Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Group ranch concept and practice in Kenya with special emphasis on Kajiado District.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1992)Arid and semi-arid land (ASAL) in Kenya is not suited to arable farming and therefore extensive livestock production is the most appropriate agricultural activity. This has been and will continue to be the main economic ... -
Technology-policy gap and impact on application of animal biotechnology in sub-Saharan African countries.
(University of Nairobi, 2006)The livestock sector continues to play a major role in the economies of many sub-Saharan African countries. Predictions indicate that demand for livestock products will increase in the coming decades due to increasing human ... -
Reform of maize marketing in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1989-10)Since independence in 1963, the government of Kenya has maintained rigid control over the marketing and pricing of the major cereals like maize, wheat and rice. This paper discusses some of the current policy issues regarding ... -
Development of tillage and equipment systems in Kenya.
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Genetic enhancement of indigenous vegetables in Kenya.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1995)Indigenous vegetables form a substantial proportion of the diets of most low- and middle-class Kenyans. For rural Kenyans, the vegetables are inexpensive, easily accessible and excellent sources of micronutrients. Sale of ... -
Fertility of soils of tropical Africa: a historical perspective.
(Univeristy of Nairobi, 1986)This is discussed under the following headings: parent materials and inherent fertility; climate, vegetation and their effects on soil OM accumulation; soil fertility and its management; and current soil fertility problems ... -
The Chairman of Forest Society of Kenya (FSK), Mr. Jamleck Ndambiri gives a Seminar to WMI students
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Drylands, Desert and Desertification
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Ecto and Endo parasites in free range chickens in rainy season in Mbeere District in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The prevalence of ecto- and endo-parasites in free range chickens from Mbeere District, Kenya was determined in the rainy month of November 2011.Twenty four birds of all ages (7 chicks, 8 growers and 9 adults) were ... -
Environmental Science in Africa
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Urban Demand for Smallholder Crops; the Case of Fruit s and Vegetables in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Fruits and vegetables are an important source of nutrients for a large number of Kenyans, as well as major earners of foreign exchange, and are commonly grown crop among smallholder farmers, who often sell them for cash. ... -
How qualitative studies and gender analysis can add value to the assessment of dietary exposure to aflatoxins in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)In tropical countries, maize, groundnuts, sorghum and milk are often contaminated by mycotoxins, which are toxic substances produced by fungi. High levels of exposure are fatal and lower levels can cause liver cancer in ... -
Systematic literature review of mycotoxins with a One Health perspective
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Finger millet ( Eleusine coracana ) yield estimation : integrating remote sensing and indigenous knowledge in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Subsistence agriculture in Kenya is rain-fed, and in the era of global climate change, crop yield is unpredictable posing a great challenge to food security among the rural dwellers. Among farmers who grow finger millet ... -
Morphometric and meristic variation between two endangered til apiine fishes o.Esculentus and o. Variabilis and the exotic tilapias o. Niloticus and o. Leucostictus in Lake Kanyaboli, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-09)Lake Kany aboli is unique as a living museum. The most important fishery of this lake is that of an indigenous tilapiine fish, Oreochromis esculentus , which is virtually extinct in Lake Victoria. Oreochromis ... -
The effect of developed-country pesticide standards on health and pesticide-induced morbidity of Kenya’s green bean family farmers
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Impact of contract farming on smallholder poultry farmers’ income in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012-08)Contract farming is a form of vertical coordination largely aimed at correcting the market failure associated with spot markets that arise due to imperfect information. However the impact of contract farming on the ... -
Application of the commodity approach to pigeonpea value - chain analysis in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Pulses are the second most important source of human dietary protein and the third most important source of calories for over 100 million people in rural and poor urban communities in Africa. Its protein is cheaper than ...