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An Evaluation Of The Transmission Of International Wheat Prices Into Kenya’S Domestic Market
(UoN, 2019)
The prices of most food commodities in the international market have increased in the recent past.
Thus, there is need to understand, the extent to which the increase in food prices is transmitted to
the domestic market ...
Sero-prevalence Of Pestes Des Petit Ruminants And Occurrence Of Camel Sudden Death In Selected Counties In Kenya
(UoN, 2019)
Camels are significant livestock species largely kept by pastoral communities to support their socio-economic needs. Peste des petit ruminants (PPR) disease is thought to be of great economic impact, and mainly known to ...
Pathological Conditions And Associated Financial Losses For Organ Condemnations In Cattle Slaughtered In Siaya County, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)
Cattle production is an important economic activity in Kenya, but not fully maximized due to losses from disease conditions, some causing condemnation of organs at slaughter. To date, no studies have documented the conditions ...
Rural-urban Diversity In The Implementation Of Participatory Forest Management: The Case Of Ngong’ Road And Kiptuget Forests, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)
Studies that have considered PFM have suggested that effectiveness in the conservation and management of forest under PFM is a subject of various factors which influence the capacity of the community to effectively engage ...
Evaluation of varietal purity of certified basmati 370 and bw 196 from two rice seed sources in mwea and the response of rice to varying n, p and k fertilizer regimes
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Cultivating good quality seed and using appropriate nutrient levels are critical in reducing the current rice yield gap (8.5 t/ha) in kenya. Planting good quality seed reduces the susceptibility of crops to diseases, ...
Predicting Potato Late Blight Disease Pressure using Artificial Neural Network
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Late blight causing Phytopthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary largely depends on weather
parameters such as temperature and relative humidity for survival, spread and its
ability to attach and infect new plants. The variations ...
Detection and Management of Viruses Associated With Passion Fruit Woodiness in Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis [SIMs] is an important food and cash crop in Rwanda. However, its production is low due to pests and diseases, poor disease management and lack of clean planting materials. Passion fruit ...
Use of Amino Oligosaccharins and Alternaria Activated Protein in Management of Crown Gall and Enhancement of Growth in Roses
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Rose is cultivated for its beautiful flowers and is considered as the most prized flowers in the world because of its high ornamental and commercial value. The demand for cut flowers has risen in recent years, however, ...
Evaluation of Grain Yields, Pests and Soil Nutrients in Sorghum-groundnut Cropping System in Western Bahr El Ghazal, Warrap and Abyei, South Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
South Sudan has recurrently experienced severe food shortage and is a net importer of food, mainly cereals from neighboring Uganda, Kenya and Sudan. The main problem is the cereal deficit. The average cereal yield is only ...