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Soil water behaviour under different cover crops and under different residue management practices
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)
Farmers' cultural practices and management of potato late blight in Kenya Highlands: implications for development of integrated disease management
(2004)
A survey of 277 farmers in three major potato-growing areas in Kenya was conducted in 2000 and 2001 with the aims of assessing farmers' current perception and knowledge of late blight and practices for its management and ...
Livestock and their role in Mwea irrigation scheme in Kenya
(2006)
A study was carried out using a simple statistical analysis to evaluate the kinds and role of livestock in Mwea agro ecosystem, central Kenya. Study area covered two villages (Ciagini and Mbui-Njeru) in the irrigated rice ...
Strategies For Developing Dryland Agriculture: Role Of Knowledge
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Preliminary Investigation of the Status of Bovine Mastitis in a Medium Scale Dairy Farm in Kabete Area, Kenya
(2005)
The purpose of this investigation was to establish the mastitis status in the dairy herd of 110 cows (genetically heterogeneous Bos taurus breeds). All the cows were examined by physical inspection of the udder and California ...
Use of information and communication tools and services by rural grain traders: The case of Kenyan maize traders
(2011)
Poor access to agricultural market information is a major factor constraining the performance of agricultural markets in developing countries. The search for new strategies for resolving this constraint has led to several ...
The importance of soil type and species selection in targeting grass revegetation of degraded rangelands
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Nutritional characteristics of selected grass and browse species from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
The Influence Of Faecal Egg Counts And Fungal Dose Levels On The Nematode-trapping Capability Of Duddingtonia Flagrans Against Free-living Stages Of Gastrointestinal Nematodes Of Cattle.
(2001)
In an in-vitro experiment, the interactions between free-living stages of bovine gastrointestinal nematodes and nematophagous fungus Duddingtonia flagrans were evaluated using a faecal culture assay. Faeces were collected ...
ICT-Based Market Information Services (MIS) Projects, Deployment Environment, and Performance: Experiences from KACE and DrumNet Projects in Kenya
(2013)
The need to provide agricultural information to farmers has led to emergence of numerous electronic-based MIS projects in developing countries. These projects aim at promoting farmer linkage to better markets. However, ...