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Analysis of status and trade of wild medicinal and food plants in loita division, Narok County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Reproductive performance of the Galla and Toggenburg goats and their crosses in Mwingi district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Goats are an important component of mixed and sustainable livestock and agriculture farming
systems in the tropics and form an integral component of the livestock sector in Kenya. Three
exotic breeds, the Toggenburg, the ...
Assessment of the sources and types of pollutants in Nairobi River
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Studies on the various tributaries of Nairobi River and basin conducted in the 1990s showed evidence of high levels of chemical and organic pollution. Ngong, Mathare and Nairobi Rivers pass through high human settlement ...
Effect of cropping systems and organic inputs on soil carbon and nitrogen level and sorghum yields in Kitui County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is a crop of nutritional and ecological significance in the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya but its production is on the decline and/or it has been totally neglected due to low soil fertility, ...
Combining ability of maize inbred lines resistant to Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) in the mid-altitude environment of Kenya
(2012-11)
Gene action conditioning important traits in maize is useful to breeders in order to design appropriate
breeding methods. A study was conducted to determine the combining ability of 10 maize inbred lines
adapted to Kenya’s ...
Adoption and profitability of smallholder dairy Goat production in Kenya: the case of Meru south and Meru central districts
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Goats play an important role in the life of smallholder farmers. Improving production of
goats by increasing the efficiency of goat milk production through crossbreeding local
goats with exotic breeds would result in ...
Analysis of the effect of land tenure on technical efficiency in smallholder crop production in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
The agricultural sector in Kenya has been facing several challenges among them declining
yields. Although agricultural production in smallholding of less than three acres is the
dominant characteristic of the economy in ...
Evaluating Fuel briquette technologies and their implications on Greenhouse gases and livelihoods in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Charcoal is the principal cooking fuel in Kenya which provides energy to 82% of urban and 34% of rural households. Poor households are opting to use unhealthy sources of fuel such as tyres, old shoes and plastics especially ...
Diversity of storage Insect Pests in Maize and susceptibility of Maize varieties to Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais)
(2011)
Maize is the major source of food in Kenya grown both as a subsistence and commercial crop.
Storage insect pests attacking maize continue to pose a major problem to small scale farmers in
Africa where subsistence grain ...