Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Characterization of smallholder dairy production systems for livestock improvement in Kenya highlands
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Science, 2007-08-19)Principal components analysis and cluster analysis were used to classify smallholder dairy farms in terms of risk management strategies, level of household resources, dairy intensification and access to services and markets ... -
The effects of soil erosion on maize production
(Department Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 1990) -
Soil resources of the Mau-Narok area, Narok district: a preliminary investigation
(Department Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 1977) -
Determinants of smallholder dairy farmers' adoption of various milk marketing channels in Kenya highlands
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Science, 2007-09-19)Understanding the factors affecting smallholder dairy farmers' adoption of various milk marketing channels is essential to implementation of dairy marketing liberalization policies in Kenya Highlands. Purposive multi stage ... -
Soil fertility
(Department Of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology,, 1930) -
A cost-benefit analysis of smallholder dairy cattle enterprises in different agro-ecological zones in Kenya highlands
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Science, 2007-07-19)The study was carried out in smallholder dairy farms in three agro-ecological zones in Kenya highlands between December 2004 and March 2005. The survey showed that dairy enterprise was the most important income generating ... -
Relative importance and determinants of landowners’ transaction costs in collaborative wildlife management in Kenya: an empirical analysis
(2003)Collaborative management of protected areas—which involves state agencies, local communities and other stakeholders—has been identified as a promising approach of organising nature conservation. However, as a complex ... -
Functional morphology of the pecten oculi in the nocturnal spotted eagle owl (Bubo bubo africanus), and the diurnal black kite (Milvus migrans) and domestic fowl (Gallus gallus var. domesticus
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 2006-02)the pecten oculi is a highly vascularized and pigmented organ that overlies the optic disc and projects into the vitreous body in the avian eye. First reported over 300 years ago, its function(s) remains a puzzle to ... -
An evaluation of a long-term breeding programm in a closed Sahiwal herd in Kenya, 2: Genetic and phenotypic trends and levels of inbreeding
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Veterinary Medicine, 1992) -
Economic analysis of farmers’ preferences for coffee variety attributes: lessons for on-farm conservation and variety adoption in Ethiopia
(2005)The knowledge to-date recaps Coffea arabica to have originated in Ethiopia and its genetic diversity in the country is proved to be high. However, this diversity is threatened due to policy, institutional and market failures. ... -
Evaluation of the performance of the Kenya Dual Purpose Goat composites: Additive and non-additive genetic parameters
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, 2007-10)Growth data from 6800 progeny of straightbreds, intermediate crosses and the resulting Kenya Dual Purpose Goat (KDPG) composites from 1982 to 2004 were used to estimate additive and non-additive genetic parameters. The ... -
Understanding the perceived importance of risk for coffee growers: empirical evidence from Ethiopia
(2006)Risk perceptions play a key role in production and investment behavior of farmers. However, insufficient attention has been given to understand its nature and distribution in cash crop farming such as coffee. This study, ... -
Local organizations involved in the conservation of crop genetic resources: conditions for their emergence and success in Ethiopia and Kenya
(2006)Local organizations comprising of farmers, local formal and informal institutions, and public conservators can potentially be relevant options to confront the challenges of conserving indigenous crop varieties in developing ... -
Affifen 10.8EC (Pyriproxifen 100g/l) against Aphids, Whiteflies and Thrips in Common bean
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 2012) -
Integrating farmers' information with geographic information systems for targeting of maize research in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, 1996)Information from farmers' surveys was combined with climatic information to evaluate the adequacy of the current biophysical characterisation of maize (Zea mays) adaptation zones (MAZs) in Kenya. The analysis showed that ... -
Haemoglobin and transferring (Beta-globulin) polymorphism in Indigenous Kenyan sheep breeds.
(University of NairobiAnimal Production, 2003) -
Estrap (4% Cartap hydrochloride) against thrips on Roses
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 2012) -
Phytotech (Phytoseilus persimilis) against Red spider mites on Roses
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 2012) -
Long-run determinants of moral hazard in microfinance: a study of group lending programs from Malawi using panel data
(2007)This paper investigates the determinants of moral hazard from a panel data where the individual time series have unequal length (unbalanced panel data). The estimation is done using the XTPROBIT procedure in STATA. The ...