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Provision and perceptions on nutrition education for people with HIV/AIDS, at the public comprehensive care clinics: a study of Nairobi district clinics in Kenya
(2009-08)
As early as 2003, The Greater Horn of Africa Capacity Development Initiative in
Nutrition had already identified nutrition in HIV/AIDS as an area of capacity
development urgently needing attention. The Government of Kenya ...
The seroprevalence and risk factors of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in the Northwestern area of Turkana District, Kenya i
(2009)
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a severe respiratory disease affecting
cattle. The study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors
associated with the disease in North-western Turkana, ...
Effects of legume cover crops and sub-soiling on soil properties and maize growth in Machakos District, Kenya
(2009)
Incorporating legume cover crops into the cropping systems and sub soiling/ripping has been
used as an alternative method of improving soil fertility, crop yields and minimizing soil
erosion problems. The current study ...
An analysis of factors affecting choice of disease Control strategies among smallholder dairy farmers In murang' a south district, kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
This study evaluated the factors influencing the choice of disease control strategies
and constraints to optimal dairy health management practices in smallholder dairy
production system. The disease control strategies ...
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 ...
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 ...
Economic assessment of leafminer invasion and control strategies in Kenya's snowpea industry: the case of Nyeri North and South Imenti Districts
(2009)
Kenya's horticultural industry is confronted with an emergmg challenge of quarantined
mvasrve leafminer, which has recently become a pest of economic importance in Kenya.
Quarantine pests are a leading cause of Kenya's ...
Prevalence, intensity and pathology of ecto and haemoparasites infections in indigenous chickens in eastern province of kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Indigenous chickens constitute over 81% of poultry in Kenya and produce 71% of
eggs and poultry meat. Ecto- and haemoparasites limit production of these birds in the
rural areas. However, no previous studies have been ...