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The role of public-private partnerships and collective action in ensuring smallholder participation in high value fruit and vegetable supply chains
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Many developing countries have moved into the production of non-traditional agricultural products to diversify their exports and increase foreign currency earnings. Accessing developed country markets and urban domestic ...
The Impact of Agroforestry-Based Soil Fertility Replenishment Practices on the Poor in Western Kenya
(2005)
Western Kenya is one of the most densely populated
areas in Africa. Farming there is characterized by
low inputs and low crop productivity. Poverty is rampant in
the region.Yet the potential for agriculture is ...
Analysis of birth intervals in Kenya.
(Nairobi: University of Nairobi, 2001)
Lost and reclaimed: A case study of gully rehabilitation in central Kenya highlands using low-cost measures
(2004)
Gully control and reclamation activities using low-cost measures were carried out in early March 2001 at Gatanga division, Kenya. The study area was selected on the basis of previous work carried out in farmers fields by ...
Kenyan civil society perspectives on rights, rights-based approaches to development, and participation
(University of Nairobi,, 2004-12)
This paper goes beyond conceptual debates to explore country level practice around emergent rightsbased
approaches to development, and their relationship with more established practices of participatory
development. ...
Palpable lingual cysts, a possible indicator of porcine cysticercosis, in Teso District, Western Kenya
(2006)
To estimate the prevalence of
palpable lingual cysts in pigs in Western
Kenya, a possible indicator of porcine
cysticercosis, and to study the potential risk
factors associated with this clinical finding.
During a ...
Statistical determination of factors influencing customer satisfaction with research technologies in the Kenya sugar Industry, Kenya
(2006)
The objectives of the Kenya Sugar Research Foundation (KESREF) are to generate and introduce new cane varieties,
new or updated cane management policies and practices, and disseminate this information to relevant ...
What is the "rights-based approach" all about? Perspectives from international development agencies
(University of Nairobi,, 2004-11)
In the last few years, there has been growing talk amongst development actors and agencIes about a
"rights-based approach" to development. Yet what exactly this consists of remains unclear. For some, its
grounding in ...
Corporate accountability to the poor? Assessingthe effectiveness of community-based strategies
(University of Nairobi,, 2004-10)
This paper investigates how, when and why community-based strategies are effective in promoting corporate
accountability to the poor. It argues that mainstream approaches to corporate social responsibility (CSR)
underestimate ...