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Assessment of Hygiene practices and Beef Carcass Quality of Small and Medium Enterprise Slaughterhouses in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Beef production highly contributes to food security, income and employment generation and improved livelihood for most communities in Kenya. It is a primary source of livelihoods for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in ...
Analysis Of Factors Influencing Women Participation In Coffee Value Chain In Huye District, Rwanda
(University of Nairobi., 2012-04)
Women constitute the majority of the population of Rwanda, their role in decision making
should therefore be important in the development of the country. However, in rural areas women
empowerment is still low while their ...
Determinants of Household Dietary Diversity and Nutritional Status of Women in Reproductive Age Group: The Case of Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Food consumption and dietary habits are influenced by many factors. Women knowledge on basic
nutrition has paramount importance in influencing household food choice and consumption. So far
a range of factors affecting ...
Effect of varying soybean planting density on.maize (zea mays) and soybean (glycine max) yields in a maizesoybean Intercrop system in western Kenya
(2013)
A study to determine the effect of varying soybean planting density on maize and soybean yields
in maize-soybean intercrops was carried out in Butere and Mumias districts of western Kenya
during the short and long rain ...
Assessing the interactions between tephrosia Biomass and inorganic fertilizers on soil Chemical properties and maize yield in Malawi
(2012)
Maize production in Malawi is commonly limited by low soil nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P).
Improved fallows of N-fixing legumes such as Tephrosia and Sesbania have been suggested as
options for improving soil fertility ...
Mode Of Gene Action And Effects Of Environment On Expression Of Resistance To Diplodia Ear Rot In Tropical Maize
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Diplodia ear rot is one of the most important maize diseases in Kenya. The fungus causes yield losses and also contaminate the grains with mycotoxins, diplodiol and diploidiatoxin, making the maize unhealthy, and can even ...
An analysis of the effects of information flow in Agricultural innovation: A case study of Sorghum growing in Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)
Sorghum (sorghum bicolor) is a major crop in the semi-arid region of Makueni County and the country at large. It is considered a major enterprise to mitigate against food insecurity in those dry areas where other crops may ...
Comparative assessment of Bull fertility based on Semen characteristics and In vitro Embryo Development
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The goal of a contemporary dairy farmer is to maximise the efficiency of milk production. The major component of efficient dairy production is sound reproductive efficiency of the cow and the bull. Reproductive efficiency ...
Socio-economic factors influencing the adoption of maize storage technologies in Malawi
(2011-08)
The widespread post harvest maize losses experienced in Malawi have been mostly attributed to
the Larger Grain Borer (LGB) (Prostephanus truncates). Government of Malawi introduced
various maize storage technologies to ...