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The effect of introduced forage legumes on improvement of soil fertility in natural pastures of semi-arid rangelands of Kajiado District, Kenya
(2011)
A two phase study was carried out from 2002 to 2005 in the semi-arid rangelands of Kajiado District, Kenya to determine the effect of introduced forage legumes on soil fertility improvement of natural pastures. During ...
First Report of Iris yellow spot virus Infecting Onion in Kenya and Uganda
(2011-09)
Onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the key vegetables produced by small-holder farmers for the domestic markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Biotic factors, including infestation by thrips pests such as Thrips tabaci Lindeman, can ...
Technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production systems in Kenya: A stochastic metafrontier analysis
(2011-04)
In this study the stochastic metafrontier method is used to investigate technical efficiency and
technology gaps across three main beef cattle production systems in Kenya. Results show that there
is significant inefficiency ...
Chemical characterization of ten dual purpose Sorghum varieties for animal feed in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)
A study was designed to evaluate ten dual purpose sorghum varieties
(NGUUGU, MACIA, BTX623, IESV91131DL, IESV92089DL,
IESV92165DL, IESV99006 DL, IESV99026DL, IESV99095DL and
SDSL90162-2) for nutritional performance with ...
Impact of mobile phone-based money transfer services on smallholder agriculture in Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)
The recent introduction of mobile phone-based money transfer services is seen
to resolves one idiosyncratic market failure farmers face, namely access to
financial services. It facilitates transfer of money to beneficiaries ...