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Factors associated with Theileria parva infections in small-holder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya
(Department of clinical studies, University of Nairobi, 2002)The association between serum antibody titres to Theileria parva in calves and potential explanatory factors were examined in a longitudinal observational study that was conducted in 5 cohorts of female calves with a total ... -
Factors contributing to the spatial variability of Katumani soils, Eastern Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 2009)Higher benefits may be obtained from precision agriculture as a result of improved understanding of the spatial variability of soil fertility under different soil types, vegetation cover and crop management practices. The ... -
Factors enabling the participation of women in income sharing among banana (musa spp.) producing households in South Imenti, Meru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The growing demand for banana coupled with the introduction of better planting material in the last decade has led to increased area under banana production and commercialization. Just like most subsistence crops, banana ... -
Factors influencing adoption of cover crops for weed management in Machakos And Makueni Of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015) -
Factors Influencing Adoption of Cover Crops for Weed Management Inmachakos and Makueni Counties of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Despite the many advantages of growing cover crops most farmers have not adopted them in their cropping systems. The objective of this study was to examine adoption and sociological factors associated with adoption of ... -
Factors influencing adoption of improved cookstoves among households of Thuti Location, Othaya, Nyeri County, Kenya
(2018)Majority of the rural households in developing nations use traditional cooking devices with high-energy inefficiency and biomass use. The result is a high pressure on forests that serve as sources of firewood. Improved ... -
Factors Influencing Awareness and Use of Electronic–Based Market Information Services for Farming Business in Malawi
(University of Malawi, Bunda College, Faculty of Development Studies, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics,University of Nairobi, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Department of Agricultural EconomicsUniversity of Abomey-Calavi, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Socio-Economics, Communication and Anthropology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, 2011)The government of Malawi has over the years initiated a number of agricultural market interventions including the recent electronic-based market information services in order to expose smallholder farmers to the exigency ... -
Factors influencing calf growth and daily weight gain on smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu District, Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Clinical studies, 1994)Dairy calf growth was studied on 90 randomly selected smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu District, Kenya between July 1991 and June 1992. The data were stratified by dairy society and farm in a two-stage random sampling ... -
Factors influencing calf morbidity and mortality in smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu District of Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Clinical studies, 1994)Patterns of calf morbidity and mortality were examined for 78 of 90 randomly selected smallholder dairy farms in Kiambu District, Kenya that had at least one calf during the 12 months between July 1991 and June 1992. ... -
Factors Influencing Choice and Adoption of Integrated Soil Fertility Management Technologies in Central Kenya Highlands
(University of NairobiAgricultural Economics, 2007)The paper presents the findings of a study conducted to determine farmers’ perceptions of some of soil fertility management-specific attributes and influence on adoption decisions. The specific objectives were: (i) to ... -
Factors influencing choice of veterinary service provider by pastoralist in Kenya
(2013)This study analyzed the determinants for choice of animal health providers in a semiarid pastoral area with an aim of identifying specific attributes that could be targeted for intervention to enhance pastoralist access ... -
Factors influencing economic efficiency of milk production among small-scale dairy farms in Mukurweini, Nyeri County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This paper highlights the factors likely to influence the economic efficiency of small-scale dairy farms in Mukurweini, Nyeri County, Kenya. A total of 91 small-scale dairy farms previously involved in a nutritional training ... -
Factors influencing household production of sorghum and millet in Kiminini sub-county of Trans-Nzoia county, Kenya.
(JSEP, 2020-02-04)The production of sorghum and millet has remained low, and to some extent declined in most regions of Kenya. Little documented information exists on the main causes of this decline and the effects on household income and ... -
Factors influencing livestock export in Somaliland’s terminal markets
(Springer, 2020-01-09)Livestock export from Somaliland to the Arabian Peninsula countries is an important economic activity and the mainsource of Somaliland’s foreign exchange earnings. We have employed multiple regression time series analysis ... -
Factors influencing production on smallholder Dairy Farms in Central Kenya
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Factors influencing reproductive performance of cows from different Nguni ecotypes in southern Mozambique
(Springer Science+Business Media, 2012)The objective of this study was to assess the reproductive performance of two Nguni ecotypes (Nguni and Landim) raised in a subtropical environment to enhance strategies for livestock development and restocking programmes ... -
Factors influencing smallholder farmers' participation in domestic high value markets for African Indigenous Vegetables in rural Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Participation in high value markets holds potential for raising smallholder farmers’ income and reducing poverty in the rural areas. Despite a growing literature on farmers’ participation in supermarkets, there is no ... -
The factors Influencing the Adoption and Economics of Crop Management technologies
(University of Nairobi, 2001)Presented here is a 16-year-old girl who was referred on 30th January 1996 with diagnosis of cord compression with spastic paraplegia with sensory level at T7/T8. CT scan myelogam confirmed soft tissue density mass displacing ... -
Factors influencing the effect of chemical treatment on the nutritive value of straw
(University of Nairobi, 1979)