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Care givers' formal and nutrition literacy and its influence on nutritional status of pre-school children in Munyu, Thika East district, Kenya
(2010)
The objective and purpose of the study was to determine the influence of caregivers' formal and
nutritional literacy on the nutritional status of children aged 6-36 months in Munyu location of Thika
East District. The ...
Role of social protection on nutritional status of elderly persons: the case of Imenti North District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Elderly persons are defined as persons aged 60 years and above. Unlike other
demographic groups, there is relatively little information about the situation of elderly
people in Kenya. Although identified as vulnerable, ...
Socio-economic analysis of production and response of grain amaranth (amaranthus caudatus l.) to fertilizer application and intercropping with maize or beans in Kisumu West District, Kenya
(2010)
Protein malnutrition is widespread in developing countries due to prohibitive cost
and low availability of animal protein foods and limited purchasing power of
vulnerable groups. To ensure sufficient proteins for these ...
Descriptive analysis of the Dairy - Crop mixed farming system in // Wundanyi Division of Taita District, Kenya
(2010)
This study was carried out to analyse the mixed crop-dairy farming system in the highlands of
Wundanyi Division, Taita District, Kenya. The aims of the study were to identify the farmers'
objectives; to determine resource ...
Household food security and nutritional status of children aged 6-59 months in Mwea-Tebere rice irrigation scheme, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Freedom from hunger is the most fundamental human right that can be obtained if an
individual is food secure. Nearly 1.02 billion people are food insecure and one-third of
pre-school children in developing countries are ...
Grooming and its effect on the prevalence of tick borne diseases: a case study of wild yellow baboons (papio cynocephalus cynocephalus)
(2010)
Behavioral studies on grooming in nonhuman primates have been carried out by several
primatologists over the years. Nonhuman primates spend a lot of time grooming for various
reasons which include health and social ...
Beekeeping technology adoption and its effect on resource productivity in Southern Kenya Rangelands
(2010)
This. study was conducted to establish the, factors that determine the adoption of various beekeeping technologies and the impact of these technologies on the production of hive products. Data were collected through formal ...
The effects of market reforms on Irish potato price volatility in Nyandarua district, Kenya
(2010)
In the early 1990's, the Kenyan government implemented reforms in the agricultural sector that affected the volatility of agricultural product prices. However, there is lack of empirical evidence on the effects of these ...
Expression of trypanotolerant quantitative trait loci in a Boran based backcross under natural tsetse challenge
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) or Nagana is a transboundary disease with immense
negative impact in Agricultural development across 37 African countries, with 60M livestock
at risk. Utilization of trypanotolerant ...
Assessment of ecological factors limiting tropical rain forest regeneration: case study of Kakamega forest, western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010-02)
Slow rate of regeneration poses a major challenge to our depleted tropical rain forests, however soil
seed bank has been deemed as the main source of forest regeneration. This study was designed to
assess various biotic ...