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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 ...
The socio-economic, food security and nutritional status of urban farmers in Nakuru town Kenya: a comparative study of programme and non- programme households
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
A comparative cross-sectional survey was conducted from October to December 2000, to
assess and compare the socio-economic and food security status as well as the nutritional
status of children less than five years and ...
The effect of using animal traction on farm efficiency and household labour allocation on smallholder farms in Kenya: a case of Kirinyaga district.
(2004)
The continued sub-division of land due to population pressure coupled with
traditional inheritance patterns has led to an accelerated decrease in individual
land holdings. The small-scale farm will therefore remain the ...
Ex-ante analysis of rural electricity demand and environmental benefits: the case of Gura small hydro power project, Kenya
(2009)
“Greening the Tea Industry in East Africa” (GTIEA), a global environmental facility (GEF)
funded 4-year project, was officially started in August 2007 (EATTA/UNEP, 2008). Its
objectives are to increase investments in ...
Assesment of viral shedding and local immune Responses to hiv in the female reproductive tract using SHIV/baboon model
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
Heterosexual transmission accounts for majority of human immunodeficiency VIruS (HIV)
infection among adults in developing countries. The risk of female to male transmission of HIV
is likely to be determined by concentration ...
Assessment of the potential of comfrey (symphytum periginum) as a source of vitamin A for malnourished Children (8 - 16 years) : a case study of Kirigiti girls approved school in Kiambu, Kenya
(2002)
In February-September 2001, an interventional study employing the pre-test, post-test casecontrol
study design was carried out among children aged 8 to 16 years in Kirigiti Girls
Approved School in Kiambu District, Central ...
Combining ability among multiple borer resistant,maize (zea mais, L.) inbred lines, resistant to chilo partellus and busseola fusca stem borers
(2006-04)
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important cereal crop of the world. It has worldwide significance as human
food, animal feed and raw material for the manufacture of many industrial products. The most
important insect pests of ...
Molecular characterization and distribution of ‘candidatus’ Liberobacter species/strains in Machakos and Kakamega districts of Kenya
(2004)
The current decline in citrus production in the country is attributed to a great extent to Huanglongbing
(HLB) (greening) disease, caused by a phloem limited Liberobacter species belonging to the alpha
sub-division of ...
Economic assessment of leafminer invasion and control strategies in Kenya's snowpea industry: the case of Nyeri North and South Imenti Districts
(2009)
Kenya's horticultural industry is confronted with an emergmg challenge of quarantined
mvasrve leafminer, which has recently become a pest of economic importance in Kenya.
Quarantine pests are a leading cause of Kenya's ...
Mothers Knowledge and other factors that influence selection of feeding options for infants aged 0-6 months with special emphasis on mother to child transmission of HIV in Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(Mbugua, A W(2006). Mothers Knowledge and other factors that influence selection of feeding options for infants aged 0-6 months with special emphasis on mother to child transmission of HIV in Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya., 2006)
In September - December 2000, a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out with
an aim of identifying factors that determine selection of feeding options for infants 0-6
months attending Paediatric Demonstration ...