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Determinants of transaction costs in group-based breeding approaches: the case of dairy goats in the eastern Kenyan highlands
(University of Nairobi., 2008)
Exotic dairy goats were introduced in the eastern Kenyan highlands by FARM-
Africa through a group-based approach about a decad
e ago. Interested farmers
had to organize themselves into legally recognized
farmers’ ...
Modeling the impact of an exotic parasitoid, Diadegma semiclausum, on the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, in Kenya, using the Lotka-Volterra model
(University of Nairobi,, 2007)
Introduction
Integrated pest management systems
utilising the use/release of the
parasitoid D. semiclausum have been
developed to replace the pesticides
only approach to diamondback moth
control which is the ...
Kenya Constitutional Documents: A Comparative Analysis
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2006)
This study compares the three constitutional documents listed below that were the subject of debate in Kenya's constitutional reform process in 2005: 1. The Constitution of Kenya (the present constitution with amendments ...
Report of the Satellite Workshop
(University of Nairobi, 2008-08)
Decentralizing Kenya’s Health Management System: An Evaluation. Kenya Working Papers No. 1
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Kenya’s
Ministry of Health (MOH) commitment to address the inherent constraints in the health
sector has included deliberate decentralization efforts aimed at strengthening the effective
implementation of activities at ...
Use of green manure plants in cropping systems to suppress root-knot nematodes
(2007)
Green manure plants namely Calliandra calothyrsus, Canavalia ensiformis, Chenopodium quinoa, Crotalaria juncea, Desmodium uncinartum, Gliricidia sepium, Leucaena leucocephala, Mucuna pruriens, Tephrosia purpurea, Tithonia ...
Grain maize yield improvement using Tephrosia vogelii and Tithonia diversifolia biomass at Maseno, Kenya
(2003)
This study aimed at assessing the response of maize crop
to application of Tephrosia vogelii and Tithonia
diversifolia biomass obtained six month-old fallows. The
biomass were chopped into 5-cm long pieces and
incorporated ...
Estimation of claims in general insurance
(2005)
This paper is concerned with the prediction of the outstanding claims
amounts on a portfolio of general insurance policies, the extension of the
standard actuarial techniques (the chain ladder technique) and the
comparison ...
Indoor Radon (222 Rn) Levels In Coastal And Rift Valley Regions Of Kenya
(2002)
Measurements of indoor radon levels by electret technique in Coastal and Rift Valley Region of Kenya are reported. The results indicate a large variation in the concentrations (5 - 704 Bq rn') and that remedial action is ...
Socio-economic Factors Influencing Use Of Improved Fallows In Crop Production By Small-scale Farmers In Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Abstract
This study analysed the factors influencing the intensity of adoption of improved fallows in Western Kenya. Three
hundred farmers were interviewed. Descriptive results showed the adopters to be older, more ...