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Can young agripreneurs improve their skills through agripreneurship empowerment programmes? Evidence from Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
This article examined the driving forces behind young agripreneurs' participation in agripreneurship empowerment programmes and estimates the causal impact of programme participation on agripreneurship skills using data ...
Assessment of factors influencing adoption of postharvest loss reduction practices along the mango value chain in Embu, Machakos, and Nairobi counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)
Use of loss reduction practices are critical to ensuring losses are reduced significantly along the value chain. This necessitates for the need to assess the factors that influence adoption of the loss reductio practices ...
Meat safety knowledge, attitude and practices of slaughterhouse workers in Kajiado, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)
Background: A major contributor to the poor meat safety status in Kenya is low level of slaughter hygiene knowledge and practices among slaughterhouse workers.
Introduction: The study determined knowledge, attitude and ...
Assessing determinants of scaling up pathways for adopted CSA Climate Smart Agricultural practices: Evidence from Climate Smart Villages in Nyando Basin, Kenya
(Informa UK Limited,, 2024-03-31)
Africa has recently experienced adverse climate changes and has recognized tremendous advancement of numerous Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies with ability to promote resilience and productivity. However, these ...
Determinants of the intensity of adoption of climate-smart horticulture practices in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya
(Informa UK Limited, 2024-03-31)
horticulture is an important sub-sector of the Kenyan economy that contributes to food and nutrition security as well as a source of income to small-scale farmers. however, the sub-sector is ...
Drivers of climate-smart agricultural technology uptake among smallholder coffee farmers in Kalehe Territory, Democratic Republic of Congo
(Informa UK Limited,, 2024-02-19)
Climate-smart agricultural technologies (CSATs) are important for climate change adaptation and mitigation in developing countries. Therefore, it is crucial for farmers to have access to sustainable CSATs to cope with ...
Role of agricultural extension in learning for uptake and intensification of less-practiced dairy climate-smart practices in Kenya
(Informa UK Limited,, 2024-03-22)
The enhanced uptake of dairy climate-smart practices (DCSPs) is important to cushion farmers against the effects of climate change. However, uptake remains low. Besides, there is limited evidence on the learning phase ...
Grain handling and storage practices of grain traders in Kenya and its implications in reducing food losses
(Informa UK Limited,, 2024-02-08)
Post-harvest losses occur during storage mainly due to spills, fungal contamination, and pest damage. Therefore, this study was carried out to evaluate the effect of post-harvest management and sanitation practices by grain ...
Farm production diversity and its influence on diet quality in South Eastern Kenya.
(Informa UK Limited,, 2024-01-27)
Agriculture nutrition linkages have long been recognized as a potentially viable pathway of attaining food and nutrition security. However, these insights have started to influence mainstream thinking on agricultural ...
Farmers’ awareness and perceptions on Newcastle disease in chicken: Evidence from high and low rainfall regions of Kenya
(Informa UK Limited,, 2023-12-04)
Newcastle disease (ND) poses a major challenge to Kenyan farmers who raise local chicken in a free-range system. The lack of consistent poultry rearing practices makes it unclear how farmers manage the disease. Insufficient ...