Dr. Atube Francis

Lecturer

Dr. Francis Atube is a Lecturer, researcher, field worker, and educationist with proven ethical and professional track record in areas of Education, agricultural extension, climate change, project management and the biological sciences. He attained a Bachelor of Science degree in Botany/Zoology, post graduate Diploma in project planning and management, Diploma in Biological science Education and a Master of Science in Agricultural extension/Education. Dr. Francis Atube attained his PhD in Agriculture and Applied Biosciences. The PhD thesis focused on “Perceived effects of Climate Change on crop productivity and adaptation strategies developed by smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda”. The focus in this study was on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) as an adaptation strategy developed by smallholder farmers to the effects of climate change in northern Uganda. Dr. Francis’s research interest is in climate change and adaptation.

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Francis Atube, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Martine Nyeko, Daniel M. Okello, Basil Mugonola, George William Omony & Ipolto Okello-Uma . (2022) . Farmers’ perceptions of climate change, long-term variability and trends in rainfall in Apac district, northern Uganda
Daniel Micheal Okello, Irine Akite, Francis Atube,Stephen Wamala Kalule and Duncan Ongeng . (2022) . Examining the relationship between farmers’ characteristics and access to agricultural extension: Empirical evidence from northern Uganda . The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 29(4), pp. 439-461
Francis Atube, Daniel M. Okello, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Martine Nyeko & Ipolto Okello-Uma . (2022) . Farmers’ adaptation to climate change and crop yield: a case of Amuru and Apac districts of Northern Uganda . International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability , 20(5), pp. 967-981
Francis Atube, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Martine Nyeko, Daniel M. Okello, Simon Peter Alarakol & Ipolto Okello-Uma . (2021) . Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to the effects of climate change: Evidence from northern Uganda . Available at: https://agricultureandfoodsecurity.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40066-020-00279-1
Francis Atube1*, Geoffrey M. Malinga2, Martine Nyeko3, Daniel M. Okello4, Simon Peter Alarakol5 and Ipolto Okello‑Uma6 . (2021) . Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to the effects of climate change: Evidence from northern Uganda . Agriculture & Food Security, 10(6)
Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga, Kalori Baana, Karlmax Rutaro, Robert Opoke, Francis Atube, Hector Opika-Opoka, Christine Oryema . (2020) . An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of malaria in Budondo sub-county, Eastern Uganda . Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 19

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