Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Soil moisture extraction by different legume cover crops
(Department of soil science, 1997) -
Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Bondo Area
(Department of soil science, 1981) -
Soils of Busia area
(Department of soil science, 1982) -
Methodological Issues and Applications in Economic Evaluation of Alternative Livestock Diseases Control Strategies: The Case of the CBPP Quarantine Line in North-Eastern Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi., 2012)Contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia (CBPP) is one of the endemic and life-threatening livestock diseases in the arid and semi-arid land areas (ASALs) of Kenya, which justify the case for the control of livestock diseases ... -
Acetylation of wood in lumber thickness
(University of Nairobi,Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 1961) -
Curse or blessing? Local elites in joint forest management in India's Shiwaliks
(University of Nairobi,Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2010)This article suggests that local elites play an instrumental role – either with positive or negative consequences – in shaping struggles for power over processes and outcomes of participatory forest management interventions, ... -
Curriculum Studies
(2012-12-19)This module examines the concept of curriculum and its place in the teaching learning process, highlighting the theory and practice. The determinants of curriculum are explored including the historical, philosophical, ... -
Change we can believe in? Reviewing studies on the conservation impact of popular participation in forest management
(University of Nairobi,Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2009)This article presents a review of methods in 60 empirical studies on forest conservation impact of popular participation in forest management. The review illustrates a high degree of variance in methods among the studies, ... -
Neither Fast, Nor Easy: He Prospect of Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in Ghana
(University of Nairobi,Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2009)On the basis of a detailed case study of the High Forest Zone of Ghana, the paper challenges the common narrative of REDD as being fast and easy. The paper analyses proximate and underlying causes of deforestation and ... -
Where and how can participatory forest management succeed? Learning from Tanzania, Mozambique, and Laos
(University of Nairobi,Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2009)This article deals with participatory forest management (PFM) in Tanzania, Mozambique, and Laos, focusing on the degree to which the legislation supports local communities' security of rights to the forest resources and ... -
Discharge In Malalotaenium Brachiariae
(University of NairobiPlant Science and Crop Protection, 1975) -
The ATLAS experiment at the CERN large hadron collider
(University of Nairobi,Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2008)The ATLAS detector as installed in its experimental cavern at point 1 at CERN is described in this paper. A brief overview of the expected performance of the detector when the Large Hadron Collider begins operation is ... -
Bioavailability study of phenylbutazone in cattle
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Science, 1991)The bioavailability of phenylbutazone was investigated in six adult cattle in a crossover study after intravenous and oral administration of the drug at a dose rate of 4.4 mg/kg. The drug concentration in plasma was ... -
A study of pesticide residues in bovine fat from Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 1992-06)Organochlorine and organophosphorus residues were analysed in bovine fat samples from Kenya using gas liquid chromatography. The main organochlorine residues found in the samples included: DDT and its metabolities, lindane, ... -
Determinants of farmers
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2006) -
Democratic decentralization in sub-Saharan Africa: its contribution to forest management, livelihoods, and enfranchisement
(University of Nairobi,Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2010)Efforts to promote popular participation in forest management in Sub-Saharan Africa have faced many obstacles and disappointments. Although promises of improvements in relation to forest management, rural livelihoods and ...