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Assessing the spatio-temporal climate variability in semi-arid Karamoja sub-region in north-eastern Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Semi-arid areas show climatic variability on a spatio-temporal scale. There are few studies on the long-term trends and intensity of this variability from East Africa. We used National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration ...
Piospheric influence on forage species composition and abundance in semi-arid Karamoja sub-region, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Piospheres in semi-arid areas are gradients of animal impacts around watering holes. Few studies have examined the impact dynamics of herbaceous and woody species composition and abundance in relation to piospheres in East ...
Household labour allocation to forest extraction and other activities in areas adjacent to tropical forests: the case of Kakamega forest, Western Kenya
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2008)
Communities adjacent to forests are faced with a challenge of
balancing their labour allocation decisions to the different household activities.
This study involves an empirical examination of the determinants of
households ...
Factors enabling the participation of women in income sharing among banana (musa spp.) producing households in South Imenti, Meru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
The growing demand for banana coupled with the introduction of
better planting material in the last decade has led to increased
area under banana production and commercialization. Just like
most subsistence crops, banana ...
Characterization of Kenyan Honeys Based on Their Physicochemical Properties, Botanical and Geographical Origin
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
Properties and composition of honey are essential in providing information regarding their quality as well as in their differentiation based on production region characteristics, e.g., floral sources. This paper presents ...