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Heritability of mineral elements of micronutrient value in two Solanum Scabrum (miller) accessions from Kenya and Cameroon
(2007-07)
Indigenous leafy vegetables account for 75.3% of all vegetables consumed in Africa
and eight families account for 50% of the indigenous African leafy vegetables with
Amaranthaceae and Solanaceae ranking at the top. Solanum ...
Optimization of carotenoids production from Paracoccus sp BOG006T
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Carotenoids sources include plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria. A novel
bacterium Paracoccus sp BOG 006 T which was isolated from the outflow of Lake
Bogoria hot spring has also been identified to secrete ...
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 ...
Prevalence, intensity and lesions associated with gastro-intestinal parasites of indigenous chickens in Kenya
(2005)
Indigenous chickens constitute over 74.0 % of poultry in Kenya and account for 75.0 % of
the total poultry meat and 54.0 % of eggs produced in the country. Gastro-intestinal parasites
are of economic importance as they ...
Honey market structure and pricing efficiency in the pastoral areas of Baringo District, Kenya
(2008)
A competitive market structure is a sufficient condition for the market pncmg
efficiency. This in turn ensures that price provides producers with the incentives to
enhance production depending on available resources. The ...
Marketing of sheep and goats and its role in food security among pastoral communities in Marsabit District, Kenya
(2003-09)
Pastoral households have become chronically food insecure. Since sheep and goats are
kept in large numbers in the arid and semi-arid environments compared to other species
of livestock, they are expected to play an ...
Utilisation of small grain cereals and their contribution to the protein and energy intakes of Children aged 6-59 months in Yathui Division, Machakos District, Kenya.
(2005)
A cross sectional study which was descriptive in nature was carried out during the month of
September, 2004 among households with children aged 6-59 months in Kiunduani and
Itumbule sub-locations of Kibauni location, ...