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Measuring food security: identifying indicators for monitoring and evaluation of a food security project in Vihiga District, Kenya.
(2005-01)
The Christian Partners Development Agency (CPDA) food security project III Vihiga
District aims at improving the quality of life by supporting communities to attain food
security through improved agricultural and nutritional ...
Ex-ante evaluation of the economic potential of herbicide coated maize seed in the control of striga weed in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
This study was motivated by the need to find out whether the farmers could increase their
maize production and profits through Striga control using herbicide-coated maize seed
technology. The major objective was to ...
Effect of balanites glabra canopy cover on soil organic matter, soil moisture and selected grass species production in Isinya, Kajiado, Kenya
(2001)
This study was conducted to determine the scasoual effects or Balanites glabra (Mildbr.
& Schlecht.) canopy cover on soil organic matter, soil moisture content and selected
grass species production in Isinya, Kajiado, ...
Estimating the prevalence of game meat utilization in Nairobi using cytochrome b sequences
(2009)
Consumption of meat from wildlife, so called bushmeat is gaining popularity because it offers
cheaper alternative sources of protein to the food-poor families. Such illegal utilization also
increases revenue for retailers ...
The impact of quarantine restrictions on livestock markets with special reference to foot and mouth disease in Garissa , district, Kenya
(2007)
This study investigated the impacts of quarantine restrictions on livestock markets In
Garissa District, Kenya. It was aimed at generating information that would help In
understanding the externalities of quarantine ...
Preservation of kale (brassica oleracea var. Acephala), by lactic fermentation and solar drying
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The study herein was carried out to assess the effect of lactic fermentation and solar
drying in the preservation of kale (Brassica oleraceae var. acephala), which is
commonly known as "sukuma wiki". This is a vegetable ...
Effect of Land Use on Occurrence and Diversity of Nematode Destroying Fungi in Taita Taveta, Kenya
(2008)
This study was undertaken with the objective of determining the occurrence of nematode destroying fungi in soil under different land use systems, with the ultimate goal of harnessing their potential in the control of plant ...
Soil Mineralogy, Slope And Soil And Water Conservation Effects On Infiltration, Seal Formation, Erosion And Crop Yield Under Semi-arid Conditions
(University of Nairobi, 2001-08)
Soil erosion and runoff are serious and widespread land degradation problems in many parts of the world especially in in arid and semi-arid regions, where water is the main limiting factor for crop production. This thesis ...
An evaluation of the method of dairy bull dam selection in Kenya
(2008)
5670 lactation records of 1,701 Ayrshire cows from 18 officially milk recording herds,
made between 1990 and 2004, were used to evaluate the efficiency of the current bu II
dam selection method in Kenya. The data was ...