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Estimation of runoff volumes and peak rates from rural catchments in Kenya
(1994)
The estimation of runoff volumes and peak rates of runoff
was carried out in two rural catchments in Kenya. The
catchments viz., Sambret (7.02 km2) and Lagan (5.44 km2) lie
in the headwaters of the lake victoria drainage ...
Feeding practices and nutritional status of Children 6-36 months in muslim and christian Households: a human rights perspective (a case study of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya)
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The right to adequate food and nutrition is a powerful tool to combat malnutrition and hunger
worldwide. Current thinking views integration of human rights into nutrition programming as an
essential component in which ...
A survey of human Taeniosis/Bovine cysticercosis in Northern Turkana District,Kenya
(2008)
Bovine cysticercosis IS a zoonosis of socioeconomic and public health importance. A
survey was carried out in northern Turkana District to: 1) estimate the prevalence of bovine
cysticercosis using serology and meat ...
Smallholder coffee supply response in Kenya
(1993)
Coffee is an important commodity in terms of its value in the world market and is a
major source of foreign exchange earnings for the producer countries. Since the late
1980s the worldwide coffee industry has been plagued ...
Efficiency of resource use in smallholder milk production: the case of Meru central dairy farmers, Kenya
(1990-02)
This study was motivated by the need to find means
of increasing milk supply in Kenya in order to meet an
expected rise in demand. The study was concerned with
the efficiency of resource use in smallholder milk
productlon. ...
Economics of simsim production among .smallholder farmers in Kwale District, Kenya
(1991)
This study looked into the economics of simsim production among
small-holder farmers in Kwale district by considering all the
competing enterprises within the farming system.
The study was prompted by the ~resent ...
Prevalence and risk factors of vitamin A Deficiency amongst pre-school children in Gichugu division, kirinyaga district, kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
This study was undertaken to assess the risk of vitamin A deficiency and determine its
possible determinants in three sub-locations, Thimu, Thumaita and Rwambiti of Gichugu
Division, Kirinyaga District. Socio-economic ...
Response of African nightshades (solanum villosum) and spider plant (cleome gynandra) to farmyard manure and calcium ammonium nitrate fertilizer and pest infestation in Keiyo District, Kenya.
(2004)
The African Leafy Vegetables (ALVs) are particularly important as adjunct
accompaniment to the staple cereal foods such as the East African corn meal (ugali). In
the context of hidden hunger, these local vegetables do ...
Factors influencing Maasai cattle productivity in Kajiado District, Kenya
(1987-02)
A study to quantify
and to
production and
nutritional parameters, determine factors
influencing productivity of cattle in a Maasai pastoral
production system was conducted between June 1981 and
October 1983. It ...
Nutrition related risk factors in pregnancy in Siaya District Kenya
(1996)
A hospital based 3 months prospective study was carried out on 160, randomly selected,
pregnant mothers in four health facilities in Siaya District. The study aimed at establishing which
of the selected risk factors, ...