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The African Green Revolution and the Role of Partnerships in East Africa
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)
Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region continues to experience perennial hunger, poverty and poor health of its people. Agricultural production has remained low over decades and is declining to extremely low staple maize yields ...
The role of risk in enterprise selection in Githunguri, Kiambu district
(2006)
Kenya is currently not able to meet all the appropriate food needs for its population. Agricultural productivity
is on the decline despite the many technologies developed by research institutions and the application ...
Influence of Tithonia diversifolia and triple superphosphate on dissolution and effectiveness of phosphate rock in acidic soil
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)
An incubation and a pot experiment were conducted to evaluate the dissolution and agronomic effectiveness of a less reactive phosphate rock, Busumbu soft ore (BPR), in an Oxisol in Kenya. Resin (anion and anion + ...
Exovesicles from human activated dendritic cells (DCS) fuse with resting DCS allowing them to present allo-antigens
(2006-12)
Dendritic cells (DCs) can release microvesicles, but the latter's numbers, size, and fate are unclear. Fluorescently labeled DCs were visualized by laser-scanning microscopy. Using a Surpass algorithm, we were able to ...
Supporting Africa‟s Resurgence and Migration and Economic Development in Africa: An Overview
(2006)
Three fundamental constraints on Africa's future prosperity are identified in the contributions to this issue: geography, market integration and institutions. The widening gaps between Africa's economies and those of the ...
The mineral composition of Bambara groundnut
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)
Thyrotoxicosis among Kenyan women with emesis in early pregnancy
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)
The logistic model-generated carrying capacities, maximum take rates sustained off- and optimal stocking rates for Kenya's cornmercial ranches
(2006)
This paper deals with the derivation of logistic models for cattle, sheep and goats in a commercial ranching system in Machakos District' Kenya' a savannah ecosystem with average annuar rainfall of 589.3mm and an area of ...