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  • Climate suitability analysis of alternate wetting and drying irrigation for expansion of rice cultivation in Uganda : 
    Bagamba, Edson (Busitema University, 2023)
    Rice cultivation plays a significant role in contributing to food security in Uganda. Paddy cultivation is carried out using traditional continuous flooding practice that requires a lot of water, contributes to greenhouse ...
  • Design & Construction of a four row tractor drawn Irish potato harvester 
    Wanundu, Cedrick, Keith (Busitema University, 2020-02-16)
    Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum) is one of the most important a root vegetable grown in Uganda. It is a rich source of carbohydrate, used all over the country. Harvesting is one of the most important operations in Irish ...
  • Design & fabrication of a motorized groundnut shelling machine. 
    Igira, Ezedekia (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    The traditional way of removing kernel from groundnut is to crack it with hand but when a large amount of groundnuts have to be work on this method is time consuming so a Sheller machine has to be used. In Uganda due to ...
  • Design and construction of a 2-manual paddy rice transplanter. 
    Namakhonje, Susan (Busitema University., 2020-12)
    The purpose of this project is to develop a prototype of a 2-rowmanual rice transplanting machine, this study is to integrate the existing transplanting methods which are tedious, time consuming and laborious hence a ...
  • Design and construction of a back pack granular fertilizer applicator. 
    Aema, John (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Fertilizers are defined as chemicals, and minerals that supply one or more essential plant nutrients. Substantive use of fertilizer is a prerequisite for the success of efforts to improve agricultural productivity and hence ...
  • Design and construction of a banana juice extractor. 
    Matovu, Joseph (Busitema University., 2014-06)
    Uganda is the second largest producer of bananas after India but most of these bananas are consumed as a staple food and less is diverted into extraction of banana juice. Banana juice can be extracted either manually or ...
  • Design and construction of a bicycle operated boom spray pump. 
    Musana, Emmanuel (Busitema University, 2022)
    Spraying is one of the agricultural practices that are needed to ensure optimum crop growth and increase in the yields. It refers to the process of applying liquid chemicals to the crops or agricultural field with an aim ...
  • Design and construction of a biogas digester feeding system. 
    Baraza, Gerald (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    The biogas digester for above ground digesters has to be opened every time it is to be recharged with slurry. This allows entry of air into the system and this directly affects the activity of the anaerobic bacteria. This ...
  • Design and construction of a centrifugal grain grinder for a rural community. 
    Ndibwami, Blydens (Busitema University., 2013-07)
    The design and construction of a centrifugal grain grinder, for my final year project, was undertaken to promote the grinding of various food grains for human nutrition, improve on the livelihood and increase grain production ...
  • Design and construction of a coffee pulping machine. 
    Muhire, Nelson (Busitema University., 2013-05)
    Coffee is primarily produced- by smallholders and is the main source of income for more than 500,000 Ugandan smallholders. In spite of high export earnings from coffee globally, coffee produced in most African countries ...
  • Design and construction of a combined manual maize planter and fertilizer applicator. 
    Komakech, Robert. (Busitema University., 2021-03)
    Small scale farmers in Uganda are faced with challenges during planting maize and fertilizer application and the traditional methods deployed during planting and apply fertilizer in the field is costly and involve non ...
  • Design and construction of a dry sweet potato miller. 
    Wampona, Ivan (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Uganda is one of the largest producer of sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) in Africa with an annual average output of nearly 2 million. Scott F., (1999). The high outputs enjoyed from the productive lands have not however ...
  • Design and construction of a duo powered shea nut grinding machine. 
    Acor, Nancy Naume (Busitema University., 2017-05)
    In Uganda, 80% of shea nut processing is done traditionally by pounding using mortars and grinding using stones. Also manual and electrical pressers are used on small scale which machines. that arc single powered that is ...
  • Design and construction of a hybrid pedal and engine-powered water pumping system : 
    Abuzeku, Brian; Nafula, Alexandrine; Mujomba, Paul Barasa (Busitema University, 2023)
    Irrigation refers to the process of providing controlled amounts of water to a specific land area to aid in the growth of lawns, landscaping plants, and crops. Irrigation has attained increasing importance over the world ...
  • Design and construction of a maize cob milling machine. 
    Sakka, Ronald (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Maize cob is one of the agricultural wastes Prom the maize crop among others include maize stalk mid leaves which are being used as a source of organic manure and at times as animal feeds. Maize Cobs Can be used as roughages ...
  • Design and construction of a manual onion transplanter. 
    Nassozi, Shamilah (Busitema University., 2017-05)
    The horticultural industry more than ever before, provides one of the most promising areas for increasing incomes in the rural areas, improving nutrition of the people, diversification of exports, provision of raw materials ...
  • Design and construction of a manually and engine powered cassava chipping machine. 
    Taban, Moses (Busitema University., 2011-05)
    Cassava manihot esculentus, is one of the important. crop grown in most parts of Uganda. They are rich sources of carbohydrates and can be grown in poor soils. The crop today in. Uganda receives a major boost due to the ...
  • Design and construction of a manually operated briquetting machine. 
    Tuwangudde, Moris (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    According to the Uganda Poverty Status Report in 2005, Uganda's forest covers bad diminished from over 10 million hectares in 1890 to less than 4 million. hectares in 2005 This is because only 5% of the rural population ...
  • Design and construction of a manually operated coffee grading machine. 
    Obeti, Grism Lawrence (Busitema University., 2011-05)
    Uganda's economy is largely agro-based and in an attempt to improve the income base, the. developing technology has to meet the needs of the farmers. Coffee is by far one of the most important export crops accounting for ...
  • Design and construction of a manually operated grass cutting machine 
    Nalugudo, Florence (2021-02-07)
    In the developing country like Uganda where farming being the backbone of the economy of the country, care has to be taken for the wellbeing of farmers. Hence to provide an alternate method for leveling grass in the field ...

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