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Do Nutrition Education Approaches With Preschoolers and Their Caregivers Influence Retention of Biofortified Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato on Farms?: Evidence From Homa Bay County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-07)
Background: Biofortified staples have been promoted widely in sub-Saharan Africa to combat micronutrient deficiencies. Contemporary projects are increasingly using elementary schools to target households with these ...
The contribution of extensive chicken production systems and practices to Newcastle disease outbreaks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-02)
Newcastle disease (ND) poses a challenge especially for farmers rearing indigenous chicken under the extensive system. This is due to the lack of uniformity in practices, favoring the introduction and spread of the disease. ...
What is the impact of rural bank credit access on the technical efficiency of smallholder cassava farmers in Ghana? An endogenous switching regression analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2021-05)
This paper assesses the impact of access to credit from rural and community banks (RCBs) on the technical efficiency of smallholder cassava farmers in Ghana. The study employed the stochastic frontier, and endogenous ...
Nutritional factors associated with maternal depression among pregnant women in Urban Low-Income Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
(SAGE, 2021-07-01)
Background:
Nutritional deficiencies are common during pregnancy and a year after childbirth. At the same time, maternal depression affects many women during pregnancy up to 1 year after childbirth. The objectives of this ...
Rabbit production practices in Kiambu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Livestock Production, 2020-10-31)
To document current rabbit management practices in Kiambu County, a survey using structured questionnaire was undertaken in 45 farms identified using snow ball sampling technique. Data collected were subjected to descriptive ...
Youth agripreneurship in the horticultural value-chain: The case of small-scale mango farmers in Southern Ghana
(John Wiley & Sons, 2021-01-04)
Development partners are promoting youth entrepreneurship in agriculture (agripreneurship) in sub-Saharan Africa. While youth engagement in food crop production and marketing has received a lot of attention on both policy ...
Assessment of structure and performance of cattle markets in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Cattle markets play a major role in economic empowerment among cattle-keeping communities in developing countries. The objective of this study was to assess the structure and performance of selected cattle markets in western ...
Anti-inflammatory Flavanones and Flavones from Tephrosia linearis
(ACS, 2020-03-10)
Phytochemical analysis of a methanol–dichloromethane (1:1) extract of the aerial parts of Tephrosialinearis led to the isolation of 18 compounds. Seven of these, namely, lineaflavones A–D (1–4), 6-methoxygeraldone (5), ...
Evidence for the presence of African swine fever virus in apparently healthy pigs in South-Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
African swine fever (ASF) is the most important disease constraining smallholder pig production in the Democratic Republic of Congo, causing high mortality in domestic pigs with severe impacts on the livelihoods of local ...
First Report of Southern Bean Mosaic Virus Infecting Common Bean in Zambia
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Southern bean mosaic virus (SBMV, genus Sobemovirus) is one of the causative agents of mosaic and mottle diseases in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) (Tremaine and Hamilton 1983). The ∼4.2 kb (+)ssRNA genome of SBMV is ...