00121 ---

Local Record Number

: UG9200121

Status

: T

Project Code

: UG0301050025

Starting Date

: 199105

Duration

: 12

Termination Date

: 199206

Exchange Language

: En

Date of Information

: 199111

Title

: Crop/livestock farming systems.

Objectives

: To develope crop and livestock intergrated production techniques empasizing complimentarities; demonstrate profitability and sustainability of mixed farming to promote ox ploughing and animal feeding management.

Category (Primary)

: E20

Category (Secondary)

: F08

AGROVOC Descriptors

: CROPS; LIVESTOCK; FARMING SYSTEMS; MIXED FARMING; DRAUGHT ANIMAL CULTIVATION; PROFITABILITY; FEED CROPS; FARM MANAGEMENT

Institution Name

: Makerere University. Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry. Department of Agricultural Economics

Institution Address

: PO Box 7062, KAMPALA (Uganda)

Research Leader

: Ngambeki, D.S.; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: ECONOMICS

Co-worker 1

: Mugerwa, J.S.; Birth: ‘37; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: NUTRITION

Co-worker 2

: Kiwuwa, G.H.; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: ANIMAL BREEDING

Co-worker 3

: Kasisira, L.; Birth: ‘50; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: ENGINEERING

Co-worker 4

: Ddungu, J.C.; Nation.: UG

Speciality

: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Annual Budget

: (UGS 6000000, 91/92)

Source of funds

: United States Urgency for International Development

Specialized equipment

: Ox ploughs

Methodology & Results

: On-farm and field trials with maize, soya beans, cow peas, groundnuts, pastures and animals.

Expected Results

: To develope better soil and land management; improvement of local ox ploughs, improve animal feeding and develope a sustainable farming and production systems

Type of research

: F

00659 ---

Local Record Number

: UG9800655

Status

: N

Project Code

: UG0502000129

Starting Date

: 199700

Duration

:?

Exchange Language

: En

Date of Information

: 199808

Title

: Characterisation of aerial environment of major agro-ecological zones.

Objectives

: To develop crop-weather model on phenology of cultivars; to develop crop operational calendar for different agro-ecological zones; to retrieve and analyse weather data.

Category (Primary)

: P40

Category (Secondary)

: C30

AGROVOC Descriptors

: CROPS; AGROCLIMATIC ZONES; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; ECOLOGY; GENOTYPES; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

Institution Name

: National Agricultural Research Organisation. Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institute.

Institution Address

: P.O BOX 7084, Kampala (Uganda).

Research Leader

: Nakiganda A

00660 ---

Local Record Number

: UG9800656

Status

: N

Project Code

: UG0502000130

Starting Date

: 199700

Duration

:?

Exchange Language

: En

Date of Information

: 199808

Title

: Genotype environment interaction in annual crops.

Objectives

: To develop models for pests and diseases outbreaks in relation to specific weather variables; to match crop growth cycles with the average potential growing periods; to generate information for analysis of genotype X environment interactions.

Category (Primary)

: J10

Category (Secondary)

: F40

Category (Tertiary)

: C30

AGROVOC Descriptors

: CROPS; PEST CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; DATA ANALYSIS; GENOTYPES; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

Institution Name

: National Agricultural Research Organisation. Namulonge Agricultural and

Animal Production Research Institute.

Institution Address

: P.O BOX 7084, Kampala (Uganda).

Research Leader

: Nakiganda A.