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Household food security and nutritional status of tobacco and non-tobacco growers in marginal areas of Embu district
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
This study examined the difference in household food security and nutrition
status of tobacco and non-tobacco growers in marginal areas of Embu district.
The survey was conducted on a random sample of 146 households ...
The nutritive value of wheat wet distillers byproducts and wet brewers grains as supplements for feedlot and grazing cattle.
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
Wet distillers by-products from wheat based ethanol production and wet brewers
grains (WBG) were evaluated as supplements in feedlot and grazing cattle diets. A
feedlot experiment used canola meal, WBG and wet distillers ...
A comparative study on natural and experimental caprine and bovine besnoitiosis
(1995-10)
A survey on the incidence of besnoitiosis in the domestic ruminants in Kenya was conducted for two years. A total of 29 districts were visited and 38,577 goats, 16,014 cattle and 14,818 sheep were examined for cysts in the ...
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) ...
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 ...
Phaeolus vulgaris Cv. rosecoco-glp-2 seed contaminatoin and infection by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (SACC & MAGN) BRI & CAV., and implications on disease incidence and severity
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1995)
Surveys were conducted in several locations in Kisii, Kiambu and Meru districts, during which seeds the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) L. cv. Rose Coco-GLP-2 were collected from the small-scale farmers. The visual ...
Structure, conduct and performance of Kisumu fish marketing stystem
(1995-04)
The study analyzed the structure. conduct and performance
of Kisumu fish marketing system. with the aim of understanding
the organi7ation of the market. the role of marketing mlddlemen.
their capital outlay. costs and ...
Resource use efficiency among small scale wheat farmers in Uasin Gishu district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
This study evaluates the efficiency of the resources used
by the small-scale wheat producers in Uasin Gishu District. The
aim of the study is to suggest ways of increasing the
productivity of these farms and hence the ...