Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Effects of information Architecture on Agriculture Website usability: A comparative study between Cgiar Research Map and Kenya Agriculture Information Network (kainet)
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2013)Websites are an important link in the exchange of agricultural information between the providers and users of the information. The high growth rate of information and communication technology (ICT) has seen a surge not ... -
A comparative study of the productivity of Brachiaria Hybrid Cv. Mulato Ii and native pasture species in Semi-arid Rangelands of Kenya
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2013)This study was conducted to evaluate the relative productivity and nutritional quality of Brachiaria hybrid cv. Mulato II grass species, Cenchrus ciliaris, Enteropogon macrostachyus, Chloris roxburghiana and Eragrostis ... -
The Effect Of Sponsors On Content In Vernacular Agricultural Radio Programs: The Case Of Kass Fm Kenya
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2013)Agricultural information dissemination is an important aspect in the quest to improve agricultural productivity both in Africa and specifically Kenya. Many experts have over the years identified radio as the best media for ... -
Evaluation Of Legume Cover Crops Intercropped With Coffee
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2012)A field experiment was conducted at the central highlands of Kenya at Kabete, University of Nairobi, during the March/ April 2005 long rains season. The objective of this study was to investigate the growth of 13 legume ... -
Determining The Impact Of Biotechnology On Smallholder Farm Incomes
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2013-06)The advancement in biotechnology has been advocated for by many scientists as carrying the ultimate cure to Africa’s poverty and food insecurity. There is, however, another school of thought opposed to this advocacy; ... -
A Comparative Content Analysis Of Agricultural Information Coverage By The Standard And Daily Nation Kenyan Newspapers (september 2011-august 2012)
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2012)The research work analyzed the content of agricultural news coverage in the Standard and the Daily Nation Newspapers from September 2011 to August 2012. This was done by categorizing the articles covered during the study ... -
An Evaluation of Access to Information on Passion Fruit Production by Farmers in Keiyo North District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2013)Passion fruit farming is viewed as a viable enterprise in Kenya as an income generating activity. Its farming is gaining popularity in the country and trends for 2002-2010 show its production increasing yearly in Keiyo ... -
Acrylamide Contamination In Commercial Potato Crisps In Kenya: Levels Of Intake And Effects Of Processing Parameters In Local Cultivars
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2013-07)The presence of acrylamide in several carbohydrates rich foods baked at high temperatures and its classification as a suspected human carcinogen calls for a concerted effort to minimize its presence in human diet. It is ... -
Problems and issues arising out of the customary law of succession to Land with particular reference to the fragmentation of Land in the Kakamega District
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The role Of Estate agents in the teaching of service courses
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Pasteurella Multocida in indigenous chickens and ducks in Kenya:- A study of carrier status,susceptibility,molecular diagnosis and pathogenesis.
(University of Nairobi,Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology,, 2004-06)Scavenging indigenous bird constitute over 70 % of poultry in Kenya and contributing 71% of the total egg and poultry meat produced in the country. Pasteurella multocida causes fowl cholera, a disease of economic importance ... -
Treatment of contaminated wounds in cattle
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Replication of Viruses Responsible for Sweet Potato Virus Disease in Resistant and Susceptible Sweetpotato Genotypes and Identification of Molecular Markers Linked to Resistance
(2008)Virus diseases are a major constraint to sweetpotato production in East Africa. The most important is the Sweet potato virus disease (SPVD), a result of co-infection of Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV) and Sweet ... -
An evaluation of access to and use of Agricultural information by extension service officers: A case study of Makueni County, Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2013-06)This study did evaluate access to and usage of agricultural information by extension service officers in Makueni County, Kenya. Agricultural extension is the delivery of information inputs to fanners and refers to a form ... -
Factors that affect implementation of information Communication technology in small holder Diary Cooperatives: A case study of Kabete In Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2013-04)Recent efforts to improve smallholder access to agricultural information have seen increased application of Information Communication Technology (lCT) in developing smallholder dairy initiatives. The purpose of this study ... -
Studies on Integrating weed management strategies in Carrot (daucus Carota L.) production
(University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture,University of Nairobi, 2013-05)Weed control constitutes one of the mam cost items and a constraint to carrot production. The current study was conducted with the aim of developing an integrated cost-effective strategy of managing weeds and increasing ...