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Assessment of smallholder adoption of quality protein maize in Kenya: The case of Kirinyaga County
(University of Nairobi, 2015-06-30)
Low adoption of modern agricultural innovations amongst farmers in Keny
a has been identified as the main
reason for low agricultural productivity in the country. This paper examines the ...
Canning quality of new advanced canning bean lines developed in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Laboratory testing of canning quality of new canning bean varieties destined for canning industry is of utmost importance and is widely accepted in bean breeding. The objective of this study was to evaluate canning quality ...
Tillage Effects on Selected Soil Physical Properties in a Maize-Bean Intercropping System in Mwala District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
A field study was carried out to evaluate the effects of tillage practices on soil physical properties in Mwala district, Eastern Kenya, during the long rains (LR) and short rains (SR) of 2012/13. The treatments were disc ...
Smallholder farmers’ use and profitability of legume inoculants in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)
Research on the use of Rhizobia inoculants has been conducted in Africa since 1950s. However, the technology
has not been widely applied by farmers on the continent. In Kenya, wide-scale adoption of this innovation ...
Detection of peste des petits ruminants virus in formalin-fixed tissues.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Peste des petits ruminants virus that causes a highly infectious and often fatal disease of sheep and goats is confirmed by various diagnostic techniques among them being isolation of the virus from cell culture systems, ...
Determinants of awareness and use ICT-based market information services in developing-country agriculture: the case of smallholder farmers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Access by smallholder farmers to markets has traditionally been constrained by lack of market information. Yet progress in smallholder agriculture is inconceivable without greater market participation. The desire to ...
Enclosing the commons: reasons for the adoption and adaptation of enclosures in the arid and semi-arid rangelands of Chepareria, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The adoption and adaptation of enclosures in the arid and semi-arid rangelands of sub-Saharan Africa is driven and
sustained by a combination of factors. However, reviews indicate that these factors cannot be generalized, ...
Molecular characterization of tropical maize inbred lines using microsatellite DNA markers
(2014)
An insight on diversity and relationships among germplasm is important in any breeding program for crop improvement. The main objectives of our study were to: (i) determine the level of genetic diversity within mid altitude ...
Subclinical mastitis affecting hygienic quality of marketed camel milk from North - Eastern Province, Kenya
(2013)
North Eastern Province, camel is the dominant livestock; it provides subsistence to many people especially during the frequent droughts when other animals either die or are unthrifty. This is beca use camel is highly suited ...
Sero-epidemiology of Peste des petits ruminants virus infection in Turkana County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a contagious viral disease of small ruminants. Serum samples from sheep (n = 431) and goats (n = 538) of all ages were collected in a cross-sectional study in Turkana County, ...