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Which policy would work better for improved soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa, fertilizer subsidies or carbon credits?
(2012-07)
Why do many smallholder farmers fail to adopt improved land management practices which can improve yields and incomes? The reason is not always because these practices are uneconomical but sometimes it is because resource ...
On becoming an advocate for sustainability: personal reflections
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
I reflect on my childhood experience when I would visit a stream next to our home to fetch water for my mother. I would drink water straight from the stream. Playing among the arrowroot leaves I tried in vain to pick up ...
In vitro anthelmintic potential and phytochemical composition of ethanolic and aqueous crude extracts of Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl.
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
Development of helminthes resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs coupled with high costs and misuse
of conventional drugs call for the search of med
icinal plants as alternative source of helminthes
control.
In vitro
studies ...
BIOLOGICAL SCREE IG OF KE YA MEDICI AL PLA TS USI G ARTEMIA SALI A L.(ARTEMIIDAE)
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
Medicinal plants constitute important components of
flora and are widely distributed in different
regions of Kenya. Based on ethnopharmacological sig
nificance, we collected several medicinal
plants from South Coast, ...
Impact of climate change and gender roles in community adaptation: A case study of pastoralists in Samburu East District, Kenya
(2012)
Climate change continues to be of great concern both nationally and internationally, especially with regards to resource allocation and utilization for adaptation and mitigation. It is also clear that climate change is ...
Correlation of actual live weight and estimates of live weights of Camel calves (Camelus dromedarius) in Samburu District of Northern Kenya
(2010)
A study was conducted in Samburu district of northern Kenya in pastoral production systems to develop a formula for estimating the live weight of camel calves. Heart girth (HG), abdominal girth (AG) and shoulder (wither) ...
Plant Species Diversity and Composition of Two Wetlands in the Nairobi National Park, Kenya
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2012)
Two wetlands (Hyena and Nalogomon) in the Nairobi National Park were investigated by comparing plant composition in and around their immediate vicinity. The most common aquatic plant species in the Hyena wetland was Cyperus ...
Assessment of Farmers’ Adaptation to the Effects of Climate Change in Kenya: the Case of Kyuso District
(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 ...
Means-end chain analysis explains soil fertility management decisions by peri-urban vegetable growers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)
Past studies of the use of soil fertility management strategies by farmers usually model input use decisions based on the neoclassical utility/profit maximization principle in which farmers use soil fertility management ...
Internet Banking Adoption in Kenya: The Case of Nairobi County
(2012-09)
The adoption of Internet banking as a platform for carrying out banking services has continued to rise globally.
This can be attributed to a number of factors such as perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, ...