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  • Design and construction of a pedal powered dough mixer. 
    Okalany, Gilber (Busitema University., 2019)
    An efficient dough mixing helps to; increase bread quality, production performance of bread minimizes time wastage, prevent labor drudgery. The objectives of this research were to design and assemble different components, ...
  • Profiling of common crop residues for briquette manufacture : 
    Odikor, Robert (Busitema University., 2019)
    Despite the fact of several research studies to recycle crop wastes into briquettes, the quality and suitability of the crop residue briquettes remains a core issue for their successful adoption. This success is highly ...
  • Design and construction of a motorized paddy rice de-stoner. 
    Kanshangeho, Bailon (Busitema University, 2014)
    Rice is one of the major crops through which many people in Uganda earn their livelihood and in the recent past, it has gained a lot of economic importance in Uganda because it has a comparative market advantage of 1.87 ...
  • Design and construction of a tomato sorter. 
    Oburu, Richard (Busitema University., 2019-05)
    Sorting and grading are the most important. unit operations in packing houses by which it enables to obtain a good and appealing packing system. To standardize the tomatoes for marketing in the local and export markets, ...
  • Development of a value chain for amaranthus dubius dodo. 
    Nantongo, Mariam (Busitema University., 2018)
    This study highlights the process of extraction of amaranthus dubius oil using soxhlet extraction method, its benefits and other products from amaranthus grains. Although some benefits derived from amaranthus seeds are ...
  • Design of a recirculating aquaculture system for Uganda fish farmers. 
    Kasaija, Justus (Busitema University, 2014)
    Aquaculture is the science art and Business of farming or cultivating fish under controlled conditions. The gap between the supply of fish and the demand for fish is widening both in Uganda and globally, current fish farming ...
  • Design and simulation of a drip irrigation system for closely spaced crops. 
    Namirembe, Racheal (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    The introduction of drip irrigation systems that can water closely spaced crops is a great improvement in Uganda's agricultural sector; this is as a result of continued wastage of farmers' cultivable land as a result of ...
  • Design and fabrication of a domestic solar dryer for banana fruits. 
    Nakanyike, Regina Mary (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    Many farmers of the world are faced with. the problem of. reducing the moisture content of their harvested crops. to prevent spoilage during. storage (Bukola and Bolaji, 2008); banana is one of the most important crops in ...
  • Design and fabrication of a motorized multi-grain winnowing machine. 
    Katajja, Bashir (Busitema University, 2014)
    Grain production in Uganda is dominated by small-scale subsistence fanners as 95% of the production is by small-scale subsistence and the rest by commercial fanners respectively (FAD and Agal, 2.Q.0.5),A variety of grains ...
  • Design and fabrication of an animal drawn onion harvester. 
    Nabushuwu, Joy (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    Manual harvesting of onions is the commonly practiced of harvesting in Uganda. This is rigorous and time consuming. It is associated with back pain and hurting of fingers. This work is dominantly done by women and children. ...
  • 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 ...
  • The design and construction of a manually operated loaf bread slicing machine. 
    Nabirye, Racheal (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    Bread is common fast food in Uganda and is usually taken on breakfast or evening tea or even packed for school going. children and working class people, Its consumption cuts across all classes of people. For easy serving ...
  • 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 simulation of a drip irrigation system for garlic cultivation in Kichwamba sub county Kabarole district. 
    Mushabe, Allan (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    This study was carried out in Kichwamba sub county Kabarole district and it was motivated by high levels of poor production and productivity of garlic specifically in Kichwamba Kabarole district. The purpose of this study ...
  • Reservoir sedimentation modelling using computational fluid dynamics model : 
    Bulanga, Ronald (Busitema University., 2020-12)
    This work comprises modelling reservoir sedimentation using Computational Fluid Dynamics software for Kibimba reservoir. However, the knowledge about the rate and the pattern of sediment deposition is one of the important ...
  • 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 ...
  • An automated water metering, billing and monitoring system. 
    Maseruka, S. Bendicto (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    Water supply is the booming businesses in the world today since: it involves supplying of water which is an essential and basic need' to the general public. This- business carried out by water utility operates who are ...
  • Design and simulation of a semi-portable sprinkler irrigation system for chili cultivation in Arua. 
    Maguku, Matthew Emmanuel (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    This study was conducted to design an effective semi- portable sprinkler irrigation system that should be adopted for chili cultivation so as to keep production continuous even during the dry seasons of the tropical climate ...
  • Land evaluation for irrigated agriculture : 
    Kyaterekera, Brendan (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    Appropriate land use decisions are vital to achieve optimum productivity of the land and ensure environmental sustainability, Land evaluation for irrigated agriculture was carried out in Busitema Sub County following the ...
  • Determination of the appropriate replacement time for farm tractors using economic analysis : 
    Bwambale, Erion (Busitema University., 2016-05)
    The present study was conducted to build up a module for the replacement of agricultural tractors. The objective of the replacement module was to identity the ideal length of time that a tractor should be kept before ...

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