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Locally-based monitoring and its relevance to management and research
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
Locally-based monitoring (LBM) has been pro
posed as a solution to overcome the costs of
monitoring the condition and development of
natural resources and ecosystems in developing
countries. Based on a recent empirical ...
The Earth Charter: An ethical framework for 'good'globalization (Draft Version)
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The Pacific way: sustainability in higher education in the South Pacific Island nations
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to create an area profile of significant activity and possibility in higher education for sustainable development (ESD) in the island nations of the South Pacific Ocean.
Design/m ...
Yield improvement of Kenyan sesame varieties
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
In an effort to improve the yield of Kenyan sesame cultivars the seeds of three cultivars, SPS SIK6, SIK 096
and SPS SIK 50/1 were subjected to 300Gy, 400Gy and 600Gy of gamma rays. A first batch of seeds were subjected
to ...
Institutional and policy issues relevant to pastoral development in Kenya
(2002)
Pastoral life is dependent upon and bound to livestock. Pastoralists operate in a fragile and precarious environment characterised, by long dry spells, interspersed with low and erratic rainfall. These factors, together ...
Decomposition, Mineralization And Nitrogen Loss Following Application Of Different Rates Of Mucuna Green Biomass Under Field Conditions In Kenya
(2010)
Knowledge on the relationship amongst mucuna green biomass application rate, decomposition pattern,
mineralization and its distribution in rooting zone of maize is essential for efficient utilization of the legume
as N ...
Statistics made alive
(2002)
This paper examines briefly some of the problems of teaching statistics to agriculture students in
the traditional manner. The current teaching has consisted of foundation courses on the
statistical concepts at undergraduate ...
Policy Implementation And Its Economic Impact On Potato Marketing Value Chain In Kenya
(29-06-13)
Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) are second in importance after maize in Kenya as food crop. It is grown
mainly by small scale farmers in more than 100,000 ha country wide producing more than 1 million tonnes
annually. ...