South African Journal of Science

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1. Biological N2-fixation and grain yield of pigeon pea: The role of biochar and conservation agriculture in low-input systems
Talent Namatsheve, Jan Mulder, Alfred Obia, Vegard Martinsen
Field Crops Research  vol: 328  first page: 109923  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2025.109923

2. The Inter-Annual Variability of Rainfall Onset and Its Implication on Crop Planting in Selected East Africa Countries
Isack Baliyendeza Yonah, Philemon Henry King’uza, Ladislaus Benedict Chang’a, Mecklina Merchades Babyegeye, Henry Fatael Mahoo, Agnes Lawrence Kijazi
American Journal of Climate Change  vol: 12  issue: 02  first page: 268  year: 2023  
doi: 10.4236/ajcc.2023.122013

3. Dry spells and probability of rainfall occurrence for Lake Kyoga Basin in Uganda, East Africa
Moses A. Ojara, Yunsheng Lou, Lawrence Aribo, Silvia Namumbya, Md. Jalal Uddin
Natural Hazards  vol: 100  issue: 2  first page: 493  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1007/s11069-019-03822-x

4. Dynamics of surface runoff and soil loss from a toposequence under varied land use practices in Rwizi catchment, Lake Victoria Basin
Y. Bamutaze, J. Wanyama, B. Diekrugger, M. Meadows, H. Opedes
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation  vol: 72  issue: 5  first page: 480  year: 2017  
doi: 10.2489/jswc.72.5.480

5. The Impact of Climate Change on Crop Production in Uganda—An Integrated Systems Assessment with Water and Energy Implications
Vignesh Sridharan, Eunice Pereira Ramos, Eduardo Zepeda, Brent Boehlert, Abhishek Shivakumar, Constantinos Taliotis, Mark Howells
Water  vol: 11  issue: 9  first page: 1805  year: 2019  
doi: 10.3390/w11091805

6. Incidence of viruses and virus-like diseases of watermelons and pumpkins in Uganda, a hitherto none-investigated pathosystem
B. Masika Fred, Kisekka Ronald, Alicai Titus, K. Tugume Arthur
African Journal of Agricultural Research  vol: 12  issue: 3  first page: 177  year: 2017  
doi: 10.5897/AJAR2016.11463

7. Climate change and variability: a review of what is known and ought to be known for Uganda
Francis Wasswa Nsubuga, Hannes Rautenbach
International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management  vol: 10  issue: 5  first page: 752  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1108/IJCCSM-04-2017-0090

8. Assessing the spatio-temporal climate variability in semi-arid Karamoja sub-region in north-eastern Uganda
Anthony Egeru, Richard Osaliya, Laban MacOpiyo, John Mburu, Oliver Wasonga, Bernard Barasa, Mohammed Said, Daniel Aleper, Gilbert-Jackson Majaliwa Mwanjalolo
International Journal of Environmental Studies  vol: 71  issue: 4  first page: 490  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1080/00207233.2014.919729

9. Influence of Spatiotemporal Variability of Rainfall on East African Shared Surface Water Resources (Case of Lake Victoria)
Moses David Tumusiime, Lawrence Aribo, Benon Kalema, Exavery Kisesa Makula
International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology  first page: 857  year: 2025  
doi: 10.38124/ijisrt/25mar666

10. Assessing the interaction of land cover/land use dynamics, climate extremes and food systems in Uganda
Lilian Daphine Lunyolo, Muhammad Khalifa, Lars Ribbe
Science of The Total Environment  vol: 753  first page: 142549  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142549

11. Economic Benefits of Supplemental Irrigation in Uganda
Fahad Kimera, Hani Sewilam, Emad Imam
Agricultural Sciences  vol: 09  issue: 11  first page: 1401  year: 2018  
doi: 10.4236/as.2018.911097

12. Productive use of electricity in agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Tunmise Raji, Andrew Allee, Nathaniel J Williams
Progress in Energy  vol: 6  issue: 4  first page: 042003  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1088/2516-1083/ad6c9e

13. Climate trends, risks and coping strategies in smallholder farming systems in Uganda
Drake N. Mubiru, Maren Radeny, Florence B. Kyazze, Ahamada Zziwa, James Lwasa, James Kinyangi, Catherine Mungai
Climate Risk Management  vol: 22  first page: 4  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1016/j.crm.2018.08.004

14. Conservation Farming and Changing Climate: More Beneficial than Conventional Methods for Degraded Ugandan Soils
Drake Mubiru, Jalia Namakula, James Lwasa, Godfrey Otim, Joselyn Kashagama, Milly Nakafeero, William Nanyeenya, Mark Coyne
Sustainability  vol: 9  issue: 7  first page: 1084  year: 2017  
doi: 10.3390/su9071084

15. Projected rice yield responses to climate change scenarios in Ugandan smallholder systems using hybrid statistical–machine learning models
Juma Ndhokero, Lekia Nkpordee, Anumolu Goparaju
Agronomy Journal  vol: 118  issue: 4  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1002/agj2.70508

