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Determinants Of Cattle Market Prices In Maasailand: A Garch-M Application
(2011)Livestock keepers namely, pastoralists in the arid and semi-arid land areas (ASALs) of Kenya face many marketing constraints. The imposition of livestock movement restrictions by the veterinary authorities as a strategy ... -
Determinants of choice of compliance arrangements with globalgap standards among french and snow peas farmers in central and eastern Kenya
(2011-09)Compliance with GlobalGAP standards is considered as the only option through which smallholder farmers can access competitive export produce market. However, very little is known about the determinants of farmers' choice ... -
Determinants of Commitment to Agricultural Cooperatives: Cashew Nuts Farmers in Benin
(International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Niamey, Niger;University of Copenhagen, DenmarkUniversity of Abomey-Calavi, BeninUniversity of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Forming and using cooperatives as marketing channel is usually advised to African smallholder farmers for overcoming the constraint of market access. However, limited evidence of cooperative behavior in marketing has been ... -
Determinants of farmers’ awareness about crop insurance: evidence from Trans-Nzoia county
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)Kenya has a long history in applying risk management mechanisms in agriculture. The initial agricultural insurance scheme was initiated by the colonial government in the 1930’s under the Guaranteed Minimum Returns (GMR); ... -
The determinants of forest extraction and contribution of NTFPS to community livelihood: the case of Ka kamega Forest.
(University of NairobiAgricultural Economics, 18-12-06) -
Determinants of households' participation in NGO-supported agroforestry activities in Kakamega forest, Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)Kakamega Forest, the only remaining rainforest in Kenya and the furthest eastern remnant of the Guinea-Congolean belt, has declined by 20% in the last 30 years due to population pressure and encroachment. This has led ... -
Determinants of participation in identified institutional arrangements in Kenya’s export French bean sector
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The participation of smallholders in export horticulture is often seen as problematic because of the high transaction costs involved and this has further been exacerbated by the introduction of food safety standards in ... -
Determinants of transaction costs in group-based breeding approaches: the case of dairy goats in the eastern Kenyan highlands
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2008)Exotic dairy goats were introduced in the eastern Kenyan highlands by FARM- Africa through a group-based approach about a decad e ago. Interested farmers had to organize themselves into legally recognized farmers’ ... -
Determination of fluoride levels in water from boreholes in Nairobi County and its environs.
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Determination of physical suitabilty of advanced drought tolerant bean lines for canning
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)Water uptake, percent volume increase and cookability after soaking are critical characteristics of dry beans destined for the canning industry. New dry bean varieties released, should possess good canning qualities to ... -
Determination of seasonal parasite carriage of village chicken in Mbeere, antiparasitic treatments used and effectiveness of selected anthelmintics
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2012)The overall objective of the study is to determine parasite carriage of village chicken of Mbeere district, Eastern province of Kenya. The study was conducted for over two seasons, the dry (January to March) and wet ... -
Determination of the Effects of Nutrient sources on Enhancement of Crop Tolerance to Bean Root Rot and Bean Stem Maggot in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1999)Field bean phaseolus vulgaris tolerance to root rot (BRR) and bean stem maggot (BSM) is enhanced by improvement of soil nutrients. Organic and inorganic sources of soil nutrients were evaluated in this study to determine ... -
Determining a Strategy for Mechanizing Land Preparation for Maize Production in Kenya
(University of NairobiAgricultural Economics, 1985) -
Determining prevalence of subclinical mastitis and antibiotic sensitivity of the isolates in dairy goats in mount Kenya region
(Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Determining Right Priorities for Conserving Farm Animal Genetic Resources — The Case of Borana Cattle in East Africa
(2005)Borana cattle have their origin in Southern Ethiopia and Kenya where they are guarded by the Borana-Oromyfa clans in the harsh environment of the Borana plateau. Borana cattle are also the main source of the livestock-keepers’ ... -
Developing a Frame Work for Evaluating Vaccination Strategies Against Foot and Mouth Disease Required for the Establishment of ‘Disease Free Zones’ in Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2006)Foot and mouth disease is the most economically devastating disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals. In most parts of Kenya, the disease has become endemic because the available control measures (prophylactic or reactive ... -
Developing country family farmers' strategic response to developed country food safety standards: the case Kenyan green bean growers
(Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University,Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi,, 2006) -
Developing Drought Tolerant Maize Genotypes In Kenya: Selection For Anthesis To Silking Interval
(2011)Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses that causes yield loss in the tropical environments and selection for drought tolerance will improve crop yields. Flowering in maize has been identified as a crucial trait in ...