Influence of university entrepreneurship training on farmers' competences for improved productivity and market access in Uganda

HN Opolot, P Isubikalu, BB Obaa… - Cogent Food & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Entrepreneurial and organizational competences among farmers are critical in improving
farmers' productivity and market access for sustainable agricultural development through …

Subsoiling improves the photosynthetic characteristics of leaves and water use efficiency of rainfed summer maize in the Southern Huang-Huai-Hai Plain of China

W Wu, S Wang, L Zhang, J Li, Y Song, C Peng, X Chen… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the southern Huang-Huai-Hai (HHH) region, China, maize production is frequently
threatened by waterlogging at the seedling stage and by drought at the big flare stage. A two …

Potato-legume intercrop effects on water and nutrients use efficiency, crop productivity and soil fertility in a Humic Nitisol, Kenya

HI Gitari - 2018 - erepository.uonbi.ac.ke
Integration of legumes into potato-based cropping systems is a common practice in
developing countries presumably as a water and nutrient management strategy. This study …

[PDF][PDF] IN-SITU WATER HARVESTING TECHNOLOGIES AND FERTILIZER RATES INCREASE MAIZE AND BEAN YIELDS IN THE SEMI-ARID KATUMANI, KENYA† …

KM Wafula, NN Karanja, GN Karuku… - Tropical and Subtropical …, 2022 - academia.edu
Antecedentes: La producción de cultivos en las tierras áridas y semiáridas (ASAL) se ve
limitada por la irregularidad de las lluvias y la escasa fertilidad del suelo. Por lo tanto, los …

Effect of integrating tied ridging, fertilizers and cropping systems on maize performance'in arid and semi-arid lands of Eastern Kenya

N Mwende, BO Danga, J Mugwe, K Kwena - African Journal of Education …, 2019 - ajest.info
The main cause of food insecurity in the semi–arid parts of Eastern Kenya is decline in soil
fertility, unsuitable cropping systems, low and unreliable rainfall. This has led to low food …

Fanya juu Terraces Improve Maize (Zea mays L.) and Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) Grain Yields on Hardsetting Soils of Semi-arid Eastern Kenya

EN Njiru, CK Gachene… - International Journal of …, 2022 - archive.bionaturalists.in
Aims: Fanya juu terraces are constructed by digging a ditch and throwing the soil up-slope
with the sole purpose of maintaining an embankment to slow down runoff flow. The effect of …

Assessment of effects of zero and conventional tillage practices on soil moisture and wheat grain yield in arid and semi-arid land of Laikipia, Kenya

MW Mutonga, EC Kipkorir, WK Ng'etich - Water Conservation Science and …, 2019 - Springer
Soil water conservation through tillage is one appropriate way of addressing soil moisture
deficit in rain-fed agriculture. The influence of zero and conventional tillage on soil moisture …

[PDF][PDF] Soil moisture conservation, cropping systems and soil fertility effects on soil and maize performance in Machakos county, Kenya

N Mwende - 2019 - ir-library.ku.ac.ke
I would wish to express my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to my supervisors Dr.
Benjamin Danga and Dr. Jayne Mugwe for their selfless guidance and contribution towards …

Effect of in-situ Water Harvesting Technologies and Fertilizer Application on Nutrient Uptake, Use Efficiency, and Yield of Maize and Beans in Katumani, Machakos …

KM Wafula - 2022 - erepository.uonbi.ac.ke
Low crop yields due to erratic rainfall and deteriorating soil fertility in smallholder farmers'
fields of Sub-Saharan Africa have prompted a quest for more resource-efficient production …

Effect of ridging and intercropping on sorghum productivity in arid and semi-arid lands of eastern Kenya

D Musyimi, EO Ouma, EO Auma, EJ Too… - African Crop Science …, 2022 - ajol.info
Soil moisture deficit is a key constraint to sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) productivity in arid and
semi-arid lands globally. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of ridging …