements of seed security in Uganda and how to improve agricultural productivity for farmers to achieve food sufficiency. The study specifically aimed at investigating the formal and informal seed security initiatives and how they relate to current policies and laws. The study was mainly qualitative in nature and used participatory research assessment tools while collecting data from the field in addition to the literature review. It covered four districts representing the key agro-ecological regions in the country, i.e. Soroti, Wakiso, Masindi, and Kasese. The findings show that majority of the farmers in Uganda depend on informal seed systems like farm saved seeds and seed exchange. This seed exchange involves transfer of indigenous and community knowlege and practices, which are often accompanied by information about how best to plant, nurture and harvest seed. This practice has also been a cornerstone of agro biodiversity and food security for a long time. The role of government in seed supply has been diminishing overtime due to recent policy reforms, which aim at supporting the private sector to take up a dorminant role. Uganda does not have a comprehensive seed security policy, while most of the legal guidelines on seed are outdated or being developed. There is still need for the government to increase public investment especially for seed research and distribution and not entirely rely on the private sector. The current private sector is still undeveloped to serve interests of different groups of farmers especially the poor. It is recommended that more effort be directed towards the development of community seed banks as well as putting in place seed fairs and farmer exchange visits in order to preserve germplasm and for future seed improvement.
 
Ecological models for rehabilitation of degraded hilly lands in Southern China
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Kairomone trapping system for delivery of Beauveria bassiana to control the banana weevil
Get PDFField studies were conducted to determine banana weevil attraction to processed banana tissue that could then be used at delivery sites for the entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana
Use of crop sanitation for the management of the banana weevil in Uganda
Get PDFRemoval and destruction of banana crop residues after harvest has been widely recommended for the control of banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus control.  
Seed transmission of Fusarium xylarioides in Coffea canephora in Uganda
Get PDFA study was carried out to determine whether or not Fusarium xylarioides (= Gibberella xylariodes) could be transmitted by infected seed of robusta coffee (Coffee canephora Pierre). Seeds were collected from symptomic and asymptomic plants from various robusta coffee growing districts in Uganda and from experimental fields at the Coffee Research Institute (CORI), based at Kituza in Mukono district
Yield stability and acceptability of two new Solanum potato varieties in Uganda
Get PDFStability analysis is a popular statistical procedure in testing and selection of new crop varieties. In this procedure, emphasis is often put on stable and high yield often with less regard to users' perspectives
Addressing the challenge of providing technological options that respond to demands and market opportunities for the vanilla in Uganda: The experience of Taimex (U) Ltd
Get PDFThis paper focuses on addressing the challenge of providing technological options that respond to demands and market opportunities for vanilla in Uganda
Identification of research activities for the dairy sector development in Uganda: systemic and participatory approaches
Get PDFThe objective of the French ACSS (Agricultural Consultation and Sector Structuring) Project is to participate in the implementation of the Plan for Modernization of Agriculture by contributing to a learning approach on farmers' groups, commodity chain professional organization, and agricultural policy design