Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Title
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What went wrong with the use of traditional leafy vegetables such as Amaranth in Sub - Saharan Africa?
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, 13-10-11) -
Where is food production in Africa headed in a liberalized global economy. Food Security in Rural Development
(University of Nairobi,Department of Public Health, 2000) -
Which would work better for improved soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa: Fertilizer Subsidies or Carbon Credits?
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 18-08-12)Why do many smallholder farmers fail to adopt improved land-use practices which can improve yields and incomes? The reason is not always because these practices are uneconomical but sometimes it is because resource poverty ... -
Why market institutions disfavor smallholder farmers’ compliance with international food safety standards: Evidence from Kenya, Zambia and Ethiopia
(2009)This paper examines the high value chains (HVC) for green bean exports from Africa to identify the critical points at which exporters exercise great caution in preventing produce contamination with pathogens and pesticide ... -
Wild Edible Plants: A Potential To Enhance Agrobiodiversity And People’s Resilience To Changing Ecosystem
(2011)Wild edible plants are accessible, available and cheaper to diversify household diet in drylands. However, the diversity and resource base are not properly documented to inform policy makers for proper utilization. Therefore, ... -
Wildlife Co-management in Kenya: An Empirical Analysis of Landowners’ Incentives for Participation
(2002)Collaborative management (in short co-management) has increasingly become important because it seeks to create negotiated agreements between state and local communities (other stakeholder groups may also be included) ... -
Wildlife Welfare: Can the care of individual wild animals be good animal welfare, compatible with the ‘one health’ approach, and also with wider conservation goals?
(2012)The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) cares for individual animals, and also wildlife populations and their habitats. We find solutions to problems that are good for both animals and people. These are the words ... -
Wildlife-Livestock Interface In A Changing Environment
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Wildlife-livestock interface defines the interaction between free ranging wildlife and livestock and livestock husbandry practices. This occurs as a result of belonging to the same or bordering ecosystems or sharing of ... -
Willingness to pay for CBPP vaccine and vaccination in Narok District of Kenya
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2010) -
A “win-win” scenario: the use of sustainable land management technologies to improve rural livelihoods and combat desertification in semi-arid lands in Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Women and peace
(University of Nairobi, 2005-09) -
Women, Nutrition and Community Development. In: WOMEN Basic Education, Community Health and Sustainable Development.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, 2002) -
Work on animal power harness technology in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1994)Possibilities for harnessing draught animals, developed by the Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Nairobi, Kenya, are described, including an alternative yoke for oxen and a collar harness adapted to the ... -
Working with universities: the Kenya experience.
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)Donkeys are a major source of transport and draught power in rural and peri-urban Kenya. Yet, despite their overt importance, their welfare needs and contribution to the economy are not appreciated [1]. The Kenya ... -
Workshop examines ways to conserve East Africa's animal genetic resources
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2010)Okeyo Mwai from ILRI's Biotechnology Theme reflects on a December 2010 workshop on ex-situ conservation of animal genetic resources in Eastern and Central Africa. -
Workshop on Modeling for Rift valley fever. Lilian Towers:
(University of NairobiVeterinary pathology and Microbiology, 2003) -
The World Society for the Protection of An imals (WSPA) Concepts in Animal Welfare.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Studies, 30-11-07) -
Worm Control Practices And 19 Implications For The Development Of Anthelmintic Resistance On Commercial Pig Herds In Thika District, Kenya
(University of NairobiVeterinary Entomology, 2001)