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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 ...
Phytochemical Screening, Antimicrobial Activity and Acute Toxicity of Aloe Turkanensis
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The use of plants to cure diseases and relieve physical sufferings started from the earliest times of mankind’s history. Due to antimicrobial resistance becoming a global problem with far reaching implications for the ...
Relation between dietary diversity and nutritional status of children under five years in Kitui district, Kenya
(2011)
Dietary diversity has long been recognized by nutritionists as a key measure of the
diet quality because nutrients essential for meeting nutritional requirements are not
always found in sufficient amounts in a single ...
Identifying elite rhizobia for commercial soybean (glycine max) inoculants
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Existence of highly effective rhizobia in African soils is under exploited since
commercial inoculants still contain exotic cultures from United States of America.
Bio-prospecting was conducted in Kenya to identify elite ...
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 ...
Analysis of demand for antibiotics in poultry production in Kiambu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Poultry production is an important economic activity for smallholder farmers in Kenya.
Commercial poultry farming in Kenya relies heavily on veterinary inputs, key among them being
antibiotics which develop resistance ...
Integrating Phosphonate Fungicide And Variety Resistance In The Management Of Potato Late Blight
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Potato is an important food and cash crop in sub-Saharan Africa highland regions. It production
in terms of yields have stagnated for over decades due to several factors including diseases. Late
blight caused by Phytophtliora ...
Analysis of agricultural information in accessing And utilizing crop insurance information: the case of Maize production in Bungoma
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
ABSTRACT
In the absence of formal risk management mechanisms, most small scale farmers self insure against crop losses resulting from pest and disease attack or drought by employing informal risk management mechanisms, ...
Locomotion Scores And Their Associated Factors In Dairy Cows Within The Smallholder Zero-grazing Units In Kikuyu District, Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
The designs and management practices in the smallholder zero-grazing dairy units in Kenya vary greatly between and within the dairy units. These variations serve as part of the risk factors for occurrence of claw disorders ...
Comparative evaluation of six indigenous rangeland grasses for Pasture production under varying soil moisture contents in Tana River county, South Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)
In response to the increasing livestock feed shortages in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid rangelands,
production and storage of hay and/or other forages for utilization during the dry seasons has been
identified as a possible ...