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Emergence, Adoption, and Implementation of Collaborative Wildlife Management or Wildlife Partnerships in Kenya: A Look at Conditions for Success
(Routledge, 2007-05)
This article explores the factors that contribute to the emergence and adoption of wildlife partnerships in Kenya. This is a management approach based on the concept of collaborative management (comanagement). In addition, ...
Functional properties of Lactobacillus plantarum strains isolated from Maasai traditional fermented milk products in Kenya.
(2008-04)
Lactobacillus plantarum was the major species among the lactic acid bacterial strains isolated from traditional fermented milk of the Maasai in Kenya. Selected strains were characterized for their functional properties ...
An Application of the Transportation Model in the Distribution of UHT milk
(African Journal of Finance and Management, 2000)
This paper, using data from factories and depots of KCC that handle UHT milk, develops a model for the optional allocation of milk from factories to the depots in various parts of Kenya. In developing of this model, the ...
Forecasting hotspots of forest clearing in Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
(2009-02)
Kakamega Forest is the last remaining rainforest in Kenya and the easternmost remnant of the Guinean-Congolian rainforest belt. As such, it is home to a large number of endemic fauna and flora species. Yet the remaining ...
Integrating community-based animal health workers into the formal Veterinary service delivery system in Kenya
(2004)
The community-based animal health workers (CBAHWs) model has been one of the ways utilised in delivery of animal health services following the veterinary service reforms. Government statutory bodies have opposed the ...
Clinical competence of Nursing Graduates in Kenya.
(2009-04-17)
The objective was to compare the clinical competence of nurse graduates of two curricula tracts. At the time of the study Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) had an innovative skillslab-integrated curriculum for Kenya ...
A study of drug use in five urban centres in kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2008)
Few studies have addressed the reasons for substance use in Kenya, with most focusing on prevalence rates in school-based and general population samples. None have been carried out among people already using drugs. This ...
Socio-economic factors influencing small ruminant breeding in Kenya.
(2007)
In order to design an effective small ruminant (i.e., goats and sheep) breeding program in Kenya and other areas with similar production circumstances, it is important to understand the socio-economic factors applying to ...
The Food Security Equation: What is the Role of Gender and Social Amenities in this Paradigm? A Focus on Rural Households in Yala division, Siaya district, Kenya
(2004)
Food security remains a key challenge to the development efforts of most poor nations. This study investigated the significance of gender (denoted by number of male, female and children in a household) and social amenities ...
Gender Analysis of Economic Efficiency in Smallholder Tea Production in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2003)
If the productivity of tea among the smallholders can only increase to about 2500 kg/ha/yr, the national projection of 300 thousand metric tones would be realized without the need to allocate more land to tea enterprise. ...