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Conclusion: culture, resources and development in the Kenya Coast
(2000)
Despite its economic and cultural potential, the Kenya Coast finds itself in a marginal position. This collective volume traces the causes behind this situation and analyses it from different angles: political, economic ...
Land and water management in Kenya: towards sustainable land use.
(2000)
Preliminary findings on the effects of land use in the Masinga Dam catchment, Kenya, on the storage capacity of the reservoir are presented. Remote sensing and GIS techniques, supplemented with ground reports, were used ...
Legume cover crops for soil fertility improvement in the highlands of eastern Africa region. Report of an AHI workshop
(2000)
This report reviews work on legume cover crops in eastern Africa and provides a summary of recommendations of the appropriate germplasm, management and posible niches for these plants in farming systems. It briefly identifies ...
Crop response to soil water content under fertilized and non-fertilized conditions
(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 ...
Rotenoid derivatives from Kenyan Millettia and Derris species as larvicidal agents
(2000)
Rotenone (1), one of the most extensively used natural insecticides, was reported to be highly
toxic to the 4th instar larvae of Aedes aegypti (Abe et al., 1985). The insecticidal activities of
rotenone and some other ...
Weather and climate hazards that affect food production in the Lake Victoria basin.
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
This paper discusses the impact of weather and climate hazards on the lives of the rural people living near Lake Victoria, Africa, thereby worsening their already desperate condition, and suggest ways of mitigating these ...
Makueni District profile: soil fertility management
(2000)
Drylands Research Working Papers present, in preliminary form, research results of
studies carried out in association with collaborating researchers and institutions.
This working paper is part of a study which aims to ...
The role of isotope geology in the reconstruction of the cenozoic history of Kenya
(2000)
Geochronology has had a dramatic impact on the understanding of African geology.
Consideration of the radiometrically dated geological phenomena in the continent has led to a
more complete view of the evolution of Africa. ...