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Investment Opportunities for Livestock in the North Eastern Province of Kenya: A Synthesis of Existing Knowledge
(2008)
Pastoralism is the dominant livelihood activity in the North Eastern Province (NEP) of Kenya. It is supplemented only by a limited amount of agriculture along the rivers. The province faces various developmental challenges ...
Evaluation of variety resistance as amangement srategy for thrips (megalurothrips sjostedti trybom and frankliniella occidentalis pergrande) on french beans (phaseolus vulgaris l.)
(2004)
French bean, phaseolllus vulgaris l. is a major horticultural crop in kenya mainly grown for fresh export market. A major contraint in succesfull production of the crop is pests and diseases. thrips are considered as one ...
Status and Trends of Agricultural and Rural Development Indicators in the COMESA Region
(2009)
This report is divided into eight sections, section one provides an introduction about the COMESA region and the structure of the economy in the region. Section two presents trends of various socioeconomic indicators in ...
Social Protection and Agricultural Development in Kenya
(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 ...
Use of Lactobacillus strains to start cassava fermentations for Gari production
(2008-12)
Two Lactobacillus strains, Lactobacillus plantarum BFE 6710 and Lactobacillus fermentum BFE 6620, were used to start cassava fermentations in a pilot study under field production conditions in Kenya, to determine their ...
Sources and Determinants of Agricultural Growth and Productivity in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 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 ...
Farmers’ Perceptions of Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Yield Response in Kenya
(2008)
To develop soil fertility techniques that respond to farmers’ actual concerns, researchers and agricultural development practitioners in developing countries need to identify how farmers in those regions form perceptions ...
Combining stated and revealed preference methods: A dairy adoption case study of western Kenya
(2004)
The study was carried out in seven districts in western Kenya to determine factors influencing
the adoption of dairy technologies. This paper looks at the complementarity in the analysis
derived from the revealed preference ...