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Assessment of bean production constraints and seed quality and health of improved common bean seed
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
A Participatory Rural Appraisal was carried out in October 1999 in Gichera sub-location in
Runyenjes in Embu, Kenya The aim of the survey was to identify the major constraints faced by
bean farmers in this location. The ...
Combining ability and heterosis for tolerance to low soil phosphorous and nitrogen in common beans (phaseolus vulgaris L).
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
Common bean in Kenyans are predominantly grown by subsistence, resource-poor
farmers who use little or no soil amendment chemicals. Production is limited by
infertile soils with inherently low P and N, diseases, pests, ...
Chemical evaluation of -bovine colostrum preserved by different methods in a hot climate.
(2002)
Colostrum of cows of the Sahiwal breed was preserved for I month at 28°C by 5 different methods viz, treatment with.
formaldehyde at levels of 0.1% and 0.05%; acidification with formic acid at levels of 0.5% and 0.1%; and ...
Pricing Of Electricity By Bulk Power Producers In Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2002-09)
This is a study on the electric energy sub-sector, which falls under the energy sector in Kenya.
The electric energy sub-sector has been undergoing restructuring since mid-1990s. A new
Electric Power Act 1997 came into ...
An Investigation Into The Factors Influencing Export Trade In Kenya: The Case Of Manufacturing Firms In The Pharmaceutical Industry
(University of Nairobi., 2002-09)
The objective of this study was to identify the factors that influence trade in locally manufactured pharmaceutical products both from multinationals manufacturing locally and locally owned manufacturing companies. The ...
Impact of transaction costs on the marketing channels of dry grain pigeonpea in Makueni district, Kenya.
(2002)
This study aimed at identifying and analyzing the performance of the major marketing channels of dry grain pigeonpea in Kenya. Makueni District was used as a case study. As such, the various marketing intermediaries in ...
Responses Of Spotted Stemborer Chilo Par Tell Us (swinhoe) (lepidoptera: Pyralidae) To Ba Cillus Thuringiensis Berliner Formulations In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
This study sought to quantify the effects of geographic isolation (allotropy) and altitude on
three widely distributed populations of the spotted stalkborer Chilo partellus, a pest of maize,
by determining their response ...
The effect of daily versus weekly iron supplementation in the control and prevention of iron Deficiency anemia in lactating mothers: a case study Of urban slums in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(university of nairobi,, 2002)
This study was designed to take a sequential step, comprising a cross sectional study
with a longitudinal observation, to demonstrate the biological effectiveness and social
feasibility of weekly versus daily iron ...
Graphs and charts toolkit
(2002)
The System wide Information Network Resources (SINGER) Toolkit is a
tool that enables publishing data on the web in furtherance for
information dissemination and sharing without recourse to sophisticated
knowledge of ...
Content analysis of the coverage of foreign news in Kenya's print media. a comparative study of the Daily Nation and the East African Standard.
(University of Nairobi, 2002-10)
This research is an analysis of foreign news content in the Kenyan print
media.
It uses content analysis to study the period, August 1st 2002 to August '3 Ist
2002
It is both a quantitative and qualitative study.
There ...