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Economic Analysis of Crossbreeding Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Conceptual Framework and Kenyan Case Study
(2001-12)
Conventional economic evaluations of crossbreeding programmes have overestimated their benefits by ignoring subsidies, the increased costs of management such as veterinary support services, and the higher levels of risk ...
Impact of Agricultural Trade and Related Policy Reforms on Food Security in Kenya
(2004)
Kenya’s agricultural sector has undergone various changes emanating from
policy reforms over the years. These reforms, which occurred from the late
1980s to the early 1990s, were aimed at reducing government involvement ...
Determinants of farmers’ preference for alternative animal health service providers in Kenya: a proportional hazard application
(2005)
One hundred and eighty farmers in the semiarid Makueni district, Kenya, were surveyed using a structured questionnaire. The objective was to assess factors that influence farmers' preference for alternative veterinary ...
Street Children In Kenya
(2000)
Street Children in Kenya provides an in-depth examination of the experiences of street children in Nairobi, Kenya. Drawing from participant observations, individual and focus group interviews, the authors, Kilbride, Suda, ...
Technology-Mediated Open and Distance Education (Tech-MODE) in Agricultural Education and Training in Kenya: Opportunities and Challenges
(2008)
Open and distance learning (ODL) in Kenya,
like in many other developing countries,
is characterized by, and offered through,
dual mode institutions. Most of these
programmes are in humanities and social
sciences. ...
Innovation and Policy Process: Case of Transgenic Sweet Potato in Kenya
(2002)
Biotechnology is being integrated into the existing science and technology policy process in
Kenya. This process is embedded in the country's history of agricultural development,
characterised by conventional technology, ...
Primary education in Kenya
(IPAR, 2005)
The study provides a critical analysis of primary education in Kenya between 1989 and 2002, focusing on participation, internal efficiency and equity. Key findings indicated that the major challenges facing primary school ...