Browsing Conference/ Workshop/ Seminar/ Proceedings by Subject "Kenya"
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First report of black rot disease of sweetpotato in Kenya.
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2000) -
First report of Cryptosporidium deer-like genotype in Kenyan cattle
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2008-05)The objective of the study was to identify Cryptosporidium genotypes from feces collected from urban and peri-urban dairy cattle in Nairobi, Kenya, in order to determine their zoonotic potential. DNA was extracted from 34 ... -
First Report of Iris yellow spot virus Infecting Onion in Kenya and Uganda
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)Onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the key vegetables produced by small-holder farmers for the domestic markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Biotic factors, including infestation by thrips pests such as Thrips tabaci Lindeman, can ... -
Free Market Of Ideas Or Free Market Of Money? Media Capital And The Financialization Of Corporate Media In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)The idea that the media can only effectively play their watchdog role in the society if they operate in a free market independent of government control is near universal. This conception of media performance, which has ... -
Genetic Resources Policy Making in Kenya
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Impact of mobile phone-based money transfer services on smallholder agriculture in Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)The recent introduction of mobile phone-based money transfer services is seen to resolves one idiosyncratic market failure farmers face, namely access to financial services. It facilitates transfer of money to beneficiaries ... -
Interagency challenges in enforcing maritime safety and security in Africa
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The Kenya Seed and Plant Varieties Law
(School of Law, 2000) -
Kenya:The Land and the People in Kenya
(School of Agriculture and Enterprise Development, 1988) -
Land, Environment & Natural Resources - Presentation
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New Directions in water legislation in Kenya
(Department of Private Law, School of Law, 2000) -
Overview & objectives of the Constitution - Presentation to the University of Nairobi
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Producer funding of agricultural research the case of Kenya’s tea industry
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 05-12-11)This study provides an assessment of the performance of producer financing in Kenya’s tea industry. It is based on a comprehensive literature review, in combination with analysis of data derived from the Tea Board of Kenya ... -
Pyrethrum wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1998)This article is about pyrethrum production in Kenya which is greatly constrained by a disease characterised by wilting and eventual death of pyrethrum plants. To date, Fusarium graminearum schwabe, F. solani (Mart.) Sacc., ... -
Rainwater - harvesting by run-off inducement for irrigation of maize production in semi-arid climate, Baringo district, Kenya
(Soil Science Society of East Africa (SSSEA)College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1996)This article is about the programmes aimed at improving food production for greater self sufficiency at the household level based on clear identification of existing qualities of soil and water resources. Baringo district ... -
Review of maize marketing in Kenya: implementation and impact of liberalisation, 1989-1999.
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2002)Maize is the key food crop in Kenya, with estimated production (1998) of 3 million tons of which about 40% are marketed. The Government strictly controlled all aspects of maize marketing until 1986 when gradual liberalisation ... -
Risk factors for sero-prevalence of tick-borne diseases of calves in Maasai pastoral herds in Kajiado District, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2003)Risk factors for sero-prevalence of Theileria parva, Theileria mutans, Anaplasma marginale and Babesia bigemina were investigated in 729 calves from Maasai herds in Kajiado District, Kenya. Study herds were selected using ... -
Risk mapping of East Coast fever in coastal and highland regions of Kenya based on predicted mortality and morbidity incidences
(Department of clinical studies, University of Nairobi, 2003-11)This paper proposes risk mapping as a tool for interpolating epidemiological data from intensively surveyed local sites to make conclusions over a larger area. Two ECF risk models were built using morbidity and mortality ...