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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 ...
The effects of tillage systems on soil physical properties and water conservation in a sandy loam soil in Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Soil water conservation through tillage is widely accepted as one of the appropriate ways of addressing
soil moisture constraints in rainfed agriculture. A field experiment was conducted for 6 seasons (2007
to 2009) to ...
Enhancing Resilience to Food Security Shocks
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Social Protection and Agricultural Development in Kenya
(2009)
This paper focuses on social protection programs
in Kenya’s agriculture. A case study approach was
used where three cases were examined: (a) emergency
seed distribution in the arid and semi-arid lands
and remote areas ...
Effect of Postharvest Hot Air Treatments on Ripening and Soluble Sugars in Banana Fruits, Musa Spp. ‘Williams’
(2012)
Postharvest hot air treatments have been traditionally used for disinfection and
disinfestations of fruits and vegetables. Recently, high temperature preconditioning
has been shown to have the potential to impart tolerance ...
Effect of maturity stage and variety on the efficacy of 1-mcp treatments in mango fruits
(2012)
1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) is one of the postharvest technologies employed in postharvest
systems to extend the shelf life of perishable commodities and minimize postharvest losses.
Efficacy of 1-MCP is affected by ...
Sustainable breeding programmes for tropical low-and medium input farming systems
(University of Nairobi., 2011)
This module discusses important factors to consider when designing sustainable genetic
improvement programmes, especially under tropical conditions. Previous attempts to launch
breeding programmes in developing countries ...
Combining stated and revealed preference methods: A dairy adoption case study of western 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 ...