Department of Public Administration and Management: Recent submissions
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Effectiveness of drip irrigation in enhancing smart farming: a micro-study in Oyam district, mid-north Uganda
(International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2021)This study aims to examine the effectiveness of drip irrigation in enhancing smart farming in the mid-north of Uganda. A descriptive review was adopted targeting one smart farm in the district. Data was gathered by means ... -
Reviewing the BRICS Structure and Philosophy as a New Form of Colonialism
(International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2021)This article aims to review the structure and philosophy of the BRICS as a new form of colonialism. BRICS denotes an alliance of five countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa which emerged as a ... -
Structuring the Global Economy: A Review
(International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2021)This study covers a review of two global issues, namely; global inflation and labour issues and the emerging global markets. The two are so significant that their impact on the overall global economy is significant in a ... -
Funding and Academic Performance in Universal Primary Education Schools in Aboke Subcounty Kole District, Uganda
(Society for Science and Education (United Kingdom), 2021)Study findings on the effects of education funding on student performance have been inconsistent. Some have indicated that it is how money is spent and not how much is available that determine academic outcomes. In Uganda, ... -
The Effects of Domestic Violence on the Academic Performance of Pupils: A Case Study of Primary Schools in Laroo Division, Gulu Municipality
(Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2021)Study findings on the effects of domestic violence on academic performance have shown that individual academic performance levels are affected by a host of factors outside of the classroom including home environments. A ... -
Drip irrigation as a smart farming technology: a microstudy of a solar-powered water pump in Lira city, mid-north Uganda
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021)This microstudy aimed to investigate the adoption of drip irrigation to enhance smart farming technology in Lira city. A descriptive design was employed targeting one farm and data was collected using a transect walk within ... -
Deconstructing smart farming from the perspective of beekeeping technologies: voices from Lira city, mid-north Uganda
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021)Smart farming in less-developing nations and or societies has been discouraged with a pretext that it is an impossible venture to undertake yet every community in the world can be empowered to embrace smart farming for ... -
Integrated policy formulation processes in local governments: A case study in mid-western Uganda
(Journal of Governance and Accountability Studies, 2021)Purpose: This study set out to assess the level of policy formulation in Hoima district local government for effective service delivery in Uganda. Research methodology: A quantitative case study design was embraced, aiming ... -
“One-step at a time”: Adopting fish Farming technologies as a smart farming initiative among smallholder farmers in Oyam district, Uganda
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021)Recent trends indicate that the level of environmental degradation and its impact on climate change is almost irrevocable; the global society has decided that issues of climate change become central to every strategy, ... -
Examining the realities of poultry farming technologies as enablers to smart farming in lira city, mid north Uganda
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021)This study aimed to examine the realities of poultry farming technologies as enablers of smart farming in Lira city. A descriptive design was adopted targeting one poultry farm in the city of Lira and data were collected ... -
Embracing drip irrigation technology to stimulate smart farming: a study in Dokolo District, mid-north Uganda
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021)This study was intended to investigate the potential of embracing drip irrigation technology as a strategy to stimulating smart farming in Dokolo district. We adopted a descriptive design on one of the farms that has ... -
Embracing bee-keeping technology to enhance smart farming: evidence from Lira city, mid-north Uganda
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021)This paper debates the means in which the idea of smart farming can be enhanced using beekeeping technologies in the sub-region of mid-north Uganda, as confidence in the budding of smart farming to bolster sustainable ... -
Ideas matter: Using aquaculture technology to enhance smart farming in Lira city, mid-north Uganda
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021)This study aimed to determine how adoption of aquaculture can translate into smart farming among urban farmers in Lira city. A descriptive study design was adopted targeting only one fish farm in the city and data was ... -
Efficacy of inspirational motivation on the performance of public health workers in mid-north of Uganda
(Annals of Human Resource Management Research, 2021)Purpose: This study sought to determine the efficacy of inspirational motivation on the performance of middle-level Public Health Workers (PHWs) in Lira District Local Government. Specifically, the study aimed to: determine ... -
“I can make use of a manual water-pump to enhance smart farming”: voices from Lira City, mid-North Uganda
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021)Smart farming has become a world-wide sensation and Uganda is no exemption to this movement. In Uganda, the impact of climate change presents farmers with new challenges and so is the aggregate demand for food in the ... -
Enhancing smart farming through egg-incubation technology: A micro-study in lira city, mid-north Uganda
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021)A visit to TAF Agri-Tourism Farm, located in Anyomorem parish, Lira City East Division revealed that an incubator is used for the production of local chicken and is being commercialized. Reportedly domesticated around 5,000 ... -
“From rain-fed farms to irrigated farms”: Irrigation technology for smart farming in Lira city, mid-north Uganda
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021)Smart farming offers a potentially beneficial prospect for farming in Uganda and beyond. Nonetheless, there is no adequate methodical inquiries on what smart farming essentially denotes and the different openings through ... -
Accountability: a necessity to pro-poor service delivery in Municipal Councils in Uganda
(Journal of Governance and Accountability Studies, 2021)Purpose: There is mounting fear that the present-day Local Government managers do not appropriately respond to pro-poor service delivery. Yet, the number of people lacking access to quality services is swelling. This fault ... -
Relevance of youth representation through political proportions in Uganda
(Journal of Governance and Accountability Studies (JGAS), 2021)Purpose: This study discusses the relevance of proportions of youth representatives in the governance of Uganda Research methodology: The central approach for this article was a desk review of obtainable works on youth ... -
Public service delivery in Uganda: a reconsideration of grand corruption
(Dynamics of Politics and Democracy, 2021)Purpose: This review intends to ascertain and analyse available literature for the degree of corruption in the Ugandan public organisations and how they can be enhanced to get rid of corruption. Research methodology: ...
