Browsing Research Articles [LISBE] by Author "Gumisiriza, Margaret"
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Building sustainable societies through vertical soilless farming: A cost-effectiveness analysis on a small-scale non-greenhouse hydroponic system
Gumisiriza, Margaret; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Nalunga, Asha; Mbega, Ernest (Elsevier, 2022-08)The growing rate of population and urbanization among African cities versus the reducing arable land has roused curiosity in soilless farming as an urban farming method to enhance food security and urban sustainability. ... -
Can soilless farming feed urban East Africa? An assessment of the benefits and challenges of hydroponics in Uganda and Tanzania
Gumisiriza, Margaret; Kabirizi, Jolly; Mugerwa, Micheal; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Mbega, Ernest (Elsevier, 2022-01)East Africa has the potential to boost its urban food production through adoption of soilless farming techniques. The case study assessed the benefits and drawbacks allied with hydroponic vegetable farming among urban and ... -
Memoir and Farming Structures under Soil-Less Culture (Hydroponic Farming) and the Applicability for Africa: A Review
Gumisiriza, Margaret; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Mbega, Ernest (ARCC JOURNALS, 2020-06-11)Agriculture is the economic back-borne of majority of developing countries worldwide. The sector employs over 50% of the working population and contributes about 33% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in majority of African ... -
A simplified non-greenhouse hydroponic system for small-scale soilless urban vegetable farming
Gumisiriza, Margaret; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Mbega, Ernest (Elsevier, 2022-10-09)Majority of under-developed countries continue to face a challenge of food insecurity around urban areas resulting from factors such as; limited access to arable land. This study aimed at developing a simplified low-tech ... -
Soilless urban gardening as a post covid-19 food security salvage technology: A study on the physiognomic response of lettuce to hydroponics in Uganda
Gumisiriza, Margaret; Ndakidemi, Patrick; Nampijja, Zaina; Mbega, Ernest (Elsevier, 2023-03)This study was conducted to assess the performance of vegetables using a non-greenhouse hydroponic system as a sustainable urban farming technology to increase food security (in terms of vegetable production and availability). ...