Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Title
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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 ... -
Consortium project on: community-based goat breeding and improvement strategies in East Africa
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2005) -
Constructing and sustaining participatory forest management: lessons from Tanzania, Mozambique, Laos and Vietnam
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2007-09)The paper introduces an illustrative model, the ‘house model’, which contains a number of key elements for constructing and sustaining people’s participation in forest management. The model is used as a tool for analysing ... -
Controlling infectious bursal disease through development of local vaccines and establishing ffective vaccination program
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12) -
Creation of a Fixed Assets Register, plant and machinery valuation, and technical assessment of Premier Food Industries Limited
(University of Nairobi.Department of Food Science, Nutrition & technology, 2001) -
Crop performance and soil nutrient dynamics under different cropping systems and organic inputs in central Kenya.
(04-07-13)Most soils in Kenya have been degraded and depleted of essential nutrients rendering them unsuitable for crop production (Drinkwater et al., 1995). Prolonged application of inorganic fertilizers on the other hand has ... -
CRSP study on wildlife, livestock and human interaction in Kajiado District in Kenya: results of the economic study
(Department of Agricultural EconomicsInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, 1999)1.1 The economic study of the wildlife, livestock and human interaction in Kajiado District of Kenya focused on the case of the Amboseli National Park wildlife dispersal areas encompassing the Kimana Group Ranch and the ...