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The determinants of choice and profitability of farm mechanization in Kenya:A case of tillage methods in maize production in Bungoma district.
(University of Nairobi, 2004-10)
In this thesis, I report the results of a study on tillage choice behavior among seventy-seven
farmers from Bungoma district in Kenya. Using 2001 production data, the study sought to
fit a discrete choice model to analyze ...
A Comprehensive Ranch Report, Gicheha Ranch (farms) Ziwani)
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The ranch practice is a university requirement for the Bsc. degree in range management, which entails the field attachment and coming in touch with the real management issues that are presented at the ground. It exposes ...
Regional food security challenge: Revealing the factors influencing public perceptions on Agricultural Biotechnology in Eastern Africa Countries
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Despite major scientific milestones in the application of agricultural biotechnology in global agriculture elsewhere, public attitudes towards agricultural biotechnology in general and GM agricultural products in particular ...
Evaluation of green manure plant trimings as substrates for oyster mushroom production
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Soil loss and nutrient losses due to erosion in a maize-legume Based cropping system in Gatanga (Kenya).
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
In Central Kenya highlands, accelerated soil erosion is caused mainly by intensive agricultural •.
activities. The current conventional agricultural practices where the crop residues are completely
harvested alongside ...
Effect of protein supplementation and urea treatment on utilization of maize stover by Red Maasai sheep
(South African Society for Animal Science, 2004)
Six Red Maasai sheep were used to investigate the effects of urea treatment and cotton seed cake supplementation of maize stover on intake, digestibility and rumen fermentation parameters. The basal feeds were Rhodes grass ...
Potencial health risk posed by calves in transmission of zoonotic cryptosporidium in urban small holder dairy production in Dagoretti division of Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Cryptosporidium parvum
, commonly referred to as Crypto, is a protozoan parasite (a one-
celled organ ism) that cause diarrhea in calves (as we ll as other animals) .This extracytoplasmic
organism invades enterocytes ...
Ecotourism and its effects on the livelihoods of the host community and natural resource management: a case study of Amboseli, kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
This study was conducted in Amboseli ecosystem. The study aimed at characterising
ecotourism and assessing whether satisfaction was derived out of its experience; comparing
vegetation attributes and wildlife numbers in ...
Determination of economic competitiveness of dairy production in semi-arid areas: The case of smallholders in Kitui District
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
This study was carried out in Kitui district in the year 2005 with the broad objective of
determining the economic competitiveness of dairy production. In this study, the
competitiveness of dairy production was assessed ...
Development of appropriate information education and communication materials for promotion of traditional vegetables
(University of Nairobi, 2004)