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Relative Preferences for Soil Conservation Incentives among Smallholder Farmers: Evidence from Malawi
(2014)
This paper uses framed choice experiments to examine the preferences of smallholder farmers in Malawi regarding alternative policy-based incentives to adopt conservation practices that reduce soil erosion and increase ...
A Formative Study Of Disposal And Re-use Of Old Mosquito Nets By Communities In Malindi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06)
Background.
About 30 million insecticide treated mosquito nets have been distributed in Kenya since 2001 and ownership
is approaching full coverage. As a consequence of this achievement, Kenya is faced with the challenge ...
Land use, land cover change in urban pastoral interface. A case of Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Suitable location and influx of immigrants have made pastoral peri-urban Kajiado County a centre of two conflicting interests; urban sprawl and agricultural intensification. To understand the resulting trends over the ...
Development of Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Kenyan Women Using Linear Programming
(University of Nairobi, 2015-08-14)
Objectives: Women in Kenya are at high risk of multiple micronutrient deficiencies due to low
intake through monotonous diets. Country-specific food based dietary recommendations (FBRs)
facilitate dietary improvement. ...
Seasonal botanical characteristics of the diets of Grant’s (Gazella granti Brooke) and Thomson’s (Gazella Thomsoni Guenther) in the dryland habitats of south-central, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Understanding of dietary requirements of different wildlife populations is critical in wildlife habitat conservation especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where wildlife contributes much to the National GDP of many countries. ...
In vitro anthelmintic effects of crude aqueous extracts of Tephrosia vogelii, Tephrosia villosa and Carica papaya leaves and seeds
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The prevalence of anthelmintic resistance and the consumer demand for alternative farming systems that limit the use of chemical anthelmintics has made the search for alternative gastrointestinal nematode parasites control ...
Effects of extreme land fragmentation on wildlife and livestock population abundance and distribution
(University of Nairobi, 2016-12)
Fragmentation, degradation and loss of natural habitats are now recognised as major threats to wildlife conservation and mobile pastoralism in East African savannas. These processes are driven primarily by land tenure and ...
Determinants of dairy cattle breed biodiversity in rural traditional smallholder farms: Case of Kibugu in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
The livestock biodiversity suffers a threat from human civilization through abandonment and/or intensification
of agricultural activities. This paper documents dynamism of dairy breed biodiversity and its ...
Impacts of long-term land-use changes on herd size and mobility among pastoral households in Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Introduction:
Long-term changes in rangeland ecosystems of the world have impacted on the livestock production, a
key livelihood strategy in these areas. This paper presents perceptions of the pastoral community on the ...