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Legume inoculant production at the Nairobi MIRCEN
(University of Nairobi,, 1985)The production of filtermud-based inoculants is described -
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Effects Of Land-Use And Climate Changes On Hydrological Processes In The River Gucha Catchment, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011)The hydrological response of catchment areas to rainfall depends on the interplay between climatic, geological and land use variables. Understanding how land use activities and climatic factors influence stream flow enables ... -
Non Farm Occupation And Farm Innovation In Marginal, Medium And High Potential Regions Of Eastern Kenya And Buganda
(University of Nairobi, 1971)The study reported here tests the hypothesis that an increasing level of farm adoption score leads to a decrease in non-farm occupation score for the farm. The basic assumption concomitant to this hypothesis is that an ... -
Some notes on the production and design of timber housing for medium to large scale projects in Kenya.
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Discussion Of A Food And Nutrition Policy For Kenya
(1975)The paper was produced on request of the Head of the Kenya Delegation to the 1974 World Food Conference in Rome. It reflects the authors views on basic policies to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable groups in ... -
Marketing of food crops and purchase of industrial commodities by Nyanza smallholders, 1970-1971.
(University of Nairobi, 1975)We consider the i).lioca.tionproblem of A rurfll household whose income is Awdlable in the form of c+r inventories of farm produce and an Rmount of cash income from non-farm !lctivity. The inventories avail~ble may be ... -
The Methodology Of Economic History
(University of Nairobi, 1975)This discussion of tho methodology of economic history sets out to justify the presentation of rigorous Gconomic models to test : historical hypotheses. It 2rguos for the legitimacy of attempting both directional and ... -
The Role Of Competitive Forces In The Determination Of Wage Increases In Less Developed Economies:The Case Of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1975)The theoretical literature concerned with rural-urban migration in LDCs has almost always assumed that the real wa~e differential between these sectors is fixed by the institutionally determined modern sector urban money ... -
The impact of uniojiza1ion on negotiated wages in the manufacturing sector In kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1975)The paper examines a large number of wage agreements between emloyers and trade unions in Kenya's manufacturing sector. An attemp is made to explain inter-firm negotiated wages for unskilled labour with the aid of ... -
An analysis of the variation in modern sector earnings among the Districts and major urban centres in kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1975)The paper analyses a large body of unpublished data collected by the Annual 2numeration of Employees. Occupational and industrial wage differentials are examined at the national level and then the technique of standardization ... -
Discussion Of A Food And Nutrition Policy For Kenya (Paper Prepared For The United Nations World Food Conference Rome, 5 - 16 November 1974; Kenya-Delegation: Item 9 (B)
(University of Nairobi, 1975)The paper was produced on request of the Head of the Kenya Delegation to the 1974 World Food Conference in Rome. It reflects the authors views on basic policies to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable groups in ... -
Community participation in research: Proceedings of a workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1991)This publication is based on a workshop, coorganized and cosponsored by the Unit of Applied Nutrition, University of Nairobi, and the Health Sciences Division of the International Development and Research Centre (IDRC), ... -
Nutrition and infection in national development
(1976)This paper was written at the request of the Editor of the American journal "Science" for their special issue devoted to the world food problem published in 1975. The important synergistic relationship between malnutrition ... -
Alternatives for improving production, employment and income distribution in Kenyan agriculture.
(1981)Various ways in which the Government of Kenya can concentrate its scarce resources to accelerate growth of production and employment in agriculture to at least keep abreast of population growth are explored. These measures ... -
Kerio Valley: past, present and future; proceedings of a seminar held in Nairobi, 21-22 May 1981.
(University of Nairobi, 1982)The seminar on the Kerio Valley was held at the Institute of African Studies at the University of Nairobi, 21-22 May 1981. In addition to introductory material and a list of participants, this volume contains 12 papers on ... -
Appropriate Technology Innovation For Rural Industrialisation In LDCs
(1975)Rural industrialisation using intermediate or appropriate technologies .is probably the most valid to increasing employment and living standards in LDCs. This involves the design of technologies to suit the very low ... -
An Analysis Of ICDC Small Industrial Loan ,commitments, 1961 - 1975
(1976)This study concerns loan commitments by the I.C.D.C. to small . industrial projects in the period 1961 - 1975. It analyses the distribution of these loans by region ,'by product and over time. Other features of these loans ... -
Agricultural policy issues in East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1973)The Conference on Policy for Agriculture in East Africa was held at Nairobi University in June, 1971. Papers were divided into five groups, the first of which covered policy issues and statements, including an opening ...