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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 ...
Gully development and control on a volcanic ash soil at Olkaria, Kenya
(1993-09)
A study on two gullies (A and B) on a volcanic ash soil in a
semi-arid area at Olkaria, in Hell's Gate National Park, was
done to determine the main gully development processes,
characteristics that contribute to gullying ...
Maize - Pigeon pea Intercrop Resource Use Under Semi-Arid Conditions of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
A field experiment was conducted at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and
Technology between October 2001 and June 2002 to determine light, water and nitrogen
use in maize-pigeonpea intercrop system. The experiment ...
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, ...
Pedotranslocation in Planosols and its management implications in Kinangop area, Kenya
(1995-09)
In this study transfer of clay and other soil constituents
was evaluated using soil samples from Kitiri Scheme in the
Kinangop plateau. The total area covered by the study which is
based on pedotranslocation in Planosols ...
The response of maize - pigeonpea Intercrop to nitrogen and phosphate Fertilizers
(2013-05-09)
Two experiments were conducted during the short rainy season of October 1989 to April
1990to study the effect of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer application on the intercrops
of maize and pigeon pea on their growth, ...