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Fisheries Policy And Its Relevance To Food Security And Safety
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)
In this paper we interrogate the fisheries policy 2008.The approach comprises a walk in the historical transect of the industry, discusses key players, beneficiaries including fisher folks, artisanal large scale and ...
Climate change vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation of livestock systems in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2012-04)
In Kenya, global circulation models predict that, by the year 2100, climate change will increase
temperatures by about 4°C leading to massive crop failure, reduced availability of forage and water,livestock mortality and ...
An Economic Analysis Of The Contribution Of Livestock To Household Incomes In Migori District, Kenya.
(University Of Nairobi, 2010)
Agricultural activities significantly contribute to household income in rural parts of Kenya. This study was conducted in Uriri, Karungu and Nyatike divisions of Migori district. The objective of the study was to examine ...
Common Water Hyacinth, Eichhornia Crassipes: An Invasive Plant Species That Has Wrecked Havoc In Lake Victoria
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)
Among the 7 species of water hyacinth that belong to the genus Eichhornia, the common hyacinth, E. crassipes, is the most invasive. The common hyacinth has one of the greatest multiplying rates of any known plant and its ...
Potential of gdgts as temperature proxies along altitudinal transects in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014-05)
Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) are lipids of high molecular weight and include the isoprenoid GDGTs (iGDGTs) produced by Archaea and the branched GDGTs (brGDGTs) produced by unknown bacteria. Several indices ...
Consumer awareness of food fortification in Kenya: The case of vitamin - A - fortified sugar
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)
Food fortification is considered as an important strategy to address micronutrient malnutrition,
which is a key challenge in most developing countries. In Kenya, the National Food Security and
Nutrition Policy focus on ...
Key Things to Understand About Your Customers
(Seed Enterprise Management Institute (SEMIs), University of Nairobi, 2014)
SEMIs Marketing Module
(Seed Enterprise Management Institute (SEMIs), University of Nairobi, 2014)
What determines consumption of fortified foods in Kenya: the potential for micronutrient malnutrition control
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)
Food fortification is considered as an important strategy for addressing micronutrient malnutrition that includes vitamin A, iron and zinc deficiency in most developing countries.
Development efforts have thus focused on ...