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Effectiveness of three grass species as filter strips for soil conservation on cropland.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
The effectiveness of different grass spp. in reducing runoff and soil loss was studied at Kabete campus, University of Nairobi, Kenya. Half metre wide strips of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum), Nandi setaria (Setaria ...
Environmental and land-use consequences of sand harvesting in Masinga division.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
This paper examines the impact of sand harvesting from rivers on the environment, land use and social life in the Masinga Division, Machakos District, Kenya. Sand acts as a safe aquifer for water flowing below and through ...
Development of a multi-disciplinary approach to improve the management of soil fertility by smallholder farmers: experience of the TSBF programme.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
This paper outlines the development of a new methodology to modify and improve the indigenous practices of soil fertility management in Eastern and Southern Africa and suggests requirements for involvement by collaborating ...
Staging Masculinity
(2000)
Commercial fisheries as a poverty alleviation strategy within Lake Victoria
(2000)
It is suggested that commercial fisheries as a strategy to alleviate poverty in communities around Lake Victoria should encompass policies, measures, programmes and action plans designed to take into consideration the ...
The impact of climatic changes on land and water resource management in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
The implications of global climatic change on water resource development and management in Kenya was examined. The extent to which the water resources of the various regions of Kenya will be affected and the effects on ...
Erosion scars caused by earthflows: a case study of Ol Joro Orok division, Nyandarua district
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
This paper describes earthflow features in Nyairoko sub-location of Ol Joro Orok Division, Kenya. In 1989 more than 900 earthflows were counted in Nyandarua District, most of them in Ol Joro Orok and Ol Kalou Divisions. ...