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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 ...
Representational politics in Kenya
(2012-12)
There is nothing particularly novel or earthshaking about the above four quotesthe
first three ‘borrowed’ from a 1992 study2. What is significant about them is
that despite more than three decades that separate the first ...
The Determinants of Learning Achievement of Public Primary School Pupils in Kenya
(2011)
The Government of Kenya (GoK) initiated Free Primary Education (FPE) programme effective January,
2003. The purpose of FPE was to accelerate the realization of GoK’ s commitment to achieving
Univer sal Primary Education ...
Human related dimensions of quality management practices
(2012)
This paper focused on the role of human-related dimensions of quality management (QM) practices on
performance of Market Research Firms. Considering the critical role-played by Market Research Firms of
providing information ...
The Influence of the External Environment on the Performance of Publicly Quoted Companies in Kenya
(2011)
This study investigated the effect of the external environment on corporate performance. Based
on a survey of 23 companies listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange, three environmental
dimensions of complexity, dynamism and ...
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. ...
Relationship between Agency Banking & Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(2013)
Banking agents are usually equipped with a combination of point-of-sale (POS)card reader, mobile phone, barcode scanner to scan bills for bill payment transactions, Personal Identification Number(PIN) pads, and sometimes ...
Effect of Capital Market Deepening on Economic Growth in Kenya
(2013)
The capital market is important since it connects the financial sector with other non-financial sectors of the economy. This study examines the effect of Capital Market Deepening on economic growth in Kenya. Controversy ...