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Influence of soil, climate and land use on soil water balance in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro Basin in Kenya
(1998-09)
The influence of soil, climate, and land use on soil water balance was investigated in 3
agroclimatic zones within the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro Basin. Water balance was quantified
for various land uses and management systems ...
Liberalized agricultural markets and their impact on human welfare in Koibarak location, Marakwet district Kenya
(1998)
The primary objective of the study was to assess the
impact of liberalized agricultural markets on human welfare
in Koibarak Location, Marakwet District, Kenya. And its
secondary objective was to examine other factors ...
Effects of cow dung manure on some physical And chemical properties on saline - sodic soils in Kiboko Makueni district (Kenya)
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
The effect of cow dung manure on some physical and chemical properties of salinesodic
soils in Kiboko, Makueni district were examined. Two soil types, namely, chromo- haplic
Lixisols for site 1 and mollic and sodic ...
The matatu mode of public transportation in the municipality of Kisumu, Kenya
(1998)
This study has examined the nature of urban public transport
in the MoK as it relates to matatu transport in the (MoK). It
begins by describing the growth and origin of the MoK's public
transport system by illustrating ...
An economic analysis of factors affecting the adoption of Napier Grass in smallholder dairying in Kiambu District, Kenya
(1998)
This study focused on the smallholder dairy farmers in Kiambu district. The aim of the study was to assess the factors that influence farmers‟ decision to adopt Napier grass and to quantitatively evaluate the impact of ...
Seasonal population dynamics of helminth parasites of donkeys in Kiambu District, Kenya
(1998)
The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the internal parasites in
donkeys in Kiambu District of Kenya, determining their seasonal prevalence, and elucidating
the pathological lesions associated with ...
Effect of migration on infant and child mortality
(1998)
This study seeks to establish the effect of migration on infant and child mortality in
Kenya. The data was drawn from Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, 1993. A total of
3,904 women with 5,727 children who were under-five ...
Epidemiology and control of gastrointestinal parasite infections of dairy cattle in Kiambu district, Kenya and in Denmark with emphasis on parasitic gastroenteritis
(1998)
a) Field survey
The present study was designed to establish a profile of gastrointestinal (GI) parasites
and to determine the influence of season, farm, age and sex on their prevalence, burden and
distribution in dairy ...
The Effect of Female Education on Fertility in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
There had been at first some reluctance to accept the reality of fertility decline in Kenya
until the early 1980's when the country a record fertility decline of more than 20%.
This decline whose evidence has been shown ...