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Women's access to land and its effect on their agricultural productivity a case study of Monze district, Zambia
(1994)
In view of the emphasis given to improving women's
agricultural production in the Fourth National Development Plan of
Zambia, the main objective of the study was to determine whether
women's agricultural productivity ...
Influence of drip irrigation and ground water on soil water balance of a fluvisol, in Kapsengere, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
Soil carbon pools based on physical, chemical and biological fractionation and their relationship to fertility of humic nitisols in the central kenya highlands
(University of Nairobi, 1998)
Based on a survey conducted among 198 households in the Central Kenyan
Highlands in which 33% of the farmers identified soil conditions as a leading
constraint to crop productivity, 12 households in Kiambu District were ...
Socio-economic and ecological impact of smallholder irrigation schemes on pastoral nomads of Garissa district, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
This study was conducted to investigate the emergence of smallholder irrigation schemes
in Garissa District, and determine its impact on the ecology of the Tana riparian basin and
pastoralist socio-economy.
In Garissa ...
Reliability of an antigen-elisa in the diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Taenia saginata is among the zoonotic parasites that interfere with the hum~a.n
health and production of livestock, worldwide. The adult worm causes taeniasis in humans
while the larvae causes cysticercosis in cattle. ...
Nitrogen mineralization from cattle manure, filtermud, factory ash and nitrogen uptake by maize (zea mays) in a glasshouse experiment."
(1995)
To reduce over reliance on inorganic fertilizers due to high
prices, there is a need to increase utilization of organic input
sources such as filtermud, which is a by-product of white sugar
manufacture. Fresh filtermud(FM) ...
Epidemiology and control of gastrointestinal parasite infections of dairy cattle in Kiambu district, Kenya and in Denmark with emphasis on parasitic gastroenteritis
(1998)
a) Field survey
The present study was designed to establish a profile of gastrointestinal (GI) parasites
and to determine the influence of season, farm, age and sex on their prevalence, burden and
distribution in dairy ...
Performance evaluation and constraints for adoption of soil and water conservation measures in Gojam highlands, Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
Data on rainfall, runoff, soil loss, crop yield and land use have been collected from Anjeni soil
conservation research unit since 1984, in order to evaluate the performance of different soil and
water conservation ...
Effects of property rights on economic behaviour of pastoral societies in Northern Kenya: analysis of and test for res nullius versus res communes
(University of Alberta, 1995)
The purpose of this study was to test for the type of
property rights regime operating in range resource utilization
in Northern Kenya. African nomadic pastoralists have
occasionally been accused of following socioeconomic ...
A study of factors influencing endemic stability and instability to theileriosis and babesiosis on dairy production in Murang'a district,Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
This thesis describes a study of the epidemiology of theileriosis on smallholder dairy
farms in Murang'a District situated in central highlands of Kenya. The main objectives
were: 1) to characterise different areas within ...