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Project

Effects of climate-smart soil management practices on current and future rainfed maize production in Uganda
Code
01W02323
Duration
01 October 2023 → 30 September 2028
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Climate change
    • Land capability and soil degradation
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agricultural hydrology
    • Sustainable agriculture
Keywords
Maize yield soil management climate change climate-smart agriculture water regime
 
Project description
 

Rainfed maize yield in Uganda has remained very low compared with that attained by researchers. The study will assess the impact of climate-smart soil management practices on soil-water regime and maize yield using field experiments in Living Labs, and set-up a computer simulation model to simulate and predict maize yield response to these practices using collected data under various climate scenarios.