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Potential Of Combining Host Plant Resistance And Intercropping In The Management Of Root-knot Nematodes And Insect Pests In The Indigenous Leafy Vegetables
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Indigenous leafy vegetables (ILVs) play an important role as income and food security crops in
many rural and urban households in Kenya, yet their potential in alleviating poverty and ensuring
household food and nutrition ...
Evaluation of the suitability of soils for irrigation in lower Kuja, Nyatike District, Kenya
(2011)
Soils are important components of the environment and their understanding is essential in planning and management for environmental conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. However, reliable soils information ...
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, ...
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 ...
Rainwater Harvesting Practices, Cropping Systems And Productivity In Smallholder Farms In Laikipia Central District
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Over dependence on rainfed agriculture is one of the major problems in Kenya's
agricultural sector. One of the most promising solutions is upgrading rainfed agriculture
through the adoption of rainwater harvesting (RWH) ...
Participatory epidemiology of common diseases with special reference to cryptosporidiosis in dairy calves and children attending health facilities in Malindi district, coast province, kenya
(2010)
Cryptosporidium is an important parasite that causes a potentially life-threatening disease in
immunocomprornised individuals worldwide. The disease also contributes significantly to
morbidity among calves and children ...
An assessment of the use and impact of mobile phone-based money transfer services in Kenyan agriculture
(2011)
Smallholder farmer access to agricultural finance has been a major constraint to agricultural
commercialization in developing countries. Agricultural finance markets often fail for smallholder farmers due to the high ...
Factors affecting loan repayment performance of smallholder farmers in Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia
(2012)
The use of credit has been envisaged as one way of promoting technology transfer, while the use of reo om mended farm inputs is regarded as key to agricultural development. Credit repayment is also of paramount - importance ...
Determinants of long term interest rates in Kenya
(2013)
Real long-term interest rates are key determinants of longer-term saving and investment
decisions, while their influence on business spending, household investment and the
consumption of durable goods plays a key role ...
Drivers of brand loyalty on tourists’ choice of destination in Kisumu County, Kenya
(2013)
Over the past two decades, the significance and contribution of the tourism industry to the world economy has been widely acknowledged and discussed. To date, not many studies have been conducted to understand tourists’ ...