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Effect of maize price risk on small holder agricultural production patterns: case of the greater Kakamega District
(2006)
Liberalization of agricultural commodity markets in Kenya introduced problems related to
volatile and fluctuating prices, and thus market risks. Imperfect knowledge regarding commodity
prices makes management of the farm ...
Periparturient conditions in smallholder dairy cattle herds in Kikuyu division of Kiambu District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The conditions affecting dairy cattle during the periparturient period have been
documented in various parts of the world. Most of these reports are based on large-scale
dairy herds reared under intensive production ...
Estimation of above and below ground carbon stocks in selected land use patterns in Mt. Marsabit ecosystem.
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Intensified agricultural practices lead to a reduction in ecosystems carbon stocks.
This is mainly due to removal of aboveground biomass as harvest with subsequent
burning and/or decomposition and loss of soil carbon as ...
Identification of best cultivar of black nightshade
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Dairy performance of Holstein-Friesian cattle and their crosses under semi-arid environment of Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
A total of 1,338 records made by Kenya Holstein-Friesian (K-llF) and crossbred (CB)
cattle during 1972 to 2000 were used to evaluate 305-day adjusted lactation milk yield, milk
yield per day of calving interval, calving ...
Development of pigeon pea population for marginal rainfall areas of Kenya
(2006)
Two population improvement methods. Stratified Mass Selection (SMS) and Mass Selection with Progeny Testing (MSPT) were used in the improvement of grain yields of pigeon pea composite populations under marginal rainfall ...
Household food and nutrition security in association with HIV progression: a comparative study of highlands and lowlands in Wundanyi Division, Coast Province, Kenya
(2006)
Household food security that includes household food availability, accessibility and utilization, is
Abstract
synergistically associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) ...
Ecological and socio-economic impact of changing land use in Kilombero valley, Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The study was conducted in Malinyi ward, Ulanga district in Tanzania. The aim of the
study was to determine the ecological and socio-economic effects of changing land use
patterns due to pastoral migration in the area. ...
Factors attributed to the prevalence of early complementary feeding of infants in eastlands area of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2006)