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Assessment of erosion damage in Ndome and Ghazi, Taita Taveta, Kenya: Towards an integrated erosion management approach
(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 ...
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. ...
Access to Land, Income Diversification and Poverty Reduction in Rural 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 ...
The Challenges and Way Forward for the Sugar Sub-Sector in Kenya
(Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 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 ...
Determinants of non–home-prepared food consumption in two low-income areas in Nairobi
(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 ...
Aflatoxin B1 and M1 contamination of animal feeds and milk from urban centers in Kenya
(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: ...
First report of Cryptosporidium deer-like genotype in Kenyan cattle
(University of Nairobi, 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 ...
Soil erosion effects on productivity of a humic nitisol
(2000)
This study was carried out with the aim of assessing the effect of accelerated erosion on soil productivity of a humic nitisol at Kabete, Kenya. Twenty runoff plots which had been subjected to varying levels of ero¬sion ...