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  • Design and construction of an animal drawn maize planter with fertilizer applicator. 
    Ayesiga, Robert (Busitema University, 2023)
    Proper seed planting is an important farm operation which aims at increasing production through ensuring optimum plant population per area, even stands as well as reducing unnecessary plant competition for nutrients. Local ...
  • Design and construction of an animal drawn organic manure spreader. 
    Assiah, Joseph (Busitema University., 2017-05)
    Currently organic manure is known to be the oldest manure used in agriculture up to date used by man ever since involved in farming. It consists of mainly of litter, waste products of crops mixed with animal dung and urine. ...
  • Design and construction of an animal-drawn bean planter. 
    Nabunya, Victo (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    Beans are one of the most important crops in almost all -parts of Uganda& and they are appreciated throughout the developing world because they have long storage fife, good nutritional properties and can be easily stored ...
  • Design and Construction of an Automated Chick Brooding Machine (ACBM). 
    Mazaki, David (Busitema University, 2020-02-16)
    Brooding is the period immediately after hatching when special care and attention must be given to chicks to ensure good health and survival. It can also be defined as the process by which heat is supplied to newly hatched ...
  • Design and construction of an automated chicken-feeder. 
    Nabawanuka, Proscovia (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    Due to the problem of feed-wastage by chicken farmers, an automated chicken-feeder which operates mechanically, refills the feeding trough whenever feed is consumed by the birds without human supervision has been designed ...
  • Design and construction of an electric powered tomato slice dryer. 
    Asale, Lilian (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Uganda’s economy is largely agro-based and with the developing technology has to meet the needs of the farmers. Uganda has merged to be a fruit surplus area and tomatoes are among the most important fruits grown annually ...
  • Design and construction of an evaporative cooler for citrus fruits. 
    Bagalana, Fastino (Busitema University, 2022)
    A Solar Powered and Temperature Controlled Evaporative Cooler of 45 kg capacity was designed and constructed to increase the shelf life of fresh citrus fruits. The cooler was tested using green freshly harvested lemon ...
  • Design and construction of an improved forage chopper. 
    Mulindwa, Steven (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    Forage has been the main source. or feed for livestock. A forage chopper is a machine that is meant to chop forage into the required uniform size. Forage grows well in areas of Mpigi district because of the fertile soils ...
  • Design and construction of an improved hand drawn planter for maize. 
    Okello, Felix (Busitema University., 2017-05)
    Maize has been in the diet of Ugandans for centuries, it is the most highly cultivated crop, with statistics showing that maize was cultivated by about 86% of the 4.2 million agricultural households in Uganda by 2007. It ...
  • Design and construction of an improved metal silo for maize. 
    Bwambale, Joash (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    In East Africa, Maize (Zea mays L) is a major staple food for a large proportion of the population. Its production has increased over the years as population increases and also as people change their consumption habits. ...
  • Design and construction of an improved motorized sorghum thresher. 
    Naigaga, Miria (Busitema University., 2022-03)
    Sorghum is one of the most important and second cereal grown in Uganda just after maize. Despite the high level of production of sorghum in Uganda, its threshing and cleaning operations remain among the major challenges ...
  • Design and construction of an improved multi-crop engine powered threshing and separation machine for legumes. 
    Oneti, Geofrey (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    Threshing is one of the most important activities carried out in primary processing of legumes. It is aimed at dislodging seeds/grains from the pods and these legumes include common beans, soya beans and peas. Most farmers ...
  • Design and construction of an improved ox-drawn groundnut digger. 
    Akiding, Florencee (Busitema University., 2017-05)
    This project report comprises of five chapters; Chapter one presents background to worldwide groundnut production and consumption with specific emphasis on Uganda’s progress in groundnut production. The problem considered ...
  • Design and construction of cassava stake cutting machine. 
    Kwemboi, Sadam (Busitema University., 2017-05)
    Cassava is one of the most important food crops grown in various parts of Uganda; - Several varieties of cassava are mostly grown due to tolerance in both poor soils and unreliable weather conditions. Cassava is a ...
  • Design and construction of cereal crop residue crusher machine. 
    Abal, Sam (Busitema University., 2017-05)
    Cereal crop residues ace fibrous parts of crops that remain after those edible to human beings have been removed. Field cereal crop residues and industrial cereal crop residues. Field crop residues are those that remain ...
  • Design and construction of dual-powered coffee grinding machine. 
    Tumushabe, Cylus (Busitema University., 2017-05)
    Coffee is an important cash crop contributing 20% of Uganda’s foreign exchange and about 500,000 households depend on coffee production as a major source of income and mainly is grown by smallholders with an estimated ...
  • Design and construction of finger millet dehusking and cleaning machine. 
    Tumwesigye, Alex. (Busitema University, 2020-12)
    Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) is a grass cereal crop grown in many countries of Africa and Asia. Finger millet can be ground and cooked into cakes, puddings or porridge. The grain is made into a fermented drink (or ...
  • Design and development of a robot for monitoring common rust, blight and gray leaf spot diseases in maize. 
    Okabaka, Ivan Elijah; Olwenyi, Emmanuel; Naikoba, Sharita; Otiti, Ronald Scofield; Ssaabwe, Andrew Jordan (Busitema University, 2023)
    One of the most significant cereal crops in Uganda is maize. Smallholder farmers in particular depend on it as a source of food and income. Additionally, they raise it as a significant export crop. The overall amount of ...
  • Design and fabrication of a banana juicing machine. 
    Turyamusiima, Clever. (Busitema University., 2021-02)
    The study goes through the step by step procedures which led to the achievement of the intended main and specific objectives. The designed banana juicing machine of capacity 15kg comprised of a kneading, compressing and ...
  • Design and fabrication of a coffee hulling machine. 
    Nimusiima, Pelth (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Coffee is one of the most important cash crops grown across the world and a major source of export earnings. Coffee hulling is the removal of what is left of the fruit from the bean, whether it is the crumbly parchment ...

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