Browsing by Author "Ngaka, Willy"
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The economic contribution of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Uganda: a case of Mubende and Buhweju districts
Picho, Epiphany Odubuker; Nabaasa, Herbert; Ngaka, Willy (International Journal of Technology and Management, 2016-06)Small-scale mining is often used interchangeably with artisanal mining, with acceptance that there is no consistent global definition for the terms. Broadly, smallscale mining refers to the exploitation of marginal or small ... -
The Effect of ICT on Households’ Food Security in Uganda. Evidence from Acholi Sub Region in Northern Uganda
Picho, Epiphany Odubuker; Namubiru, Margaret; Ngaka, Willy (International Journal of Technology and Management, 2018-06-30)According to the Global Food Security Report (2017), about 108 million people are food insecure all over the world, and the situation is likely to worsen. It is estimated that by 2050, 9.1 billion people worldwide will be ... -
Effect of income dynamics on household food security in rural communities , evidence from Uganda
Namubiru, Margaret; Ngaka, Willy; Odubuker, Epiphany Picho (International Journal of Technology and Management, 2019)The Objective of the study was to investigate the effect of income dynamics on households’ food security in rural economies with evidence from Uganda. The study was completely a desk review following a descriptive ... -
Employees involvement as agent of change management and performance of local governments in eastern Uganda: an empirical study.
Picho, Odubukare Epiphany; Aupal, Wilfred Kokas; Ngaka, Willy; Oleja, Charles (International Journal of Technology and Management, 2020-12)Performance of Local Governments is key in delivering essential services to the citizens of the Country. Citizen get health, education for children thus developing the human resource, roads to enable movement of people and ... -
The Health and Ecological Implications of Mercury use in Artisanal Gold Extraction Process
Picho, Epiphany Odubuker; Nabaasa, Herbert; Ngaka, Willy (International Journal of Technology and Management, 2018-06-12)This paper presents findings of the study to examine the implications of Mercury use in artisanal gold mining on the ecological systems and the miners’ health. Mercury is extensively used in gold extraction ...