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    • Bacterial contamination of Kale(Brassica oleracia acephala along the supply chain in Nairobi and its environments 

      E. K, Kutto; M.W, Ngigi; N, Karanja; E, Kange’the; L. C, Bebora; C. J, Lagerkvist; P. G, Mbuthia; L. W, Njagi; J. J, Okello (Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and ParasitologyDepartment of Agricultural economicsDepartment of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2011)
      To assess the microbiological safety of kale (Brassica oleracea Acephala) produced from farms and those sold at the markets with special focus on coliforms, E.coli and Salmonella. Design: A cross sectional study. Setting: ...
    • Comparative description of land use and characteristics of belowground biodiversity benchmark sites in Kenya 

      E.M, Muya; N, Karanja; P.F. Z, Okoth; H, Roimen; J, Munga’tu (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, National Agricultural Research LaboratoriesTropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF), Institute of CIAT, P.O. Box 30677-00100, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
      The Kenyan below-ground biodiversity (BGBD) team selected two benchmark sites for the inventory of soil biota which were the Irangi and Ngangao forest sites located in Mount Kenya region of Embu District and the Taita Hills ...
    • Impact of land use types and farming practices on occurrence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) Taita-Taveta district in Kenya 

      J.M, Jefwa; S, Okoth; P, Wachira; N, Karanja; J, Kahindi; S, Njuguini; S, Ichamia; J, Mung’atu (CIAT-Tropical Biology and Fertility Institute (TSBF)Nairobi University, College of Biological and Physical SciencesJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyUnited States International UniversityNational Museums of Kenya, Botany Department, 2012)
      A study was undertaken along land use gradients in Taita-Taveta district, southeast Kenya to evaluate the occurrence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in seven land use types (LUT). The gradient was from indigenous ...
    • Strengthening capacity for sustainable livelihoods and food security through urban agriculture among HIV and AIDS affected households in Nakuru, Kenya 

      N, Karanja; F, Yeudall; S, Mbugua; M, Njenga (University of Nairobi.college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 2010)
      The promotion and support of urban agriculture (UA) has the potential to contribute to efforts to address pressing challenges of poverty, under nutrition and sustainability among vulnerable populations in the growing cities ...