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Herders' knowledge on mineral nutrition and implication on sheep and goat productivity in Marsabit South District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
A cross-sectional survey was undertaken in Merille location, Marsabit South district of northern Kenya to assess indigenous knowledge on mineral nutrition of sheep and goats. Questionnaires were administered to herders ...
Long-term challenges to food security and rural livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2012)
This briefing paper is one of the
10-part Global Development
Network (GDN) Agriculture Policy
Series for its project, ‘Supporting
Policy Research to Inform
Agricultural Policy in Sub-Saharan
Africa and South Asia’. ...
The political economy of timber governance in Ghana
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
Should we design extended or straightforward questions for small stock when records are unavailable?
(2012)
Data from two closely related questions in a survey on rabbits is analyzed in order to determine whether results from these two groups of questions would yield similar results about numbers of rabbits kept by a household. ...
When Human rights is the starting point for evaluation
(2012)
Citizens are former colonial powers are often baffled as to why indigenous or colonized peoples seem to suffer disproportionately from alcoholism, homelessness, mental illness, disease, lethargy, fatalism, or dependency. ...
Enhancing Resilience to Food Security Shocks
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Enhancing resilience to climate change in the Horn of Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
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 ...
Long-term challenges to food security and rural livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2012-06)
Although there have been numerous concerted e orts aimed at halting the deterioration of the global food
security situation, available evidence indicates only a modest level of success especially in Sub-Sahara Africa
(SSA). ...