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Economic Analysis of Crossbreeding Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Conceptual Framework and Kenyan Case Study
(2001-12)
Conventional economic evaluations of crossbreeding programmes have overestimated their benefits by ignoring subsidies, the increased costs of management such as veterinary support services, and the higher levels of risk ...
Impact of Agricultural Trade and Related Policy Reforms on Food Security in Kenya
(2004)
Kenya’s agricultural sector has undergone various changes emanating from
policy reforms over the years. These reforms, which occurred from the late
1980s to the early 1990s, were aimed at reducing government involvement ...
The Tanzania Family Planning Training Program:The Impact of an Innovative Training Strategy on Reproductive and Child Health Service Performance of Health Attendants in Tanzania
(2001)
This report is based on a study, implemented in Kasulu and Kibondo districts in Kigoma Region, Tanzania, to assess the impact of a health attendants’ pilot training strategy on reproductive and child health (RCH) services. ...
The role of infrastructure and government policies in determining the efficiency of Kenya's maize marketing system in the post-liberalisation era
(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 ...
Breeding bean cultivars resistant to angular leaf spot and root rots in Eastern and Central Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
Technology-Mediated Open and Distance Education (Tech-MODE) in Agricultural Education and Training in Kenya: Opportunities and Challenges
(2008)
Open and distance learning (ODL) in Kenya,
like in many other developing countries,
is characterized by, and offered through,
dual mode institutions. Most of these
programmes are in humanities and social
sciences. ...
Fusarium and mycotoxin contamination in freshly harvested wheat grain in Kenya
(2005)
A survey was carried out during the 2004 wheat-cropping season in 6 agro-ecclogical zones to determine fusarium contamination of freshly harvested wheat grain. This was done by plating in culture media. Contaminations with ...
The role of public-private partnerships and collective action in ensuring smallholder participation in high value fruit and vegetable supply chains
(University of Nairobi, 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 ...