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Pathways to sustainable intensification of the coffee-banana agroecosystems in the Mt. Elgon region

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2019
Despite the importance of coffee and banana as key income and food sources for millions of farmers inhabiting the densely populated East African highlands as well as and urban dwellers, there are declining yields.
Christopher Sebatta, Johnny Mugisha, Fredrick Bagamba, Ernst A. Nuppenau, Stephanie E. Domptail, Benjamin Kowalski, Matthias Hoeher, Anthony R. Ijala, Jeninah Karungi   +8 more
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Could guns and rain spell the end for the Karamojong? [PDF]

, 2010
Over one million people live in Karamoja, a region found in the north Eastern part of Uganda. To a visitor passing through from the capital city Kampala, Karamoja may look like any other region in Uganda but appearances can be deceptive.
Ferloni, Mark, O'Brien, Geoff, O'Keefe, Mark, O'Keefe, Phil   +3 more
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Risk factors for in-hospital mortality of visceral leishmaniasis patients in eastern Uganda. [PDF]

, 2009
OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients treated for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Uganda. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of VL patients' clinical data collected for project monitoring by Médecins Sans Frontières in ...
Bern, Bryceson, Chappuis, Collin, Croft, Delgado, Desjeux, Guerin, Jamjoom, Lyons, Moore, Mueller, Mueller, Olliaro, Ritmeijer, Ritmeijer, Seaman, Sundar, Thakur, Veeken, WHO   +20 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccination with Recombinant Subolesin Antigens Provides Cross-Tick Species Protection in Bos indicus and Crossbred Cattle in Uganda

Vaccines, 2020
Cattle tick infestations and transmitted pathogens affect animal health, production and welfare with an impact on cattle industry in tropical and subtropical countries.
Paul D. Kasaija, Marinela Contreras, Fredrick Kabi, Swidiq Mugerwa, José de la Fuente   +4 more
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Bryophytes of Uganda : 4., new and additional records, 2 [PDF]

, 2001
20 hepatics and 16 mosses are reported new to Uganda, 1 moss being also new to Africa.
Matcham, H. W., O’Shea, Brian J., Porley, Ron D., Wigginton, Martin J.   +3 more
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The Bitter Taste of Brazil's Temporary Import Ban on Robusta Coffee

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brazil, a leading Robusta coffee producer and exporter, faced a significant drought in 2016–2017, which drastically reduced production and depleted stocks. Consequently, Brazil temporarily permitted the import of one million 60‐kg bags of Robusta coffee in the spring 2017. An import ban was imposed shortly afterward due to lobbying by domestic
Hanifi Otgun, John Beghin, Fernando Maximiliano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-cultural barriers to child sexual abuse investigation in Uganda: Experiences of police officers at Kamuli District central police station

International Review of Social Sciences Research
Child sexual abuse has been widely recognised as a global crisis and a violation of fundamental rights of children. Irrespective of this recognition, child sexual abuse remains pervasive, underreported and poorly investigated.
Waiswa Emmanuel Kaako, Kiconco Milliam, Namara Susan , Namubiru Lydia   +3 more
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Non-Adherence to Antidiabetic Medication Among Patients at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Uganda

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2022
Karekoona Faisal,1 Jonans Tusiimire,1 Tadele Mekuriya Yadesa1– 3 1Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; 2Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Ambo University,
Faisal K, Tusiimire J, Yadesa TM
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Lessons Learnt From WASH Action Research With Practitioners in Four Countries [PDF]

, 2016
This is the final report from the Action Research for Learning programme, a three-year initiative (2013 -- 2015), led by IRC, to improve the effectiveness of existing hygiene promotion and community empowerment programmes of selected local Dutch WASH ...
Jeske Verhoeven, Marielle Snell
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