Design and Prototyping of a Pineapple Juice Extraction Machine. by Kyazze, Sulaiman

“…The pineapple juice extraction machine was constructed to assist these farmers in processing their pineapples after harvesting following challenges they face like poor handling methods viz, use of hands and manual extractors to squeeze juice and inadequate space for storage of the harvested fruits. …”
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Design and Prototyping of Solar Operated Fertilizer Sprayer. by Nduhura, Whycliffee

“…The most commonly used type by the Ugandan farmers are the knapsack sprayers which have to be carried at the back requiring a lot of physical effort to actuate the lever by one hand at a frequency of 15 to 20 strokes per minute because they are cheap in terms of capital cost. …”
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Effect of Population Growth on Climate Change in Nyakishenyi Sub-County Rukungiri District Uganda. by Arinda, Nicholus

“…The findings highlighted adaptive measures such as changing crop varieties adopted by farmers in response to climate challenges in the Rukungiri district. …”
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Impact of Soil Erosion on Agricultural Productivity in Nyakishenyi Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Nahurira, Brendah

“…The study recommended developing educational programs aimed at local farmers and landowners about the causes of soil erosion, including deforestation, overgrazing, and improper agricultural practices. …”
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Financial Institutions and Agricultural development in Rwanda. A Case Study of Rwanda Development Bank. by Boniface, Kabahizi

“…This will help to sensitize rural farmers about the availability of the loan schemes in those financial institutions and even project supervision can be cost effective since they are nearer their clients.…”
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Agribusiness strategy and Rural Development: A case Study of Ihunga Sub county-Ntungamo District. by Denis Simpson T.K, Singahache

“…The key study findings were: lack of provision of food security strategy, poor policy articulation and finally lack of supply of agricultural inputs to farmers. The conclusion of the study was that agribusiness strategy has a prominent role to play in advancing rural development in Ihunga Sub County, Ntungamo District. …”
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Fundus camera-based precision monitoring of blood vitamin A level for Wagyu cattle using deep learning by Nanding Li, Naoshi Kondo, Yuichi Ogawa, Keiichiro Shiraga, Mizuki Shibasaki, Daniele Pinna, Moriyuki Fukushima, Shinichi Nagaoka, Tateshi Fujiura, Xuehong De, Tetsuhito Suzuki

“…This system can assist farmers in blood vitamin A level monitoring and related disease prevention, contributing to precision livestock management and animal well-being in wagyu industry.…”
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Model Pengambilan Keputusan Pemilihan Bibit Unggul Sapi Bali Menggunakan Metode Weighted Product by Dyna Marisa Khairina, Indra Cahya Pramukti, Heliza Rahmania Hatta, Septya Maharani

“…The decision-making model helps provide recommendations to farmers in the process of selecting superior bali cattle seeds as a material consideration in choosing the right, accurate and simplify the selection process with the best decision. …”
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SVFRH: A Growth Stage-Based Compartmental Model for Predicting the Disease Incident in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) by Athira P. Shaji, S. Hemalatha

“…The proposed model is capable of providing a dependable and efficient means of disease detection and prevention in tomato crops, enabling timely actions by farmers. Furthermore, this approach has the potential for generalization to other crops, promising improvements in crop health and yield within the realm of agriculture.…”
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Impact of Climate Variability on Coffee Production in Kambuga Sub-County Kanungu District. by Tumutegyerize, Vicent

“…These extension services can help farmers adopt new technologies and practices to cope with climate variability.…”
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Marketing Cooperatives and sustainable Agricultural development in Rulindo District, Rwanda by Nkubito, Habyarimana Jean Pierre

“…The objectives of the study were; to identify activities and services of marketing cooperatives – driven agriculture that are leading to sustainable agricultural development in Rulindo district, to analyse the perceptions of marketing cooperatives members toward agricultural marketing cooperatives activities and services improvement in Rulindo district, to examine the contribution of marketing cooperatives to the socio-economic development and environmental management by rural farmers in Rulindo district, to identify challenges to the development of marketing cooperatives-driven Agriculture, in Rulindo district. …”
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An Assessment of Socio-Economic Factors explaining Pupil Dropout in UPE Schools of Nyabihoko Sub- County, Ntungamo District by Abert, Musinguzi

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Adherence to four healthy lifestyles and their influencing factors among residents aged 35 to 75 years in Fujian province: a longitudinal study by Ze YANG, Xin FANG, Yefa ZHANG, Wenling ZHONG, Tiehui CHEN, Jingyu CHEN, Yanrong YIN, Xiaoqing LI

“…Multifactorial logistic regression analysis showed that women, older adults aged ≥ 65 years, non-farmers, and residents with higher education levels were more likely to adhere to all four healthy lifestyle habits. …”
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Disease resistance traits of IPB-D2 chickens: Characterization of IgY concentrations, Newcastle disease antibody titers, and leukocyte profiles by Dwi Lestari, Sri Murtini, Niken Ulupi, Asep Gunawan, Isyana Khaerunnisa, Anneke Anggraeni, Cece Sumantri

“…Background and Aim: The IPB-D2 chicken, a potential disease-resistant local Indonesian line, has been developed to improve poultry health and productivity for small-scale farmers. This study aimed to characterize the disease resistance traits of IPB-D2 chickens by analyzing key immunological parameters, including immunoglobulin Y (IgY) concentration, Newcastle disease (ND) antibody titers, and leukocyte profiles. …”
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Spawning biology, breeding, and larval rearing techniques for Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton) for aquaculture and recreational use in Bangladesh: The first approach by Paul Shyamal Kumar, Sarker Bhakta Supratim, Sultana Nahid, Pall Jewel Chandra, Perven Tania, Saha Debasish, Majumdar Priyanka Rani

“…The findings will be useful for hatcheries, fish farmers, the ornamental fish sector, and biodiversity protection.…”
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An analysis of observed and predicted extreme heat and precipitation trends across four pulse producing regions in North America: North Dakota, Montana, Saskatchewan, and Northeast... by Sophia Weiss, Erin Coughlan de Perez

“…Even with this drying trend, farmers cannot assume that they will have a 7 day consecutive dry spell that would enable natural drying of pulses without synthetic drying agents like glyphosate. …”
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Green remediation of lead (pb) from Pb-toxic soil by combined use of silicon nanomaterials and leguminous Lens culinaris L. plants by Tayyaba Naz, Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal, Bilal Raza, Muhammad Asad Mubeen, Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Abdullah Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Mohamed S Elshikh, Muhammad Rizwan, Rashid Iqbal

“…Abstract Lead (Pb) toxicity is a major issue due to anthropogenic activities that is faced by farmers nowadays which inhibits plant growth and decreases crop yields. …”
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Burden assessment of podoconiosis in Wayu Tuka woreda, east Wollega zone, western Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Kebede Deribe, Gail Davey, Kenate Bekele, Tsige Amberbir, Geleta Tadele, Abdi Samuel

“…It is prevalent among subsistence barefoot farmers who live and work in highland areas of the tropics. …”
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Influence of Monitoring and Evaluation on The Performance of Government Projects: A Case Study of Operation Wealth Creation in Kabale District. by Twehemukama, Agatha

“…OWC secretariat should be more involved in program M&E at the district and sub-county level to make the implementers more accountable, From the questionnaires, respondents gave their opinions that Farmers should be given inputs as crop finance at concessionary interest rates through the SACCOS. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of Floods to the Local Community in Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Murengezi, Innocent

“…The Population of this study comprised farmers and communities from the Nyarusiza sub-county whose property has been destroyed due to floods especially those in some parishes like Rukongi, Mabungo, and Gasovu who were 239 in number. …”
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