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TECHNICAL REPORTS · NARL · 2014Food Markets
2013 Global Food Policy Report
IFPRI This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food and nutrition security, the series offers…
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS · NAROSEC · 2014Agricultural Economics
Deterninants of Participation of Small Holder Farmers in Marketing of Grain Amaranth: A Case of Kamuli District, Uganda
Namazzi Stella As a vegetable crop, grain amaranth plays an important role in improving household
nutritional and economic status. Grain amaranth is still a new crop in Uganda’s
farming system, after being introduced by VEDCO in 2005 to curb malnutri…
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS · NaCRRI · 2014Agricultural Economics
Evaluating Farmer's and Consumers Acceptance of New Cooking Banana Hybrids in Uganda: Micro-Economic Analysis and Policy Implications
Kenneth Akankwasa Banana is an important world food crop supporting the food security and livelihoods of
millions of smallholders in tropical countries of Africa, including Uganda. Despite the crop's
importance in Uganda, its productivity has been decli…
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS · NaSARRI · 2014Plant breeding
Genetic Analysis and Improvement of Pearl Millet for Rust Resistance and Grain Yield in Uganda
Geofrey Lubadde Pearl millet is a sustainable food security crop for people living in areas with extreme drought
and heat conditions. Like in many countries where it is grown, in Uganda the crop grows in
semi-arid zones characterised by low average annu…
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS · NARL · 2014Agricultural Engineering
Improvement of the Water Scrubbing Technology for Biogas Upgrading
Walozi Ronald Biogas is a renewable energy resource comprising of mainly methane, carbon dioxide, and
hydrogen sulphide. Its range of uses can be increased by removing hydrogen sulphide and
enhancing methane content by removal of carbon dioxide. The p…
