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Inheritance and Selection for Yield Components and Multiple Disease Resistance in Snap Bean
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivation has gained popularity in East and Central Africa and more particularly in Kenya due to its potential as an alternative source of food and income generation. However, snap bean ...
Consumer Willingness to Pay for Chicken Meat Derived From Chicken Fed on Insect-based Feed in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Poultry production in Kenya is faced by a major hindrance of feed deficiency, especially protein source. This has resulted in less supply of poultry products which does not match the current growing consumer demand for ...
A Socio-economic Analysis of the Role of Indigenous Knowledge and External Interventions in Pastoralists’ Livelihood Resilience in West Pokot County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Pastoralists face many shocks, which increase their vulnerability to food insecurity and poverty. In West Pokot county of Kenya, such shocks include prolonged seasons of drought that leads to acute shortage of forage ...
Effect of nutrition education and psychosocial factors on child feeding practices: findings of a field experiment with biofortified foods and different women categories.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Despite the efforts to promote good practices in infant and young child feeding (IYCF), the adoption of such practices has been low. Using data from a sample of 665 women, and the theory of planned behavior, we examine the ...
Assessing the Economic Efficiency of Milk Production Among Small-scale Dairy Farmers in Mukurweini Sub-county, Nyeri County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Kenya boasts of having the best dairy sector in the region. The sector is the best performing in the agricultural sector, contributing 17% to the agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) annually. It is dominated by ...
Evaluation of the Effect of the Partial Replacement of Caridina Nilotica (P. Roux, 1833) With Spirulina, Arthrospira Platensis, (Gomont, 1892) on Water Quality Parameters and Growth Performance of Cultured Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis Niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758).
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Tilapia is considered the best species for aquaculture production in Kenya and the world because it grows faster, has high tolerance to different environmental conditions and is easy to breed. However, tilapia culture faces ...
Assessment Of Household Land Size And Uses For Sustainable Food And Livelihood Security In Maize Farming Systems: Case Study Of Matetani Sub-Location, Kangundo Sub-County, Machakos County
(UoN, 2018)
Despite the concerted efforts at global and national levels to fight food insecurity, undernourishment and deplorable livelihoods are still rampant in the world and particularly in developing countries Kenya included. Food ...
Hepatic Structural Changes In Hypervitaminosis A In Albino Rats (Rattus Norvegicus
(UoN, 2018)
SUMMARY
Background: The storage of vitamin A and the structural effect of hypervitaminosis A on the liver demonstrate implausible spatial and temporal patterns. Even though hepatic stellate cells are uniformly distributed ...
Variation For Drought Tolerance In Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Genotypes Evaluated Under Well-Watered And Drought Stressed Environments
(UoN, 2018)
Rice is one of the principal foods to over 60% of the world inhabitants and is mostly produced under semi-aquatic conditions and its production is water intensive. In Kenya, the key abiotic stress affecting rice production ...