Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Adaptation"
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Assessment of Farmers’ Adaptation to the Effects of Climate Change in Kenya: the Case of Kyuso District
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The study was carried out to assess how farmers in Kyuso District have adapted to the effects of climate change. Survey data was collected from 246 farmers from six locations that were sampled out through a multistage and ... -
Drought Management Strategies among Agro-Pastoral Communities in Non-E quilibrium Kalahari Ecosystems
(2011)Rural Kalahari communities whose livelihoods are heavily dependent on rain-fed agriculture are exposed to increasing intensity and frequency of drought spells. Subsequently their resilience is gradually being eroded and ... -
Genetics of adaptation in domestic farm animals: A review
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2010)This review summarizes available information on genetics of adaptation in major livestock species focusing on small ruminants. Adaptation to humans and consequences of domestication on predator aversion, mechanisms of ... -
Neutraceutal Wild Plants Contributions to Food and People of SemiArid East Shewa, Ethiopia: Healthcare Security of the Semiarid
(2011)Ethnobotamcal study was conducted in six study sites of semi and east Shewa, Ethiopia. The study has aimed to Identify key nutraceutical wild plants and documents associated Indigenous knowledge. It also analyzed local use ... -
The perfect drought? Constraints limiting Kalahari agro-pastoral communities from coping and adapting
(Academic JournalsDepartment of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 2011-03)Rural Kalahari agro-pastoral communities of Southern Africa have been exposed to drought shocks throughout history and have adapted their livelihoods accordingly. Yet, drought continues to disrupt or threaten to disrupt ... -
A study of the morphology of the gills of an extreme alkalinity and hyperosmotic adapted teleost Oreochromis alcalicus grahami (Boulenger) with particular emphasis …
(Springer-VerlagDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy, University of NairobiDepartment of Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Califonia, 95616, Davis, California, USA, 1990)The general gill morphology of Oreochromis alcalicus grahami, a teleost adapted to high salinity and hyperosmosis, is basically similar to that of other teleostean fish. The species has four pairs of gill arches, all of ...