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Economic analysis of farmers’ preferences for coffee variety attributes: lessons for on-farm conservation and variety adoption in Ethiopia
(2005)The knowledge to-date recaps Coffea arabica to have originated in Ethiopia and its genetic diversity in the country is proved to be high. However, this diversity is threatened due to policy, institutional and market failures. ... -
Economic analysis of maize–bean production using a soil fertility replenishment product (PREP-PAC) in Western Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, Moi UniversityDepartment of Soil Science, University of Nairobi, 1999)The Phosphate Rock Evaluation Project (PREP) is testing PREP-PAC, a soil fertility replenishment product specifically designed to ameliorate nutrient-depleted "patches" symptomatic of the worst maize-bean intercrops of ... -
Economic Analysis of Mucuna Green Manure Nitrogen Application in Maize Production
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2011-06)AbstractOn-farm experiment was carried out in southwest Kenya in the period 2002 to 2005. The objective was to determine the most profitable source of nitrogen for maize production, and assess various application quantities ... -
Economic analysis of smallholder dairy cattle enterprises in Senegal
(University of Nairobi, 2022-06)Smallholder dairy production in Senegal is important to both livelihoods and food and nutrition security. Here, we examine the economic performance of smallholder dairy cattle enterprises in Senegal, using data from ... -
Economic assessment of the performance of trypanotolerant cattle breeds in a pastoral production system in Kenya
(Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2009)Cattle are the major source of food security and income for pastoral farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. However, infectious and parasitic diseases remain a major constraint to improved cattle productivity in the region. The ... -
Economic Benefit of Crop Pollination by Bees: A Case of Kakamega Small-Holder Farming in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of agricutural economics,, 2009)In most developing countries, crop production is by small scale farmers, who mainly produce for their own consumption and the extra for market. Pollination in such systems is unmanaged and is usually incidental, supported ... -
Economic Benefits of Environmental Regulations and Standards. In Public Education and Awareness of Regulations and Standards of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act, 1999.
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Economic characteristics, needs and opportunities of small and minority farms in West Tennessee
(Tennessee State UniversityDepartment of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1986)"Economic characteristics, needs and opportunities of small and minority farms in West Tennessee" was the theme of the eighth Annual University-wide RESEARCH DAY held at Tennessee State University, Learning Resource Center's ... -
Economic contribution of the camel milk trade in Isiolo Town, Kenya
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Economic Contribution of the Pastoral Meat Trade in Isiolo Town, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Pastoralism as a system has been subject to persistent undervaluation, due to inadequate information on its comparative and competitive advantages over alternative land uses. this lack of understanding of pastoralism’s ... -
The Economic Effects of Fair Employment Laws on Occupations: The Application of Information Theory to Evaluate Progress of Black Americans, 1954-1972
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 1978) -
Economic Evaluation of Grain Amaranth Production in Kamuli District, Uganda
(Faculty of Agriculture, 2012)n Uganda, grain amaranth is relatively new and has generally not been considered as an important crop compared to other grain crops and legumes. This study was therefore conducted to determine factors affecting adoption ... -
Economic factors affecting the level of beef production from ranching: an example of Kenya's cattle sector
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993-10)An econometric method was used to determine the economic factors that influence the level of beef production from ranches in one of the range areas in Kenya. The study also used both cross section and time-series data ... -
The economic impact of progressive atrophic rhinitis in grower-finisher pigs in a medium-scale piggery in Kenya
(Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi, 2000)Persistent sneezing of weaner and grower-finisher pigs is reported at the veterinary clinic of University of Nairobi, Kenya [date not given]. The pigs were from a medium scale piggery system composed of 15 sows, 1 boar, ... -
Economic Impacts Of East Coast Fever Immunization On Smallholder Farms, Kenya: A Simulation Analysis
(Universty of Nairobi, 1996-02)A whole farm simulation model, Technology Impact Evaluation System (TIES), was used to assess ex-ante financial and economic impacts of immunization of dairy cattle against East Coast Fever (ECF) by the infection and ... -
Economic Performance Of The ‘push–pull’ Technology For Stemborer And Striga Control In Smallholder Farming Systems In Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008-07)The ‘push–pull’ technology (PPT), developed in Africa, offers effective control of cereal stemborers and Striga weed in maize-based cropping systems. It involves intercropping maize with desmodium, Desmodium uncinatum, ...