Browsing Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Production"
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A comparative analysis of costs and benefits of Jatropha, maize and orange production in Kenya: case of contracted farmers in Shimba Hills
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010-08-27)Energy demand and supply imbalances are a major challenge to development in Sub Saharan African countries. Reliance on petroleum as well as biomass energy sources is both uneconomical and unsustainable. These call for ... -
Diagnosis of soil and plant nutrient constraints in small-scale ground nut (Arachis Hyopaea) production systems of Western Kenya using infrared spectroscopy
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2008)Soil fertility degradation is a major problem in Africa leading to food insecurity, ecosystem degradation and poverty. Nutrient depletion and disease epidemics have contributed to a decline in groundnut yields of 25% in ... -
The economics of production and marketing of potatoes in Meru District, Kenya
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Socio-economic analysis of production and response of grain amaranth (amaranthus caudatus l.) to fertilizer application and intercropping with maize or beans in Kisumu West District, Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2010)Protein malnutrition is widespread in developing countries due to prohibitive cost and low availability of animal protein foods and limited purchasing power of vulnerable groups. To ensure sufficient proteins for these ... -
Studies on green manure application and intercropping in coffea arabica l. production
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 1998)Three experiments were conducted between May 1991 and December 1993 at Coffee Research Station Ruiru. Kenya, to study the effect of green manure application and intercropping on soil chemical properties, coffee plant ...