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Does use of ICT-based market information services (MIS) improve welfare of smallholder farm households: Evidence from Kenya
(2010)
The need to provide agricultural information to farmers has led to emergence of numerous ICT-based MIS projects in developing country. These projects aim at promoting commercialization of smallholder agriculture and ...
Can Smallholders Continue To Effectively Participate In Global Commodity Chains? The Case Of French Bean Production In Kirinyaga Region Of Kenya
(2010)
The participation of smallholders in global commodity chains such as export horticulture has often been characterised as problematic given the high transaction costs that these farmers face. The involvement of small holders ...
An outbreak of acute helminthosis in a sheep and goat farm in Machakos County
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Varroa destructor, a cause of decreased honey production in Samburu North District, Samburu County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Selection for multiple disease resistance in bush snap bean lines developed in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Production of snap beans (French beans) in Kenya is severely constrained by diseases. Use of fungicides increases cost of production and reduces profitability of snap bean in domestic and export markets. Varieties with ...
Turning Adversity Into Opportunity: Can Pigeonpea Do It?
(2011)
Arid and semi-arid lands account for over 80% of Kenya’s landmass and support about 35-% of
her population. About 65-% of the inhabitants live below the poverty line. Several workers have
described the situation currently ...
Assessment Of Land Use And Land Cover Changes In River Gucha Catchment, Kenya
(2011)
Land use and land cover changes are important factors in the hydrological cycle and the spatialtemporal
variations in the distribution of natural resources. The objective of this study was to
assess trend in land use and ...
Effect of Crop residue Rates on Agronomic Performance of Sesame (Sesamum indicum) in North Eastern Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Low soil fertility and moisture levels in North Eastern Uganda are a limiting factor in sesame production. The soils have been continually cultivated with little external replenishment with fertilizer and are now exhausted ...
Assessing transitory poverty among pastoralists of northern Kenya using the stages of progress method
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2014)
There has been a tendency of pastoral households of northern Kenya to fall into and remain permanently trapped in poverty, while a few households have managed to escape poverty under certain circumstances. Three hundred ...