Browsing Faculty of Agriculture by Title
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Research on bean rust in East and Central Africa: status and future directions
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2002) -
Responding to Food Price Crisis in Eastern and Southern Africa: Policy Options for National and Regional Action
(Karugia, J., Waithaka, M., Freeman, A., Prabhu, R., Shiferaw, B., Gbegbelegbe, S., Massawe, S., Kyotalimye, M., Wanjiku, J., Macharia, E, 2009)This paper addresses the magnitude and implications of food price changes in national and regional markets in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) with a view to provide the evidence base for effective policy action. Specifically, ... -
Results of a performance monitoring survey of Endao, Eldume and Sandai smallholder irrigation schemes in Marigat division of Baringo district [Kenya] - Analysis and synthesis for the Provincial Irrigation Unit - Nakuru
(1988)Presents the results of a monitoring programme of three smallholder irrigation schemes for field crops in Marigat division of Baringo district in Kenya. This was to ascertain the performance of the schemes from both technical ... -
Role of credit in the uptake and productivity of improved dairy technologies in Kenya
(ILRI, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)Department of Agricultural Economics, 1998)The potential for increasing marketable domestic milk production lives mainly in improving the technologies used as the smallholder farm sector. The other area of concern to complement technology improvement would be to ... -
The role of infrastructure and government policies in determining the efficiency of Kenya's maize marketing system in the post-liberalisation era
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Geography, Kenyatta University, 2003)Although Kenya has liberalized its agricultural market, it continues to experience frequent food shortages that greatly compromise the welfare of its citizens, especially the poor. In Kenya food shortages are synonymous ... -
The role of public-private partnerships and collective action in ensuring smallholder participation in high value fruit and vegetable supply chains
(University of NairobiAgricultural Economics, 2007)Many developing countries have moved into the production of non-traditional agricultural products to diversify their exports and increase foreign currency earnings. Accessing developed country markets and urban domestic ... -
Rural households’ response to Fuelwood scarcity around Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
(24-07-13)The debate on forest degradation in Kenya is mainly concerned with the utilization and exploitation of forest resources. Of particular interest is fuelwood, whose scarcity is a major forest degradation concern. Fuelwood ... -
Rural Transport Services Project for Kenya. Development in smallholder agricultural sector: Possibilities for development and policy interventions: a preliminary consultancy report
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 2003) -
Screening of goats for Contagious Caprine Plueropneumonia caused by Mycoplasma capricolum subspecies capripneumoniae (biotype F38) in ranches with potential for export
(23-07-13)Contagious Caprine Plueropneumonia (CCPP) caused by Mycoplasma capricolum subspecies capripneumoniae (M. capripneumoniae, biotype F38) is the most contagious and virulent type of pneumonia in goats. It is an important trade ... -
Selection of bean lines tolerant to low soil fertility conditions in Africa
(INERA, Centre de Recherche de Mulungu, B.P. 496 Bukavu, R.D. CongoDepartment of Crop Science, University of NairobiSelian Agricultural Research Institute, Arusha, TanzaniaFOFIFA, B.P. 230 Antsirabe 110, Madagascar;KARI, Kakamega, KenyaNAARI, Kampala, UgandaISAR-Rubona, B.P. 138 Butare, Rwanda, 2002) -
Should we design extended or straightforward questions for small stock when records are unavailable?
(Department of Animal Production, University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 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. ... -
Social Protection and Agricultural Development in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 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 ... -
Soil Management And Technical Efficiency Of Small-scale Maize Farmers In Northwestern Kenya
(22-07-13)This paper examined the technical efficiencies of two groups of smallholder maize farmers in Lugari and Trans Nzioa districts, one within the contact areas of soil management project and the other comprising the counterfactuals. ... -
Sources and Determinants of Agricultural Growth and Productivity in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of AgricultureOdhiambo Walter,Sources and Determinants of Agricultural Growth and Productivity in Kenya,2004KIPPRA Discussion Paper No. 34,, 2004-03)Agriculture is the most important sector in the Kenyan economy given its contribution to employment, foreign exchange, food, and its linkages with other sectors of the economy. Indeed, the sector’s performance directly ... -
Statistical determination of factors influencing customer satisfaction with research technologies in the Kenya sugar Industry, Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), 2006)The objectives of the Kenya Sugar Research Foundation (KESREF) are to generate and introduce new cane varieties, new or updated cane management policies and practices, and disseminate this information to relevant ...