00028 ---

Local Record Number

: UG8900028

Status

: T

Project Code

: UG0501000011

Starting Date

: 199304

Duration

: 36

Exchange Language

: En

Date of Information

: 198911

Title

: Re-establishment of applied research and extension on the prevention of post harvest losses in Uganda.

Objectives

: To identify points of losses and loss agents in the traditional post harvest practices and on-farm losses for major crops to establish economic thresholds for improvements in traditional techniques and establish a suitable loss assessment method.

Category (Primary)

: J10

AGROVOC Descriptors

: POSTHARVEST LOSSES; CROP LOSSES; STORED PRODUCTS PESTS; POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGY; EXTENSION ACTIVITIES; UGANDA

Institution Name

: National Agricultural Research Organization. Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute

Institution Address

: PO Box 7065, KAMPALA (Uganda)

Research Leader

: Nahdy, S.M.; Birth: ‘52; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: ENTOMOLOGY

Co-worker 1

: Odogola W. R.; Birth: ‘45; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: ENGINEERING

Notes

: The project works in close Cupertino with the appropriate technology section of the Ministry of Agriculture

Programme name

: Postharvest Research Programme

Source of funds

: FAO

Type of research

: F