16. Effect of climate change induced agricultural risk on land use in Chinese small farms: Implications for adaptation strategy
Wencong Lu, Xiaqing Ye, Jianfeng Huang, Godwin Seyram Agbemavor Horlu
Ecological Indicators  vol: 115  first page: 106414  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106414

17. Adoption of Conservation Agriculture in Uganda: A Case Study of the Lango Subregion
Sara Kaweesa, Saidi Mkomwa, Willibald Loiskandl
Sustainability  vol: 10  issue: 10  first page: 3375  year: 2018  
doi: 10.3390/su10103375

18. Characterising agricultural holdings in Uganda: Inputs to improving policy formulation
Ariel Telleria Juarez Roberto, Tusiime Maxmillian
Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics  vol: 15  issue: 1  first page: 11  year: 2023  
doi: 10.5897/JDAE2022.1368

19. Trends and zonal variability of extreme rainfall events over East Africa during 1960–2017
Moses A. Ojara, Lou Yunsheng, Hassen Babaousmail, Peter Wasswa
Natural Hazards  vol: 109  issue: 1  first page: 33  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1007/s11069-021-04824-4

20. Evaluation of Historical Dry and Wet Periods over Lake Kyoga Basin in Uganda
Hassen Babaousmail, Moses A. Ojara
Water  vol: 17  issue: 7  first page: 1044  year: 2025  
doi: 10.3390/w17071044

21. Evaluation of morpho-agronomic variation among pumpkin ( Cucurbita spp.) landraces in Uganda
Augustine Muhindo, Kesawat Singh Mahipal, Gabriel Ddamulira, Morgan Andama, Jimmy Caku, Titus Alicai, Arthur K. Tugume, Imran Ejotre, Fred Bwayo Masika
European Journal of Horticultural Science  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1079/ejhs.2026.0020

22. Spatial Differentiation of Small Holder Farmers’ Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Kyoga Plains of Uganda
Oketcho Chombo, Shuaib Lwasa, Tenywa Moses Makooma
American Journal of Climate Change  vol: 07  issue: 04  first page: 624  year: 2018  
doi: 10.4236/ajcc.2018.74039

23. Vulnerability and adaptation options to climate change for rural livelihoods – A country-wide analysis for Uganda
Jannike Wichern, Katrien Descheemaeker, Ken E. Giller, Peter Ebanyat, Godfrey Taulya, Mark T. van Wijk
Agricultural Systems  vol: 176  first page: 102663  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102663

24. Spatio-temporal prediction of climate and wildfire in Hugumbrda Grat-Kahsu forest, Tigray: priority for early warning
Haftu Abrha, Soro Dodiomon, Victor Ongoma, Haftom Hagos, Emiru Birhane
Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk  vol: 14  issue: 1  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1080/19475705.2023.2250517

25. Determinants of Fruit Tree Adoption as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Amongst Smallholder Farmers in Lake Kyoga Basin: A Case Study of Budaka District, Eastern Uganda
Nabalegwa M. Wambede, Kiconco Milliam, Ewongu Denis, Mulabbi Andrew, Tweheyo Robert, Mukisa Geoffrey, Ho SoonMin
The Scientific World Journal  vol: 2025  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1155/tswj/9642641

26. Recent Climate Change in the Lake Kyoga Basin, Uganda: An Analysis Using Short-Term and Long-Term Data with Standardized Precipitation and Anomaly Indexes
John Peter Obubu, Seyoum Mengistou, Tadesse Fetahi, Tena Alamirew, Robinson Odong, Samuel Ekwacu
Climate  vol: 9  issue: 12  first page: 179  year: 2021  
doi: 10.3390/cli9120179

27. Exploring variation in adaptation levels to climate extremes among farmers of the Kyoga Agro ecological zone in Uganda using a cross sectional design
Chombo Oketcho, Paul Isolo Mukwaya, George Oriangi, Yeeko Kisira
BMC Environmental Science  vol: 1  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1186/s44329-024-00014-2

28. Savannah Phenological Dynamics Reveal Spatio-Temporal Landscape Heterogeneity in Karamoja Sub-region, Uganda
Anthony Egeru, John Paul Magaya, Derick Ansyijar Kuule, Aggrey Siya, Anthony Gidudu, Bernard Barasa, Jjumba Justine Namaalwa
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems  vol: 4  year: 2020  
doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.541170

29. Evaluating consumer preferences for reduced cooking time, taste and colour of beans in rural and urban communities in Uganda
Robert Asiimwe, Enid Katungi, Pricilla Marimo, Clare Mukankusi, Jean Claude Rubyogo, Vivienne Anthony
Agriculture & Food Security  vol: 13  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1186/s40066-024-00466-4

30. Patterns of rainfall and temperature and their relationships with potential evapotranspiration rates over the period 1981–2022 in parts of central, western, southern, and southwestern Uganda
Moses A. Ojara, Hassen Babaousmail, Lawrence Aribo, Sylvia Namumbya, Lucia Mumo, Bob Alex Ogwang
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment  vol: 196  issue: 10  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1007/s10661-024-12991-7