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Assessment of Professional Needs of Faculty in American College and University Environmental Programs.
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
This paper reports on an ongoing process of identifying and meeting the professional needs of faculty in higher education environmental programs in the United States. It includes the self-reported strengths and weaknesses ...
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. ...
Sustainability in higher education in the Asia-Pacific: developments, challenges, and prospects
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the contributions of the Asia-Pacific region to leading practice in sustainability in higher education (HE), as prelude and orientation to this special issue ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mass Production Of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Using Silkworm (Bombyx Mori L.) For Management Of Key Agricultural Pests
(18-06-13)
Entomopathogenic nematodes are biological control agents of arthropod pests that can be multiplied by in vivo
and in vitro methods. They are effective when well marched with host arthropods but the major drawback to
their ...
Land under pressure.
(2011)
This chapter presents and discusses the causes of land degradation, and ways of sustainable land development and agricultural productivity. The evidence presented here suggests several avenues for achieving a world without ...