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Farm production diversity and its influence on diet quality in South Eastern Kenya.
(Informa UK Limited,, 2024-01-27)Agriculture nutrition linkages have long been recognized as a potentially viable pathway of attaining food and nutrition security. However, these insights have started to influence mainstream thinking on agricultural ... -
Farm Size, Modern Technology Adoption, and Efficiency of Small Holdings in Developing Countries: Evidence from Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2011)Low efficiency is a problem in most developing agriculture, and is one of the reasons for food insecurity. This paper provides information on smallholder production efficiency in one of the developing Sub-Saharan Countries: ... -
Farmer demand for clean planting material of biofortified and non-biofortified vegetatively propagated crop varieties: The case of sweetpotato
(Elsevie, 2020-04)Biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP), rich in beta carotene, is currently being promoted due to its role in fighting vitamin A deficiency. To promote farmer access to OFSP planting material (i.e., vines) projects ... -
Farmer management practices of citrus insect pests in Kenya
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2009)A formal citrus insect pest survey was conducted in two citrus growing districts of Kenya, Bungoma and Machakos, to determine important insect pests of citrus and evaluate the pest control practices used by small-scale . ... -
Farmer Perception of Technology and its Impact on Technology Uptake: The Case of Fodder Legume in Central Kenya Highlands
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 2004)Technology adoption by farmers is crucial to increasing agricultural productivity hence meeting food and nutrition challenges in Africa. Economists investigating consumer demand have accumulated considerable evidence showing ... -
Farmer perceptions on rural pig rearing in Kakamega District, Western Kenya
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Farmer-Friendly Strategies Of Managing Weeds In Carrot (Daucus Carota L.) Production
(University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2013)Weed control constitutes one of the main cost items in carrot production. The current study was conducted at the field station farm, University of Nairobi in 2011 with the aim of developing a cost-effective strategy of ... -
Farmers' cultural practices and management of potato late blight in Kenya Highlands: implications for development of integrated disease management
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protetion, 2004)A survey of 277 farmers in three major potato-growing areas in Kenya was conducted in 2000 and 2001 with the aims of assessing farmers' current perception and knowledge of late blight and practices for its management and ... -
Farmers' ethno-ecological knowledge of the termite problem in semi-arid Nakasongola
(2011)Infestation and destruction of rangeland vegetation by subterranean termites is a major constraint to livestock production in the rangelands of Uganda, particularly, in semi-arid Nakasongola. Ethno¬ecological studies on ... -
Farmers' evaluation of legume cover crops for erosion control in Gathwariga catchment, Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2004)Studies were conducted in Gathwariga catchment, Kenya with the aim of evaluating farmers' perception about the impact of legume cover crops (LCC) on soil erosion control. A sensitization workshop involving the farmers was ... -
Farmers' perceptions on importance and constraints facing Napier grass production in Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 2006)Farmers Focus Group Discussions (FFGDs) were done with groups of farmers in the intensive and semi-intensive farming systems in central Kenya. This was in the administrative districts of Nyeri (semi-intensive) and Kiambu ... -
Farmers' preference and nutritive value of selected indigenous plant feed materials for cattle in drylands of south-eastern Kenya
(2011)This study was undertaken in the drylands of southeastern Kenya to identify and rank important indigenous plant feed materials for cattle. Through the use of a structured questionnaire administered at the household level, ... -
Farmers' Preferences for Methods of Receiving Information on New or Innovative Farming Practices
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Farmers' risk perceptions and adaptation to climate change in Lichinga and Sussundenga, Mozambique.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 2015)In Africa, climate change exerts significant pressure on the agricultural sector. Current changes in climate for most parts of Mozambique have resulted in increased frequency of droughts, dry spells and uncertain rainfall. ... -
Farmers’ awareness and perceptions on Newcastle disease in chicken: Evidence from high and low rainfall regions of Kenya
(Informa UK Limited,, 2023-12-04)Newcastle disease (ND) poses a major challenge to Kenyan farmers who raise local chicken in a free-range system. The lack of consistent poultry rearing practices makes it unclear how farmers manage the disease. Insufficient ... -
Farmers’ participatory selection for early bulking cassava genotypes in semi-arid Eastern Kenya
(Department of plant Science and crop protection, University of Nairobi, 2011)Cassava is an important food security crop in semi-arid, Eastern Kenya, but production is constrained by planting late bulking landraces. Therefore, farmer participatory variety selection was initiated with the aim of ... -
Farmers’ perceptions of production constraints and preferences in cassava grown in semi-arid areas of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Cassava is an important food security crop in the semi-arid areas of Eastern Kenya. Despite its importance during the long periods of drought and famine, no breeding programme has ever been conducted to improve the crop ... -
Farmers’ perspectives on factors limiting tomato production and yields in Kabete, Kiambu county, Kenya.
(Standard Research JournalsDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 2013-01)A survey was carried out at Kabete, Central Kenya to establish the limitations and constraints experienced by farmers’ growing tomatoes. A structured questionnaire was prepared and tested in the field before actual survey ... -
Farmers’ Requirements in an Artificial Intelligent System for Diagnosis of Maize Diseases in Kenya
(2015)A study was conducted to determine the following: commonly used sources of agricultural diagnostic information by maize farmers, content of information which farmers would like to receive for full satisfaction on diagnostics, ... -
Farming practices and risk factors for transmission of helminths of free range pigs in Homabay District, Kenya
(Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, 2013)A questionnaire survey was carried out on 297 pig farmers in Homabay District in order to determine the risk factors associated with the transmission of helminths in free range pigs. Information on pig production and ...