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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. ...
The impact of climate change on the incidence of cattle diseases in a pastoral area of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Participatory epidemiological methods were used to establish local perceptions and livestock owner’s knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) of risk factors of climate variability, the seasonal variations in incidences ...
Developing capacity for implementing innovative PPR control strategies based on the epidemiology and socio-economic aspects of the disease in the East African region
(2010-09)
Major losses in sheep and goats have been incurred from Peste
des petit ruminants (PPR), a relatively new disease in East
Africa. It first appeared in Eastern Uganda but has since spread
to most of Kenya and Northern ...
Information systems on domestic animal genetic resources
(University of Nairobi., 2011)
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)
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 ...