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Chemical and Microbiological Properties of Banana Flour, and Hygiene Knowledge and Practice of Processors in Micro and Small Enterprises: a Case of Meru County of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Banana flour processing in Kenya has gained interest among micro and small enterprises due to its nutritional properties, which comprises of high starch content, dietary fiber, rich in carbohydrate, potassium, phosphorous, ...
Assessing Effects Of Climate Variability And Change On The Onset And Cessation Dates Of Seasonal Rainfall In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Climate change has great impact on various sectors that are dependent on rainfall. As a result of increased global warming due to continuous emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the influence of climate change ...
Influence of Maternal Nutrition Knowledge on Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Nutrition Status of Children in Musanze District, Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Children under five years of age face multiple malnutrition burdens. Under-nutrition causes approximately half of all deaths in young children every year worldwide. Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices pose ...
Performance of Interspecific Arabusta Coffee Hybrids for Yield, Cup Quality, and Disease Resistance.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The Kenya annual coffee production has in recent years declined due to different factors such as change of land use and biotic stresses, despite the country being one of the world’s producers of high-quality coffee. This ...
Recovery Rate and Child Growth After Supplementary Feeding in Daynile District Hospital, Mogadishu–somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Somalia experiences a malnutrition burden among its under-five population. Infant growth is an important variable that indicates the nutritional and health status of children. Daynile District in Somalia is characterized ...
Imagery Phenotyping and Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci for Northern Leaf Blight (Nlb) Resistance in Maize
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Northern leaf blight (NLB) is a major foliar disease caused by fungus Exserohilum turcicum that leads to limited production of cereals in the Sub-Saharan Africa. Maize is normally susceptible to NLB from the seedling stage ...
Evaluation of Dairy Cattle Performance in Smallholder Farms in Nyeri County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Dairy Production provides approximately 4.5% of the Kenyan National Gross Domestic Product (GDP), contributes to job creation along the value chain and food security in Kenya. However, individual cow milk yield is still ...
Evaluation of bacillus and trichoderma species for Biological control of bacterial wilt caused by ralstonia solanacearum in tomato
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) has been rated second most important vegetable crop in Kenya. Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, is a major biotic constraint to tomato productivity with yield losses of up ...
Investigation of factors associated with income from working donkeys among smallholder farmers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Working donkeys in developing countries play an important role for smallholder farming households through provision of income mainly from draught power. Few studies have documented factors associated with income from these ...
An Assessment of Effect of Input Subsidies on Economic Efficiency of Sorghum Producers in Botswana
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Sorghum remains an important component in Batswana’s diet and has the ability to adapt to semi-arid areas of Botswana. In order to increase its productivity, the Government of Botswana has put in place an input subsidy ...