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Compliance with international food safety standards: the case of green bean production in Kenyan family farms
(2005)
The food safety scandals of the 1990s have led developed country governments and
retailers to enact strict international food safety standards (IFSS) covering four broad
areas: pesticide residue limits, worker safety, ...
A study of the influence of the Parchment Hull in the thin-layer drying of Parchment coffee
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
This research was conducted at the University of Nairobi with the broad
objective being to determine the influence of the parchment hull on the thinlayer
drying of parchment coffee.
Parchment coffee consists of a soft ...
Household food consumption patterns in relation to dietary adequacy of vitamin a and iron in Awasi, Nyando district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
A cross sectional study covering all four sub-locations of Awasi location, in Nyando
District was carried out in the months of September -October 2002. A total of304
households were covered by the study. The study aimed ...
Effects of Mondia Whytei aqueous root extract on isolated rabbit heart and Jejunum preparations
(2005)
Mondia Whytei is a forest floor plant with aromatic rhizomatous roots. It belongs to the
Asclepiadaceae Family. Its roots are rich in bioactive phytochemicals. essential minerals
and vitamins. Among the bioactive ...
Effects of planting density and weeding regimes on forage and grain yield of maize
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Maize is a major food and forage crop in Kenya and planting density and weeding
regime influence yield. The effects of weeding regimes and maize planting density on
maize forage, grain yield and quality were evaluated ...
The pathology of rinderpest in common warthog, cattle and African cape buffalo experimentally infected with African lineages I and II isolates of rinderpest virus.
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The persistence of mild rinderpest in the Eastern Africa region despite continued
eradication efforts has been a subject of concern in recent years among the wildlife
conservation, livestock production, and scientific ...
Variability of iron, zinc and protein concentration in common bean genotypes
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
One prerequisite for breeding micronutrient dense bean cultivars is availability of
adequate genetic variation. However the iron, ZInC and protein concentration of most
bean cultivars and landraces widely grown in Africa ...
Diversity and abundance of bee pollinators visiting Hedgerow plants in the farmlands bordering Kakamega forest
(2009)
The study was carried out in Kakamega farmland, north of the Kakamega forest, from October
2008 to March 2009, in order to determine the diversity and abundance of bee pollinators that
forage on flowers in the hedgerows, ...
The effect of nitrogen and phosphorous application on growth, yield and nutritional quality of vegetable amaranth (amaranthus hybridus)
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Two field studies and laboratory experiments were carried out at Kabete Campus,
University of Nairobi, between November 1994 and October 1995. The aim of the study
was to find out the effect of nitrogen and phosphorous ...
Pharmacokinetics of phenytoin, fosphenytoin and chloramphenicol in the rabbit and rat
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
Seizures commonly complicate cerebral malaria and are associated with
increased risk of death and neurological sequelae. Phenytoin is used for
treatment of seizures that are refractory to other treatment, but it has ...