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Effect of participation in ICT-based market information services on transaction costs and household income among smallholder farmers in Malawi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
There have been efforts in recent years to promote adoption of ICT-based market information services (MIS) to enhance smallholder farmers’ access to agricultural markets. Application of such services improves information ...
Camel mik hygiene: analysis of camel milk contamination in Garissa and Wajir counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Camel rearing is a common practice in the arid areas of Africa where regular droughts followed by famine are common. Camel milk is known to have high nutritional values as well as medicinal properties as the camel ...
Appraisal of pese des petitis ruminants disease by Turkana pastoral community of Turkana county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Peste des petits ruminants
(PPR)
a disease of the sheep and goats remains a major constrain to
small stock production in Turkana Kenya.
The disease has not been known for long
period
in
Kenya,
though
the Turkana ...
Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: an Empirical Analysis of Kenyan Data
(2014)
The paper investigates the main drivers of real Gross Domestic Product growth in Kenya as well as those that drive the foreign direct investment (FDI) in Kenya. It is widely acknowledged that FDI has potential benefits ...
Effect Of Corporate Characteristics On Capital Structure Decisions Of SMEs: A Case Of DTMs In Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)
The choice between debt and equity for a business firm has implications on the value of a firm as well as strategic importance for corporate managers. Previous studies have addressed the issue of capital structure decisions ...
Willingness to Pay for Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia Vaccination in Narok South District of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is an economically important trans-boundary cattle disease which affects food security and livelihoods. A conjoint analysis-contingent valuation was carried out on 190 households ...
Striga Asiatica Growth and Seed Production in Response to Organic and Inorganic P - Fertilizers(3)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The measures for Striga management are hindered by a unique survival strategy of the weed, whereby it produces large amount of seeds. Therefore, prevention of further build up of the Striga seed bank through control measures ...
Synergistic Bio-pesticide Combination Of Pyrethrins And Rotenoids
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)
Pyrethrins and Rotenoids extracts from Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium and Tephrosia vogelii plants
respectively were combined at various ratio mixtures and tested against adult cockroach Americana periplaneta for ...
Metaphysical Harmony in Pedagogical Enterprise: Speculation on Teacher-Parent Partnership in Educating Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)
The impact of the teacher-parent partnership in the education of learners with special educational needs such as those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or, rather, learners with autism, has not been accorded adequate ...
Diversity and host range of lepidopteran stem borer species in Cameroon
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)
Lepidopteran stemborers are among the most important field insect pests of cereal crops in sub-Saharan Africa.With the exception of Chilo partellus, all other borer pests are indigenous to Africa and are assumed to have ...