Browsing Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Economic assessment"
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Economic assessment of leafminer invasion and control strategies in Kenya's snowpea industry: the case of Nyeri North and South Imenti Districts
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)Kenya's horticultural industry is confronted with an emergmg challenge of quarantined mvasrve leafminer, which has recently become a pest of economic importance in Kenya. Quarantine pests are a leading cause of Kenya's ... -
Economic assessment of losses due to fruit fly infestation in mango and the willingness to pay for an integrated pest management package in Embu district, Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Mango production is a major form of income generation for Kenyan large and small-scale farmers. However, it is confronted with the major threat of fruit fly infestation which causes reduction of quality and quantity of ...