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Impact of Rural and Community Bank Credit Access on Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Cassava Farmers in Fanteakwa District of Ghana
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Cassava is an important staple food in Ghana, both in terms of quantity produced and quantity consumed. Increases in the output of the crop, in recent years, have been attributed to increases in land size rather than ...
Factors influencing Maize yield Gaps on Smallholder farms in Vihiga and Kakamega Counties of Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Despite decades of investment in new agricultural technologies, crop yields of main staple crops such as maize (Zea mays), rice (Oryza sativa) and wheat (Triticum aestivum) continue to stagnate in many parts of Sub Saharan ...
Assessment of the effectiveness of communication channels used in the Dissemination of Reproductive Technologies in Dairy Cattle in Kangema, Murang’a County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Kenya’s population continues to increase with corresponding demand for milk consumption and related nutritional products. Despite the emerging reproductive technologies for improving dairy farming and milk production, the ...
Nutritional Status Of Young Children And Risk Factors Among Refugees And Host Population In Bidi Bidi Settlement, Yumbe District, Uganda.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
About 25.4 million people worldwide are living as refugees of whom 1.36 million are resident in Uganda. Uganda is the largest refugee host in Africa and third globally. The burden of refugees’ presence on the host population ...
Detection of plant pathogens associated with African nightshade seed and methods of seed processing to reduce infection
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Evaluation Of Genes Associated With Mastitis In Crossbred Dairy CattleEvaluation Of Genes Associated With Mastitis In Crossbred Dairy Cattle
(University of NairobiUniversity of Nairobi, 2020)
Mastitis is a detrimental disease that economically affects dairy farming by reducing milk quality and quantity produced, the sudden death of dairy cows, premature culling of dairy cows before attaining their maximum ...
Value chain mapping to assess Governance challenges, food safety risks, and escherichia coli genetic diversity along the Dairy food system in Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Food systems present complicated networks where production and distribution of food products can either be achieved through simple or complex value chains. Such system complexities present avenues for introduction, ...
Maternal Nutrition Knoweldge, Infant Feeding Practices and Young Child Nutrition: a Case of Bosaso District, Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Maternal Knowledge, attitude and practice of infant and young child feeding are key factors for optimal nutritional status, health and development of the children. Inadequate knowledge of appropriate foods and feeding ...
Impact of Involuntary Resettlement on Livestock Production and Performance Among the Maasai Pastoralists of Rapland Village, Olkaria Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
After securing funding to expand geothermal energy generation at Olkaria area, the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) relocated 155 Maasai pastoral households into a new area-RAPland village after impact assessment ...