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Role of power in supply chain performance: evidence from agribusiness SMEs in Uganda
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017-11-13)
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of power on supply chain performance (SCP) in the context of small and medium sized agribusiness enterprises (SMEs). Contrary to most of previous studies, which collect and ...
Supply chain performance and satisfaction: investigating the perceptions of relationship quality in the Ugandan maize supply chain
(Ghent University. Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, 2017)
This PhD research assessed the perception of supply chain relationship quality and how it influences supply chain performance and satisfaction. The study was conducted in a triadic agribusiness (maize) supply chain in ...
Applying the food technology neophobia scale in a developing country context. A case-study on processed matooke (cooking banana) flour in Central Uganda
(Academic Press, 2016-01-01)
The success of new food technologies largely depends on consumers' behavioral responses to the innovation. In Eastern Africa, and Uganda in particular, a technology to process matooke into flour has been introduced with ...
Local knowledge and practices on use and management of edible insects in Lake Victoria basin, East Africa
(Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2017-06-16)
Edible insects (EIs) provide an important food source in Africa, but their potential to improve livelihoods and environmental conservation is yet to be fully exploited. This study contributes towards enhancing the use of ...
Household nutritional knowledge, attitude and practices associated with consumption of wild fruits and vegetables in Acholi Sub-region of Northern Uganda.
(RUFORUM, 2016)
Rural households mostly utilise wild fruits and vegetables as a supplement to household nutritional needs during lean seasons. However, nutritional benefits derived from a given food are influenced by nutritional knowledge, ...
Comparison of economic impact of alternative constraint control measures in indigenous chicken production in Nyanza Province, Kenya
(CIPAV Foundation, 2013)
This study compared the costs and benefits of six alternative control measures on the indigenous chicken productivity constraints with an aim of identifying the most desirable mitigation measure; for improved productivity ...
Sowing the seeds of transformative practice to actualize women’s rights to respectful maternity care: reflections from Kenya using the consolidated framework for imp...
(BioMed Central, 2017-12)
Despite years of growing concern about poor provider attitudes and women experiencing
mistreatment during facility based childbirth, there are limited interventions that specifically
focus on addressing these issues. ...
Morphological, biochemical and molecular characterization of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria of African nightshades (Solanum scabrum Mill.)
(2016)
African nightshade (Solanum scabrum Mill.) is one important vegetable in terms of food
security and nutritional balance. The vegetable is usually medicinal and also a source of
income to many small scale farmers in ...
Carpet Characteristics of Eichhornia Crassipes [Mart.] Solms (Water hyacinth) in the Winam Gulf (Lake Victoria, Kenya)
(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2017)
The occurrence and spread of the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.] Solms), in the
Winam gulf has created numerous attributes to the human population that live around the
lake, thereby making its control a ...
Effects of cutting position of rose rootstock cultivars on rooting and its relationship with mineral nutrient content and endogenous carbohydrates
(Elsevier, 2017-11-18)
The stem cuttings for propagating rose rootstocks are usually obtained from the
shoots on the mother stock irrespective of the position. However, adventitious root formation
may be influenced by the cutting position. ...