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Estimation of the carrying capacity and stocking rate of cattle and sheep in Konza, Kenya: a systems analysis approach
(University of Nairobi., 2011)
The key to sustained production in rangelands entails a good understanding of the carrying
capacity of the land, the determination of the proper species mix and the proper stocking
levels.Despite the mention of carrying ...
An Estimation Of Honey Supply Response In Malawi
(University of Nairobi., 2011-07)
The Government of Malawi has earmarked honey production as one of the potential income generating
activities in the rural areas and this has been stipulated in government policy documents specifically
the Malawi Poverty ...
Technical efficiency of smallholder irish potato production in Nyabihu district, Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The study on technical efficiency of smallholder Potato was carried out in Nyabihu
District of Rwanda. The study estimates the technical efficiency obtained from stochastic
frontier production approach. The paper estimates ...
An analysis of the determinants of small-scale farmers' preference for alternative credit service providers in kenya: a case study of Bomet district
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Several microfinance schemes have gone operational in Kenya to address financial access to
the poor people both in rural and urban areas. Important questions are however if and to what
extent microfinance organizations ...
The Effects Of Input Subsidies On Maize Productivity In Malawi
(University of Nairobi., 2011-07)
The role of subsidies as an effective tool to get agriculture moving in developing nations after
years of stagnation or decline have recently and widely been voiced. As a result, several
countries in Africa have implemented ...
Levels of control of Chilo partellus stem borer in segregating tropical Bt maize populations in Kenya
(2011-06)
In Kenya, stem borers destroy an estimated 400,000 metric tons, or 13.5%, of farmers' annual maize
harvest costing about US$80 millions. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize controls stem borers without
harming humans, ...
Breeding indigenous livestock at ILRI: Red Maasai sheep in Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2011)
For the November 2011 'liveSTOCK Exchange' event at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Okeyo Mwai reflects on livestock genetics research work with the native red Maasai sheep breed in Kenya
Evaluation of smallholder poultry production and its contribution to household income and nutrition in Kiambu west district, Kenya
(2011)
This study aimed at assessing the contribution of smallholder poultry production and its
complimentarity to crops and livestock enterprises in two contrasting agro-ecological zones
in Kiambu West District, Kenya. The ...
Factors affecting pre and post-weaning growth of crossbred cattle genotypes at Songa Research Station in Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2011-06)
To assess the growth performance of the different cattle genotypes from birth to 18 month of age
at Songa Research Station in Rwanda, this study was designed. Records of animals born between
1998 and 2008 were evaluated ...