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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 ...
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 ...
Iron and nutritional status of children 12-59 months in Migwani division, Mwingi district, Kenya
(2011-05)
Poor nutritional status, anaemia, iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia among
children in many parts of Kenya continues to be public health issues especially in
arid and semi-arid lands which are generally food ...
Transaction costs and other determinants of choice of compliance arrangements with globalgap standards among smallholder french bean farmers: the case of Kirinyaga South district, Kenya
(2011)
Compliance with various food safety standards has continued to gain significance in the
international agri-food trade arena. Although considered voluntary, farmers involved in
agri-trade have to comply with safety standards ...
An evalvation of smallholder snow peas market organisation and performance in Buuri and Laikipia east districts, Kenya
(2011)
The snow pea is a high value demand driven fresh vegetable mainly grown for export markets
with a marketing system characterized by various marketing channels. About 70 percent of
smallholder snow peas producers prefer ...
Economic analysis of beef Cattle Farmers’ technical efficiency and willingness to comply with Disease Free Zones in Kenya
(2011-07)
In Kenya, the cattle enterprise is an important source of livelihood for many farmers.
However, lack of analytical evidence on efficiency levels of farmers in various production
systems constrains policy making on optimal ...
Prevalence and risk factors of conditions causing lameness in sheep under free range grazing system in Kajiado district, Kenya
(2011-10)
Lameness can be a cause of negative economic output in sheep farming owing to its
adverse effects on productivity, reproductive performance and poor growth performance
in lambs. The extent of lameness in sheep and its ...
Pharmaco-epidemiological and toxicological studies of snake envenomations in selected areas of Kenya
(2011-06)
Venomous stakes are snakes which have venom glands and specialized teeth for the injection
of the venom into the victims. Snake envenomation is a global problem with annual figures of
5 million envenomations, 40,000 or ...
Manifestation in sheep and goats and its prevalence in in-contact herbivores in Kenya
(2011)
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly devastating viral disease of sheep and goats. PPR was confirmed to be occurring in Kenyan goat and sheep populations in March 2006 in Turkana district. The disease has since ...