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  • Factors affecting potato varietal preference by farmers : 
    Rotich, Sam (Busitema University., 2022-05)
    The study was conducted on the assessment of the factors affecting potato varietal preference by farmers in Kwosir Sub County, Kween district. The study design was a cross sectional research design and a sample size of ...
  • To investigate the mechanical properties of different tree species used for construction. 
    Nawegulo, Eunice (Busitema University., 2022-05)
    The construction industry around Nagongera town council uses wood as one of the main construction material. Different wood species have different mechanical properties which affect the strength of the buildings some of ...
  • Quantitative determination of ascorbic acid levels in citrus fruits : 
    Angedu, Ali (Busitema University., 2022)
    Humans are one of the known species lacking the enzyme (L- gluconolactone oxidase, GLO) to convert glucose to vitamin C hence causing low levels of vitamin C in their bodies. These, later on, cause several deficiencies ...
  • 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 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 two pot wood gasifier stove. 
    Tumuramye, Philesian (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    A large part of the world’s population about 217 billion people rely on tradition of biomass for cooking with 657 million of these in sub-Saharan Africa (OECD/IEA, 20H)). Like any other developing country, Uganda is ...
  • Design and simulation of a demonstration irrigation scheme for Busitema university. 
    Suuna, Ronald (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Busitema is the only University in Uganda, East Africa at large, that offers a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural mechanization and irrigation engineering. However, the irrigation courses covered under this program are more ...
  • 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 portable manually operated orange juicer. 
    Rutaro, Gershom (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    A portable manually operated orange juice extractor was designed, constructed and tested. In Uganda, orange juice is obtained through hand pressing and use of electric orange juicers. The hand pressing method is tedious, ...
  • Investigating the effect of physical storage conditions on rice viability. 
    Rubihayo, Gaddie (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    The present research was carried out to investigate the effect of physical storage conditions (temperature, relative humidity and grain moisture content) on viability of rice seed for two months of storage in, the laboratory ...
  • Design and construction of a pedal powered rice thresher. 
    Okwanga, Reagan Yoweri (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    This project report comprises of information on rice threshing and gives an account mainly on the design and construction of a pedal powered rice thresher, it's arranged in five chapters as. summarized below; Chapter one ...
  • Design and construction of a manually operated simsim thresher. 
    Okao, Jimmy (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Simsim is a small white nutritious oil seed with ready markets. It is produced by smallholder farmers. With the recent surge in demand, simsim farmers in Uganda have turned increasingly growing simsim as a cash crop. The ...
  • Development of multipurpose four row animal drawn planter for groundnuts. 
    Nyadru, Nassur (Busitema University., 2015-06)
    Groundnut is one of the important cash crops mostly grown in the north and eastern districts of Uganda. They are rich sources of proteins, edible oils and add nitrogen into the soil and can be grown in poor soils. In Uganda ...
  • Design and construction of an improved groundnut pasting machine. 
    Netondo, Veronica (Busitema University., 2018-05)
    Groundnut (Arachis hypogea) also known as peanut is one of the most important food crops grown and consumed in Uganda and other sub-Saharan countries (Okello et al 201.0a). They are locally known as ‘binyebwa' and is the ...
  • Design and construction of an electrical groundnut roaster machine. 
    Nabugawa, Lena (Busitema University., 2019-05)
    Ground nut roasting is one of the most important stages in groundnut processing is a process of pyrolysis (time temperature dependent) which, by increasing the temperature of the groundnuts from room temperature to 1500C ...
  • Design and construction of a motorized fish feed pelleting machine for small scale farmers. 
    Namodo, Chrispus (Busitema University., 2015-05)
    Fish is a vital source of food and a major supplier of animal protein consumed by the world's population. As the world population increases there is a demand for fish which has led to increase in artificial production ...
  • Design and fabrication of a manual tilapia fish descaler. 
    Mulondo, Anthony (Busitema University., 2019-05)
    Uganda's economy is largely agro based and with the growing technology it has to meet the need of farmers and markets both locally and internationally, Uganda has merged to one of the largest producers of fish in East ...
  • Design and construction of a motorized bean thresher-cum winnower. 
    Mugabi, Henry (Busitema University., 2019-05)
    Cotton bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is. a short season crop with most varieties maturing in a range of 2-4months from emergency to physiological maturity and it's the most important legume in Uganda followed by ground nuts. ...
  • Design and construction of a two-stage poultry carcass shredder. 
    Kwogera, Gloria Peace (Busitema University., 2019-05)
    A Two-Stage Poultry Carcass Shredder of 120 Kg/hr capacity was design and construction to shred the poultry carcass to get animal feeds thereby solving problems associated with wastes from poultry slaughter houses like ...
  • Design and construction of a grape destemmer cum crusher. 
    Mujuni, Brian Joseph (2019-05)
    Grapes are fruits, botanically called Vitis vinifera, and are one of the world's largest fruit crops, with the highest input of technology. Grapes can be eaten fresh as table grapes or they can be used for making wine, ...

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