The impacts of COVID-19 on cattle traders and their response in agro-pastoral and pastoral regions in Uganda: A case of Karamoja and Teso cattle traders.

The study assessed the economic impact of COVID-19 on cattle traders in the Karamoja and Teso pastoral and agro-pastoral areas in Uganda and their response after the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. The results reveal that cattle traders were negatively affected by COVID-19 in many ways including reduction in cattle sales, erosion in operating capital, and failure to sell animals while others have diversified or moved to other businesses. Twenty-five per cent of the cattle traders did not sell any animal during the lockdown.

Managing the challenges of a highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 outbreak in Uganda: a case study.

In 2016-2017, the H5N8 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) spread worldwide and Uganda reported the first occurrence of the disease in its poultry and wild birds. Genetic analysis revealed that the virus clusters with 2.3.

The importance of a One Health approach for prioritising zoonotic diseases to focus on capacity-building efforts in Uganda.

Zoonotic diseases constitute a significant threat to the health of humans, livestock and wildlife, as well as to livestock production, and can also have a negative impact on our shared environment and on livelihoods. Uganda is a hotspot for emerging and re-emerging zoonotic disease threats, with the main drivers of this phenomenon being identified as agricultural intensification, proximity to wildlife reservoirs and climate change. The threat of zoonotic disease outbreaks affects not only human healthcare systems but also livestock production, food security, human capital development, wildlife health, environmental health and privatesector growth.

Promoting the use of locally produced crops in making cereal-legume-based composite flours: An assessment of nutrient, antinutrient, mineral molar ratios, and aflatoxin content.

Cassava, rice, and banana flours were used individually to replace wheat flour in cereal-legume-based composite flours. The proximate composition, mineral content, antinutritional effect, mineral molar ratios, and aflatoxin level were investigated. Replacing wheat flour with rice flour significantly (P < 0.

VARIETAL IDENTIFICATION IN HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS: RESULTS FROM THREE HOUSEHOLD-BASED METHODS AGAINST THE BENCHMARK OF DNA FINGERPRINTING IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA.

Accurate crop varietal identification is the backbone of any high-quality assessment of outcomes and impacts. Sweetpotato () varieties have important nutritional differences, and there is a strong interest to identify nutritionally superior varieties for dissemination. In agricultural household surveys, such information is often collected based on the farmer's self-report.