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Assessment of Technical Efficiency and its Determinants in Beef Cattle Production in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The stochastic metafrontier method is applied to estimate technical efficiency levels in beef cattle production in Kenya. Subsequently, a Tobit model is used to assess factors that might influence efficiency. Results show ...
Relationship between the prevalence of ectoparasites and associated risk factors in free-range pigs in Kenya
(2012)
A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of ectoparasites and possible risk factors in free range pigs from 135 farms of Busia District, Kenya. 306 pigs were examined for presence of external ...
Measuring Factor Productivity of the Banking Sector in Kenya
(2011-12-30)
This study examines changes in the productivity of commercial banks in Kenya in the context of liberalization using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). We measure the productivity growth and its components from a time series ...
Women and Household Food Security in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The role of women in agriculture as producers and providers of food cannot be over emphasised. In Kenya, just as in many other countries of the developing world, women are a critical link in achieving food security. This ...
Seroprevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease in the Somali Eco-System in Kenya
(2012-06)
The aim of this study was to document the prevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the arid
and semi-arid areas where the pastoral mode of livestock rearing is pre-dominant in Kenya especially in the
Somali Eco-system. ...
Drivers of Use of Information and Communication Technologies by Farm Households: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
(2012)
Smallholder farmers’ access to markets has traditionally been constrained by lack of market information. The
desire to strengthen farmer access to market has seen the emergence of a number of projects that employ ICT
tools ...
Urban Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Quality of Leafy Vegetables along the Value Chain: The Case of Nairobi Kale Consumers, Kenya
(2011)
Improvement in income in developing countries has led to emergence of middle and high income consumers. In
major urban centers there has been rapid expansion of the grocery sections selling variety of leafy vegetables ...
Awareness of Mobile Phone-Based Money Transfer Services in Agriculture by Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
(2012-01)
Smallholder farmer access to agricultural finance has been a major constraint to agricultural commercialization
in developing countries. The ICT revolution in Africa has however brought an opportunity to ease
this ...
Exploring Cash Transfer as an Instrument for Food Security in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Cash transfer schemes in which beneficiaries receive a monthly payment in cash are relatively new in Kenya. This paper uses available secondary and primary data collected from senior personnel from government ministries ...
Prevalence, characteristics, and outcomes of HIV-positive women diagnosed with invasive cancer of the cervix in Kenya.
(2013)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the prevalence of invasive cervical cancer (ICC) and assess access to, and outcomes of, treatment for ICC among HIV-infected women in Kisumu, Kenya.
METHODS:
We performed a retrospective ...