Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Title
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Breeding bean cultivars resistant to angular leaf spot and root rots in Eastern and Central Africa
(University of NairobiAnimal Production and Clinical Studies, 2002) -
Breeding indigenous livestock at ILRI: Red Maasai sheep in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2011)For the November 2011 'liveSTOCK Exchange' event at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Okeyo Mwai reflects on livestock genetics research work with the native red Maasai sheep breed in Kenya -
A brief on policy briefs. Forest & Landscape
(University of Nairobi,The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2010) -
Building Consensus on Shared Values
(University of NairobiThe Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2005) -
Businesses In Livestock Production: What Areas Do We Target?
(University of NairobiDepartment of Animal Production, 08-08-06)ABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLE -
Capacity building for sustainable use of animal genetic resources in developing countries. ILRI-SLU Project progress report for the period 1999-2003
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2005)To promote a sustainable and improved use of animal genetic resources in developing countries, ILRI in collaboration with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), and supported by Sida (Sweden), launched a ... -
Cattle Keeping Practices Of The Orma People A Household Survey In Tana River District, Kenya
(2000)Trypanosomosis, a disease mainly transmitted by tsetse flies, is widespread throughout the humid and sub-humid areas of Africa. For centuries the disease has taken its toll on cattle and people living in tsetse-infested ... -
The Challenge ofAIDS in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2004) -
The Challengefor Africa: A New Vision
(University of Nairobi, 2009) -
Changing Comparative Advantage And Regional Trade In The Greater Horn Of Africa: Implications For Food Security.
(University of NairobiAgricultural Economics, 2003) -
Characterizations of livestock manure market and the income contribution of manure trade in Mukogodo, Laikipia, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The use of livestock manure in African agriculture supports a market system that links pastoral and agricultural communities, but has been little studied. We investigated this market in central Kenya. Out of 60 households ... -
Claims Of US Disinterest In Africa Are Misleading
(University of Nairobi.School of Journalism, 1995) -
Coffee factory design and training of coffee factory engineers
(University of Nairobi.Department of Food Science, Nutrition & technology, 2002) -
Combining stated and revealed preference methods: A dairy adoption case study of western Kenya
(International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya,University of Nairobi, Department of Agricultural Economics, Nairobi. Kenya., 2004)The study was carried out in seven districts in western Kenya to determine factors influencing the adoption of dairy technologies. This paper looks at the complementarity in the analysis derived from the revealed preference ... -
Community forestry i Cambodja: om netvrksstyring og statens rolle
(University of Nairobi, 2006) -
Community needs assessment for and feasibility studies of appropriate food processing
(University of Nairobi.Department of Food Science, Nutrition & technology, 1994) -
Compensating Pastoralists for Conserving Animal Genetic Resources: The Case of Borana Cattle in Ethiopia
(2013)The Borana cattle in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia have unique traits that make them suitable for the harsh environment in the lowlands and have ever been part of the pastoralists’ identity. Almost all the traditional ... -
Conserve and screen premium value indigenous plant biodiversity and products on women smallholder farming systems of East Africa
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science & Technology, Makerere UniversityDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, and Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2010-09)Various interventions for promoting the premium value of indigenous plants (IPs) are being adopted to enhance their status in the food sub sector. The project aims to enhance women smallholder farmers’ capacity in target ...