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Socio-economic factors influencing the intensity of use of bio mass transfer in food crop production in western Kenya
(2003)
Bio- mass transfer is defined as the incorporation into the soil of leafy shrubs, which release nutrients. The shrubs
include lantana camara and tithonia diversifolia. This study analyzed the determinants of the intensity ...
Mapping and analysis of air pollution in Nairobi, Kenya
(2001)
Air pollution is any atmospheric condition in which certain substances are present in such
concentrations and duration that they may produce harmful effects on man and his
environment. Common air pollutants include carbon ...
The effect of farmyard manure and nitrogen fertilizer on vegetative growth, leaf yield and quality attributes of Solanum villosum (Black nightshade) in Keiyo district, rift valley
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
The African Leafy Vegetables (ALVs) are particularly important as adjunct accompaniment to the staple cereal foods such as the
East African corn meal (ugali). In order to increase productivity and utilization of these ...
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 ...
The demand for reproductive health services: an application of control function approach. Paper prepared for presentation to the 12th annual conference of the African Econometric society, 4-6 July 2007, university of cape town, South Africa. This is a distillation from our earlier joint work, entitled, “the demand for Reproductive health services: frameworks of analysis”, issued as a framework Paper for the collaborative project on reproductive health, economic growth and poverty reduction in Africa, AERC, Nairobi.
(2007)
Ou Ajakaiye, AERC, Nairobi, email: olu.ajakaiye@aercafrica.org
Germano Mwabu, University of Nairobi, email: mwabu@kenyaweb.com
Problem statement. Sub-Saharan Africa has the worst indicators of reproductive
health in the ...
Group Discussion, Theme 2: Networks as a vehicle for increased funding of science
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Urban households ruralizing their livelihoods: The changing nature of urban-rural linkages in an East African town
(2004)
As far as rural-urban linkages in sub-Saharan Africa are concerned, the focus has so far
predominantly been on the urban dwellers contributing to the livelihood of the rural ones,
usually through remittances from family ...
The demand for reproductive health services: frameworks of analysis
(2007)
The paper reviews a unified model of demand for health care inputs and health production, first
proposed by Rosenzweig and Schultz (1982), and shows how the model can be applied to design
and implement policies to improve ...