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Socio-economic and phytoecological environment of nomads in smallholder irrigation schemes in Isiolo district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
This study was motivated by the fact that natural
resources need to be understood within the context and in
relation to the surrounding socio-economic environment. The
two objectives of the study were firstly to identify ...
Effect of supplemental irrigation on soil chemical properties and growth of Acacia Saligna in Northwestern Kenya
(2001)
The aim of the experiment was to evaluate the effects of supplemental irrigation using brackish
(3.15 dsm') and fresh waters (0.30 dsm") on soil chemical properties and growth of Acacia
saligna grown on runoff collection ...
The impact of irrigation on the socio-cultural and economic lives of a rural community.The case of Yatta Furrow irrigation in Machakos District ,Kenya.
(1993)
Focus on irrigation studies in general and Kenya in
particular has been mainly on the large-scale irrigation
projects. This study makes a departure from this trend
and examines the impact of a small-scale irrigation
project ...
Optimal, farm plans for small holder farmers practising irrigation along Yatta canal of Machakos District, Kenya: a linear programming approach
(1992-05)
The main objective of the study was to develop optimal
farm plans for irrigation farmers along the Yatta canal who
are permitted to irrigate a maXlmum area of 0.5 hectare per
growing season. Other objectives of the study ...
Socio-economic and ecological impact of smallholder irrigation schemes on pastoral nomads of Garissa district, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
This study was conducted to investigate the emergence of smallholder irrigation schemes
in Garissa District, and determine its impact on the ecology of the Tana riparian basin and
pastoralist socio-economy.
In Garissa ...
Evaluation and design of runoff storage systems for supplemental irrigation: Laikipia District case study
(2005)
An inventory of the existing runoff harvesting systems for crop production was carried out
in Rugutu location of Laikipia district. An evaluation of rainwater storage system was also
performed in two of the water pans. ...
Evaluation of livelihood , soil and water resources in smallholder irrigation schemes along the Tana river in Garissa District
(2009-02)
One of the major problems, facing the world today is that of meeting the food security
needs of an ever-increasing population over a limited arable land. To overcome this
problem, one option has been opening up more land ...