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An Assessment Of The Transmission Of International Prices Into Rwanda’s Rice Markets
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study evaluated the transmission of international rice market prices to the domestic Rwandan rice market using a vector error correction model that employs monthly time series data for four domestic markets Kigali, ... -
An assessment of the transmission of South African maize prices to Botswana markets
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The international prices of most food commodities increased sharply between 2005 and 2008 and continued to rise thereafter. Over this period, international maize prices increased by 80 percent. Since 2008, Botswana, a ... -
An assessment of the trends in cattle market performance in Juba and Terekeka counties of South Sudan
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2011-11)The performance of cattle marketing system in South Sudan is not well understood, though cattle are one of the significant agricultural commodities on the market in South Sudan, and also . despite the great social and ... -
An assessment of the use and impact of mobile phone-based money transfer services in Kenyan agriculture
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Smallholder farmer access to agricultural finance has been a major constraint to agricultural commercialization in developing countries. Agricultural finance markets often fail for smallholder farmers due to the high ... -
An assessment of the use and impact of mobile phone-based money Transfer services in Kenyan Agriculture
(2010)The pastoral areas of Kenya comprise over 80 % of the country's land area. These areas are inhabited by over 10 million people whose livelihoods mostly hinge on livestock. The area hosts over 70 percent of the national ... -
An assessment of the uses of cacros (opunliaficus-indica) in the semiarid areas of Wukro Wereda, northern Ethiopia
(University of NairobiDEPARTMENT OF RANGE MANAGEMENT, 2000)The study was conducted in Wukro Wereda eastern zone of Tigray to identify and record the Opuntia varieties found in the area, to retrieve and document indigenous technical knowledge on management and uses of Opuntia ... -
An assessment of use of information communication technologies in agricultural training centres: A case study of Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Agricultural Training Centers (ATCs) have been gaining popularity since the 1960s with more and more farmers engaging in farming especially in the central Kenya region. As a Government initiative, the Ministry of Agriculture ... -
Assessment Of Use Of Social Media Among Smallholder Farmers In Kiambu County
(UoN, 2019)The economic importance of agriculture in Kenya cannot be overemphasized. Nonetheless, to succeed in agriculture and rural development action of masses of rural families who individually make decisions based on knowledge, ... -
Assessment of water delivery problems and improvement Strategies in smallholder irrigation schemes: case studies of Nyanyadzi (Zimbabwe) and Matanya (Kenya)
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, 1991)The potential benefits from smallholder irrigation schemes are rarely realised due to unsatisfactory performance of their water delivery systems. This study aims at evaluating and identifying strategies for improving the ... -
Assessment of willingness to pay for quality sweet-potato planting materials: the case of smallholder farmers in Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In Africa, malnutrition and hunger continue to be major problems affecting developing countries, especially those in Sub-Sahara Africa. One of the major nutritional problems facing developing countries is micronutrient ... -
Assessment of woody plants species diversity in Rusinga island, Homa bay county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Land degradation is a major environmental problem as manifested in global decline in woody vegetation and loss of biodiversity. Understanding the dynamics of plant communities is imperative in developing appropriate ... -
Assessment of Yield Losses and Farmers’ Perceptions on Control Practices of Fall Armyworm: the Case of Maize Infestation in Trans-nzoia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Maize is a principal staple crop in Kenya, largely grown under rain-fed agriculture. Its production is faced with numerous constraints both biotic and abiotic. Invasive species have been a major challenge; the most recent ... -
The association between biological characteristics and thiabendazole resistance in haemonchus contortus
(University of NairobiINSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY, McGILL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL QUEBEC, 1989) -
The association between immunization and nutritional status among preschool children in rural Tanzania
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1990)A cross-sectional anthropometric survey was conducted among 1,706 preschool children living in 11 villages in Bagamoyo district, Eastern Tanzania in order to determine possible beneficial effects of immunization on ... -
Association Between Performance and Injury With Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status Among Athletes: Case of Iten Training Camp in the Rift Valley of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Kenyan athletes are renowned over the world for their endurance running in middle and long distance races. They have won approximately 40% of all major international long and middle races that they have participated during ... -
The association between utilization of preventive child health services and the nutritional status of children under three years in Kibera, a spontaneous urban settlehent of Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1990-09)Between February and May 1989 a cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the coverage and accessibility of the available preventive child health services in a spontaneous settlement of Nairobi. In particular, ... -
Association of Morbidity of Children Less Than 5 Years of Age With the Utilization of Vegetables Produced Using Sewage Water. Case Study of Dandora- Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Use of wastewater for growing vegetables has become a common practice among the Nairobi residents living in slum areas. Indeed, a good number of the city’s residents ignorantly feed on these food crops grown in the sewer ... -
Association Of Nutrition Knowledge And Attitude With Dietary Practices And Nutritional Status Of Female Undergraduate Students Attending University Colleges Within Nairobi Metropolis
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2013)Good nutrition is important in promoting health and is dependent on quality of food eaten. Food choices are determined by many factors among the most important being nutrition knowledge and attitude towards nutrition. ... -
Associations between childcare practices and child growth, development and mortality among refugees in Kibondo Camps -Tanzania
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2002-08)In emergencies, despite food ration distribution, presence of feeding programmes and provision of free health cares, malnutrition and morbidity are still a problem that constitute a threat to child survival, growth and ... -
An attempt to introduce a comprehensive disease control package on specific diseases of camels and evaluation of the control on camel productivity in Ngurunit, Marsabit District Northern Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment. of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, 1982-12)A study was ca rri ed out in Nor the rn Kenya to find out the effects of simple Veterinaty drug package on the most importanc diseases of camels in the area. The study involved two groups of 60 camels each. The f irst ...