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The prevalence of antibodies to Brucella abortus in marketed milk in Kenya and its public health implications
(2000-11-06)
The risk of infection by milk-borne brucellosis is one reason for public health regulations which discourage informal milk markets that sell unpasteurized milk. However, these regulations are not generally implemented in ...
Impact of Traditional Farming Practices on Nutrient Balances in Smallholder Farming Systems of Nakuru District, Kenya
(2006)
The smallholder farmers have not been influenced by the “Green Revolution” as they have
continued with the practice of non-use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and genetically modified
organisms. These inherent ...
A Review of African Pastoral Production Systems: Approaches to Their Understanding and Development
(2002)
Pastoralism is a system that has been in existence
for a long time. Scholars have come up with
a cornucopia of definitions related to what entails
this centuries old art. Many of these scholars
agree, though, that ...
Change we can believe in? Reviewing studies on the conservation impact of popular participation in forest management
(University of Nairobi,, 2009)
This article presents a review of methods in 60 empirical studies on forest conservation impact of popular participation in forest management. The review illustrates a high degree of variance in methods among the studies, ...
Origin of the deciduous upper lateral incisor and its clinical aspects
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2006-02)
The upper lateral incisor in humans is often affected by dental anomalies that might be explained developmentally. To address this question, we investigated the origin of the deciduous upper lateral incisor (i2) in normal ...
Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai on the Environment, the War in Iraq, Debt, and Women's Equality: Interview with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! …
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Today on this International Women's Day, we spend the hour with Wangari Maathai, the first African woman and first environmentalist to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Her life story is a remarkable one. Wangari Maathai ...
Evaluation of companion crops for thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) management on French bean Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae)
(2006-06)
Six companion crops, i.e. Tagetes erecta, Daucus carota L., Coriandrum sativum L., Brassica oleraceae L. var. acephala, Capsicum annuum L. and Zea mays L., were evaluated for their efficacy in suppressing field populations ...
The role of gren manure legumes in smallholder farming systems in Kenya: the legume research network project
(2003)
Low soil fertility is a major constraint hampering the
productivity of Kenyan smallholder farms. Green
manure (GM) legume technologies were introduced in
1994 by the Legume Research Network Project
(LRNP) as an accessible ...
Agrotechnological Transfer Of Legume Inoculants In Eastern And Southern Africa
(University of Nairobi,, 2002)
Legumes are an important component of smallholder farming systems
in Eastern and Southern Africa and efforts are underway to improve
legume yields and symbiotic biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) for
replenishment of N ...
Antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of Kenyan medicinal plants
(2008)
Seven medicinal plant extracts traditionally used in Kenya, mainly for management of infectious conditions, were
chosen and screened for their antibacterial activity against Gram-negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and ...