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The challenges of rehabilitating denuded patches of a semi-arid environment in Kenya
(2010)
Land degradation is a major problem in the semi-arid environments of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fighting land degradation is essential to ensure the sustainable and long-term productivity of the habited semiarid lands. In Kenya, ...
The role of varietal traits in the adoption of improved dryland crop varieties: The case of pigeon pea in Kenya
(2011-09)
This study uses a multivariate probit model and the Poisson regression to examine the role of
varietal attributes in farmers’ adoption of improved pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) varieties in
Taita District, Kenya. It is based ...
Risk factors for symptoms of gastrointestinal illness in rural town Isiolo, Kenya
(2012-03)
This study assesses risk factors for food-borne gastrointestinal illness indicated by diarrhoea and/or vomiting using 14-day recalls among children and young adults. The study was set in Isiolo, a rural town of Kenya, ...
Sensory Acceptability and Factors Predicting the Consumption of Grain Amaranth in Kenya
(Taylor and Francis, 2011)
This study investigated the effect of adding grain amaranth flour on sensory acceptability of maize porridge in Kenya. Factors influencing the intention of mothers to feed their children on grain amaranth were identified. ...
A Framing Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Genetically Modified Crops in Kenya
(2013)
There was much public debate in Kenya about genetically modified (GM) crops when the national Biosafety Bill went through the parliamentary process toward enactment into law. This study analyzed how GM crops were framed ...
Peste des petits ruminants in Kenya; Pastoralist knowledge of the disease in goats in Samburu and Baringo Counties
(2012)
Peste des Petits Ruminants disease outbreak was reported in Turkana County in Kenya in 2007. This was the
first time PPR had clinically been reported in Kenya. Peste des Petits Ruminants disease was then assumed to ...
Internet Banking Adoption in Kenya: The Case of Nairobi County
(2012-09)
The adoption of Internet banking as a platform for carrying out banking services has continued to rise globally.
This can be attributed to a number of factors such as perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, ...
Ethnobotanical survey of biopesticides and other medicinal plants traditionally used in Meru central district of Kenya
(2013)
Ethnopharmacological relevance: The purpose of this study was to carry out a survey and document
plants used in Meru-central district by traditional healers with emphasis on those used as biopesticides.
Materials and ...
Institutional and organizational frameworks for dairy and beef cattle recording in Kenya: a review and opportunities for improvement
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,, 2011)
To facilitate livestock improvement in developing countries, records on animal populations and their various productivity levels are important. However, in these countries, livestock recording presents a huge challenge. ...