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Effects of integrated Nutrition Education approaches on Production and Consumption of Orange-fleshed Sweetpotatoes in Homa Bay County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Malnutrition is still a big menace in sub-Saharan Africa as approximately 48 percent of children
below five years and 20 percent of pregnant-age women suffer from the effects of Vitamin A
deficiency (VAD); night blindness, ...
Occurrence and Outcomes of Urolithiasis and Other Urinary Tract Conditions in Domestic Cats in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
This was a retrospective study that covered a 10 years period from January 2009 to December 2018......
A Comparative Study of Kitchen Garden Practicing and Non-practicing Households in Igamba Ngombe
(university of Nairobi, 2020)
Achieving dietary diversity in Arid and Semi-Arid lands is quite a big challenge due to the weather patterns experienced in this climatic zone. The low amounts of rainfall and high temperature levels negatively affect food ...
Genetic improvement for grain yield under drought stress, composition and gene action on elite sorghum Genotypes of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
World food security is greatly challenged by climate change effect. Sub Saharan Africa is adversely affected by drought with considerable yield losses. The solution to food insecurity in these areas depends on the breeding ...
Screening of Microbial Antagonists and Plant Extracts Against Selected Tomato Pathogens and Their Potential in the Management of Bacterial Wilt
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Tomato production is greatly affected by major bacterial and fungal phytopathogens such as Ralstonia solanacearum, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and Alternaria solani. Bacterial wilt, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, ...
Biological and Economic Performance of Rabbits in Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Rabbit rearing has in the past received minimal attention, but due to reduction in individual land holdings and increasing awareness of the advantages of the rabbit as a food animal, interest in its farming for income ...
Effects of Limestone Source on Egg Production and Egg Shell Quality in Laying Chickens
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Laying hens require adequate calcium for bone and eggshell formation as well as other physiological functions. Limestone, dicalcium phosphate, oyster shell, bone meal, meat and bone meal are important calcium sources used ...
Factors Influencing Adoption of Artificial Insemination by Smallholder Livestock Farmers in Dryland Production Systems of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Increasing human population in recent decades has mounted pressure on food supply including livestock products. Livestock is the main source of livelihood to the poor households in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ...
Factors affecting the adoption of soil organic carbon enhancement technologies and their spatial distribution among small-scale farmers in Kenya and Ethiopia.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Land degradation has poised great threats on food production and the sustainability of conservation areas. This has resulted from the depletion of soil organic carbon which forms the basis of soil fertility rendering ...