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Assessment of Agronomy, Agroforestry, Orchards, Grain Storage, and Postharvest Programs on Empowerment of Farmers in Rural Uganda
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Samuel Ikendi; Francis Owusu; Dorothy Masinde; Ann Oberhauser; Carmen Bain – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2024
In Uganda, limited agricultural extensionists have always hampered the capacity development efforts of farmers, necessitating partnerships with local and international organizations. This study assessed the progress made by the Iowa State University Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL) toward ending hunger in Uganda. The CSRL partners…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Agricultural Occupations, Extension Education
Using the Learning Transfer System Inventory to Test the Effects of Trainee and Training Design Characteristics on the Transfer of Agricultural Training in Uganda
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Kiwanuka, Joseph; Miiro, Richard F.; Matsiko, Frank B.; Nkalubo, Stanley – International Journal of Training and Development, 2020
The study was conducted to determine the role of training design and trainee characteristics in predicting the transfer of agronomic training among bean seed farmers in Uganda. Gender differences in levels of transfer were also studied. Data were from a sample survey of 300 respondents. Independent t-tests and hierarchical multivariate regression…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Trainees, Instructional Design, Agronomy
Using Plant Clinic Registers to Assess the Quality of Diagnoses and Advice Given to Farmers: A Case Study from Uganda
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Danielsen, Solveig; Boa, Eric; Mafabi, Moses; Mutebi, Emmanuel; Reeder, Robert; Kabeere, Flavia; Karyeija, Robert – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2013
Purpose: This study developed a framework for quality assessment of diagnoses and advice given at plant clinics. Design/methodology/approach: Clinic registers from five plant clinics in Uganda (2006-2010) were used to develop quality assessment protocols for diagnoses and advice given by plant doctors. Assessment of quality of diagnoses was based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Plants (Botany), Agronomy
Multiple Knowledges for Agricultural Production: Implications for the Development of Conservation Agriculture in Kenya and Uganda
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Moore, Keith M.; Lamb, Jennifer N.; Sikuku, Dominic Ngosia; Ashilenje, Dennis S.; Laker-Ojok, Rita; Norton, Jay – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2014
Purpose: This article investigates the extent of multiple knowledges among smallholders and connected non-farm agents around Mount Elgon in Kenya and Uganda in order to build the communicative competence needed to scale up conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS). Design/methodology/approach: Our methodological approach examines local…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agriculture, Conservation (Environment), Agricultural Occupations