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Dual purpose goat production
(2007-08)
protejn_rich forages (PRFs) could be cheaper alternative crude protein supplements for ruminants compared to commercial concentrates which are unaffordable to many smallholder farmers. However, effect of supplementation ...
Participatory assessment of livestock marketing in Loima division, Turkana District, Kenya
(2004)
A participatory study was conducted in Loima Division of Turkana District, Kenya, to
assess livestock marketing. It was aimed at generating information that could be used in
redesigning or modifying plans for viable ...
Substrates evaluation and effects of ph and nutritional supplementation on production of oyster mushroom (pleurotus ostreatus)
(2009)
Mushrooms have been grown all over the world for many years because of their
culinary, medicinal, bioremediation and biodegradation properties. Lack of locally
generated information on substrates for oyster mushroom ...
Management of Aphid vectors of virus diseases on commercial potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars in Kenya
(2007)
Aphid resistance in the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crop is one of the methods of
managing aphid pests in potato production, which are also known vectors of virus
diseases. Results from field experiments using 18 ...
Factors Influencing Shift from Pastoralism to Irrigated Agriculture and its Impact on Soil Quality in Kajiado
(2009)
Crop cultivation in the arid and semiarid ecosystems is mainly constrained by inadequate and
unreliable rainfall. Smallholder irrigation in such areas is therefore necessary to supplement
l rainfall to meet crop water ...
Characterization of smallholder dairy production and marketing systems across different sites in Kiambu district, Kenya.
(2006)
To characterize smallholder dairy production systems across different agro-ecological
zones in Kiambu district, identify constraints and opportunities to improve profitability
by optimizing resource use based on key ...
An economic analysis of Rice production in Mwea irrigation scheme
(2004)
This study aimed at comparing the economics of rice production for two
different groups of farmers in Mwea Irrigation Scheme (MIS). One group is
under the management of Mwea Multi-Purpose Rice Growers (MMRG) and
grows ...
Reaction of ipomoea batatas (l) lam lines to alternaria leaf and stem blight and effects of soil ph on disease severity
(2000)
This study was carried out to determine the causal agent of blight disease on leaf petiole
and stem of sweetpotato in different agro-ecological zones in Kenya, investigate its
optimal in-vitro growth and sporulation ...
Cultural studies and assessment of seed borne inoculum of Pyricularia grisea (Anamorph Magnaporthe Grisea) on and in Finger Millet Seed and its implication on blast incidence and severity
(2002)
Blast of finger millet caused by Pyricularia grisea anamorph Magnaporthe grisea has
been reported to be a major constraint of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) production in
Kenya causing 10 - 90 % losses in farmers ...
Compositional, physical,micorocrobiological and keeping Quality of formulated dehulled toasted Maize-egg Flour weaning Food.
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
Dehulled Toasted Maize - Egg Flour (DTMEF) , a cereal-based food for infants and young children
made from dehulled maize, was prepared by a procedure in which millet amylase rich flour (MARF)
( for viscosity reduction) ...