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Access to Land, Income Diversification and Poverty Reduction in Rural Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006)he increasing land scarcity and the worsening trend of poverty in Kenya in recent years have raised concerns about the focus on land-based agriculture as the basis of growth in the rural areas. This paper combines two ... -
Aflatoxin B1 and M1 contamination of animal feeds and milk from urban centers in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2003)Background: Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is the principal hydroxylated AFB1 metabolite present in milk of cows fed with a diet contaminated with AFB1and excreted within 12 hours of administration of contaminated feeds. Objective: ... -
Analysis of the Effect of Land Tenure on Technical Efficiency in Smallholder Crop Production in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 07-10-08)Agriculture is the backbone of the Kenyan economy contributing 26% to GDP and 70% to employment. Majority of the farmers in Kenya are smallholder farmers possessing less than 3 acres of land. The agricultural sector in ... -
Application of Chow test to improve analysis of farmer participation in markets in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009-08)High population growth rates and emergence of urban settlements provide opportunities as well as challenges to economic development in many countries. While the supply of labour and markets are potential positive outcomes ... -
Assessment of erosion damage in Ndome and Ghazi, Taita Taveta, Kenya: Towards an integrated erosion management approach
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2002-03)Aerial photograph interpretation on erosion trends from 1961 to 1998 showed that by 1998, approximately 17 and 50% of agricultural land in Ndome and Ghazi respectively had been permanently lost due to the combined effect ... -
Biotechnology, Interllectual Property Rights and Sustainable Development. The kenyan Case
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The Challenges and Way Forward for the Sugar Sub-Sector in Kenya
(Friedrich Ebert StiftungSchool of Law, 2003)Sugar is a political as well as a strategic commodity. The sugar sub-sector is a source of livelihood to over one million people in Kenya. It offers employment and helps in rural infrastructural development. It is a ... -
Challenges of e-banking adoption among the commercial banks in Kenya
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Challenges of prosecuting piracy offences in Kenya
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Chemical characterization of ten dual purpose Sorghum varieties for animal feed in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)A study was designed to evaluate ten dual purpose sorghum varieties (NGUUGU, MACIA, BTX623, IESV91131DL, IESV92089DL, IESV92165DL, IESV99006 DL, IESV99026DL, IESV99095DL and SDSL90162-2) for nutritional performance with ... -
Comparative returns from livestock and crops among the agro-pastoralists of Magadi division, Kajiado District, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2009)A cross-sectional study was conducted in Kajiado District in August 2003 to estimate incomes from livestock and crop agricultural enterprises, and assess important factors associated with them. Purposive and random selection ... -
Comparison of haematological changes and strongyle faecal egg counts in donkeys in Kiambu district of Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 1999-09)Haematological data were obtained through analysis of blood samples taken from sixteen donkeys randomly selected from a donkey population in Kiambu District, Kenya. Nine out of sixteen of the donkeys examined were anaemic, ... -
Conceptualisation and measurement challenges in modelling pastorilists' risk and vulnerability instigated by droughts in the group ranches of Kenya
(2010)This on-going study is assessing and modeling vulnerability and risks faced by pastoral communities in the dry areas of Lakipia in Kenya. Preliminary results from participatory rural appraisal indicate that poverty is ... -
The Constitutional threshold for public service & leadership in Kenya
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Crop response to soil water content under fertilized and non-fertilized conditions
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2000)Observations on crop response to soil water content were made over a 2-year period from 1991 to 1992 on 3m by 10m plots at Kabete, Kel1ya. The total anmial rainfall was 948 and 1125mm in 1991 aind 1992 respectively with ... -
Determinants of non–home-prepared food consumption in two low-income areas in Nairobi
(Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The NetherlandsInstitute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsAfrican Studies Centre, Leiden, The NetherlandsUnit of Applied Nutrition, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2003-12)Street foods are an important source of nutrients for poor urban residents. This study aimed to identify determinants of the proportion of daily energy provided by non–home-prepared foods. Methods A survey was conducted ... -
Digital divide; the glaring reality
(2012)The power to access information and technology is important in daily global operations in different aspects of the society, be it economical, political or social. Each and every country has different levels of information ... -
The effect of introduced forage legumes on improvement of soil fertility in natural pastures of semi-arid rangelands of Kajiado District, Kenya
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2011)A two phase study was carried out from 2002 to 2005 in the semi-arid rangelands of Kajiado District, Kenya to determine the effect of introduced forage legumes on soil fertility improvement of natural pastures. During ... -
Empowering small enterprise groups for effective participation in the fisheries of Lake Victoria, Kenya. Small-Scale Fish Systems (Kenya) Workshop, 1994
(Department of Philosophy and Religious studies, University of Nairobi, 1994) -
Families in Kenya IN handbook of World Families, edited by B.N. Adams and J. Trest. Sage Publication, 2005
(School of Agriculture and Enterprise Development, 2005)