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Relation between dietary diversity and nutritional status of children under five years in Kitui district, Kenya
(2011)
Dietary diversity has long been recognized by nutritionists as a key measure of the
diet quality because nutrients essential for meeting nutritional requirements are not
always found in sufficient amounts in a single ...
Multiple Risk Factors Influence Occurrence Of Gumboro Disease Outbreaks In Vaccinated Broilers In Kwale District Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2011-04)
Infectious bursal disease (IBD), an economically important viral disease of chicken was
first encountered in Kenya in 1991. Despite vaccinations done to control the disease,
outbreaks occur in vaccinated birds. Factors ...
Evaluation of commercial potato crisps processing in Kenya: characteristics of the market and industry, and suitability of the local cultivars for processing
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Potato crisps are increasingly becoming important as a snack food in Kenya. However
the processing industry is faced with several constraints, the main one of which is lack of
adequate quality raw potatoes. The objective ...
Diversity of storage Insect Pests in Maize and susceptibility of Maize varieties to Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais)
(2011)
Maize is the major source of food in Kenya grown both as a subsistence and commercial crop.
Storage insect pests attacking maize continue to pose a major problem to small scale farmers in
Africa where subsistence grain ...
Production characteristics and constraints of rabbit farming in central, Nairobi and Rift valley provinces, Kenya
(2011)
Rabbit farming is a recognized enterprise in Kenya for livelihood support, hunger and poverty alleviation. This study provides information on Production Characteristics and Constraints of
Rabbit Farming in Kenya. The ...
Evaluation of the suitability of soils for irrigation in lower Kuja, Nyatike District, Kenya
(2011)
Soils are important components of the environment and their understanding is essential in planning and management for environmental conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. However, reliable soils information ...
An assessment of the use and impact of mobile phone-based money transfer services in Kenyan agriculture
(2011)
Smallholder farmer access to agricultural finance has been a major constraint to agricultural
commercialization in developing countries. Agricultural finance markets often fail for smallholder farmers due to the high ...
Iron and nutritional status of children 12-59 months in Migwani division, Mwingi district, Kenya
(2011-05)
Poor nutritional status, anaemia, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia among
children in many parts of Kenya continues to be public health issues especially in
arid and semi-arid lands which are generally food ...
Stunted-overweight And Feeding Practices Among Children 6-59 Months Old In A Well-baby Clinic: The Case Of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2011)
In Kenya, weight of under five year old children is taken monthly as routine growth monitoring
procedures. Linear growth of the children is however not monitored unless under special
circumstances yet the early stage of ...
Nutrition knowledge, dietary intake and nutritional status of elite Kenyan athletes
(University of University, 2011)
Kenyan athletes are renowned the World over for their outstanding performance in middle and long distance races. Sometimes the performance of some athletes has been impaired by injuries possibly traceable to nutritional ...