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Nutritional knowledge of Mothers and nutritional status of their children 6-59 Months under Malezi Bora Programme in Kawangware Sub Location, Dagoretti, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Malezi Bora is a program by the Ministry of Health that ensures heightened promotion of routine and far to reach areas. In the programme, mothers are given nutritional knowledge to help them utilize the health facilities ...
Biological control of root-knot nematodes (meioidogyne spp.) In common bean using bacillus spp.
(2013)
Bacillus spp. were isolated from the surface of healthy bean roots. Greenhouse experiments
were conducted to determine the effect of Bacillus spp. on root-knot nematodes and plant
growth.Bean plants were treated with ...
Assessment of constraints in information and communication technology use in Banana production; A Case of Kimilili, Bungoma County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Information and communication technologies play an important role in development, the world over, for disseminating information. However, this potential has not been fully exploited, leading to low productivity in Banana ...
Benefits of spring protection and willingness to pay for improved Water supply in Emuhaya District
(2013)
Supply of reliable and safe water is essential for human health and survival, food security,
empowernment of women and protection of natural resources. Lack of water impedes economic
development, prevents progress towards ...
The role played by mobile phone communication in diffusion of dairy Goats rearing in Mutonguni Division, Kitui County. Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The study investigated how dairy goat farmers used mobile phones in dairy goat rearing. The
dairy goat farmers targeted were widows, caregivers and orphans in a World Vision project. Kenya is of concern because dairy ...
Forage mineral micronutrient density quality in the quartin clover (trifolium Quartinianum,) Under different phosphate and Soil Conditions
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
A study was conducted at Kabete campus field station between September 2006 and June
2007 to determine the herbage growth and forage micro-minerals density of the Quartin
clover (Trifolium quartnianum) which belongs to ...
Effects of information Architecture on Agriculture Website usability: A comparative study between Cgiar Research Map and Kenya Agriculture Information Network (kainet)
(2013)
Websites are an important link in the exchange of agricultural information between the providers and users of the information. The high growth rate of information and communication technology (ICT) has seen a surge not ...
Nutritional knowledge in association with dietary practices of Cancer patients: A case study of Kenyatta National Hospital Cancer treatment center, Nairobi
(2013)
Cancer is on the increase in Kenya and has become one of the leading public health problems.
This increase is possibly attributed to change in behavior and adoption of predisposing lifestyles
such as smoking, alcohol ...
Sources And Levels Of Human Exposure To Aflatoxins In Nandi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Aflatoxins are by-products of fungal metabolism mainly synthesized by fungus of the genus Aspergillus. In Kenya, the risk of chronic exposure to aflatoxins from susceptible foods, especially maize, which is a staple food ...
Comparative study of peri-urban and rural agricultural Knowledge management: a case study of smallholder Horticul tural producers in Dagoretti And Mbooni Districts, Kenya
(2013)
Farmers continuously acquire and gather new knowledge to keep with th : emerging trends
and technologies in the sector to realise increased outputs, and they also st Ire and share this
knowledge. This study investigated ...