Browsing Faculty of Agriculture by Author "Irungu, Patrick"
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Animal Health Service Delivery Systems in Kenya s Marginal Areas under Market Liberalization: A Case for Community-Based Animal Health Workers
Mugunieri, Lawrence Godiah; Omiti, John Moturi; Irungu, Patrick (2002)This brief is based on the results of a research project funded under the competitive grants program of the 2020 Vision Network for East Africa. A research report bearing the same title has been published by the Network ... -
Cattle Keeping Practices Of The Orma People A Household Survey In Tana River District, Kenya
Irungu, Patrick (2000)Trypanosomosis, a disease mainly transmitted by tsetse flies, is widespread throughout the humid and sub-humid areas of Africa. For centuries the disease has taken its toll on cattle and people living in tsetse-infested ... -
Formalisation of Village Peace Committees in the Karamoja Cluster A Consultancy Report
Irungu, Patrick (2001)Nomadic livestock production is the backbone of the economy of pastoral communities in the Karamoja cluster. However, widespread and uncontrolled livestock raiding is currently threatening the success of this enterprise. ... -
Institutional and policy issues relevant to pastoral development in Kenya
Omiti, John; Irungu, Patrick (Department of Agricultural Economics, 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 ... -
Social Protection and Agricultural Development in Kenya
Irungu, Patrick; Ndirangu, Lydia; Omiti, John (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 ...