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An analysis of indigenous chicken value chain (ICVC) in Makueni
(2012)
The indigenous chicken (IC) population in Kenya is estimated at 25.8 million birds and constitutes
81% of the total poultry population. The IC sub-sector contributes to food and nutrition security,
income and social-cultural ...
Integration of camel research and development in the veterinary profession in Kenya and future
(2012)
The camel is uniquely adapted to hot and arid environments. Camels in Kenya are used for food
security and as source of livelihoods. Challenges of climate change led to more attention on camel
research and development ...
Importance of camels in adapting to climate change in ASAL areas of Kenya
(2012-04)
Over 70% of Kenya’s land mass consists of arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). Camels are well adapted to the arid conditions of the ASALs and are reared in various pastoral communities in Northern Kenya. The dromedary is an ...
Perspectives on the veiled potential of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedaries), and its perceived future role in mitigating the devastating effects of climate change and in enhancing ASAL livelihoods in Kenya
(2012-04)
Perspectives on the veiled potential of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedaries),
and its perceived future role in mitigating the devastating effects of climate change and in
enhancing ASAL livelihoods in Kenya
Wamwere ...
Feasibility of Biofuel Production in Kenya: The Case of Jatropha
(2012)
This paper evaluates the potential of Jatropha curcas Linnaeus (Jatropha) as an alternative
source of energy for rural households. The plant is said to have potential to diversify rural
incomes, reclaim unproductive ...
Animal feed types and sources in Nandi and Makueni Counties, Kenya: aflatoxins and fumonisins contamination.
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
Regional Workshop on an Integrated Policy Approach to Commercializing Smallholder Maize Production in Eastern Africa
(2012)
Agriculture continues to be a significant sector in the economies of Eastern Africa countries. It
contributes between 20 –30% of national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for most of the
countries in the region, and offers ...
Nutraceutical phyto-agrobiodiversity among Lake Victoria basin's smallholdings revealing dietary diversity
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
"Nutraceutical Plant-Agrobiodiversity" (NCPAB) with a multi-meaning implication as applied in our current research project context is a less commonly used term than is dietary diversity. On one hand, NCPAB may be taken as ...
Climate change vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation of livestock systems in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2012-04)
In Kenya, global circulation models predict that, by the year 2100, climate change will increase
temperatures by about 4°C leading to massive crop failure, reduced availability of forage and water,livestock mortality and ...