Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Empirical Analysis of the Environmental Benefits of Compliance with GLOBALGAP Standards Among Smallholder Farmers in Eastern and Central Kenya: An Environmental Valuation Approach
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Increasing calls for an African green revolution are being made so that Africa can increase its food production; thus enhancing its ability to feed its high population while exploiting emerging opportunities in developed ... -
Consumer awareness of food fortification in Kenya: The case of vitamin - A - fortified sugar
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)Food fortification is considered as an important strategy to address micronutrient malnutrition, which is a key challenge in most developing countries. In Kenya, the National Food Security and Nutrition Policy focus on ... -
78-Impact of Export Horticulture Farming on Food Security of Smallholder Farmers in Mbooni and Kirinyaga counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Production of horticultural products for export is a major cash cropping practice in Kenya which is ranked third in terms of foreign exchange earnings after tourism and tea. Available evidence in the debate of the impact ... -
What determines consumption of fortified foods in Kenya: the potential for micronutrient malnutrition control
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)Food fortification is considered as an important strategy for addressing micronutrient malnutrition that includes vitamin A, iron and zinc deficiency in most developing countries. Development efforts have thus focused on ... -
Determinants of farmers’ awareness about crop insurance: evidence from Trans-Nzoia county
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)Kenya has a long history in applying risk management mechanisms in agriculture. The initial agricultural insurance scheme was initiated by the colonial government in the 1930’s under the Guaranteed Minimum Returns (GMR); ... -
Positioning Nematology Research and Development Through NIESA
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Since its inception in 2005, the Nematology Initiative for Eastern and Southern Africa (NIESA) is a project that has been sponsored by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation (UK) to build capacity in the discipline of ... -
Weed control in onion using pre-emergence herbicides applied at low doses plus supplementary hand-weeding
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Applications of ecological niche modelling for mapping the risk of rift valley fever in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03-09)Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral zoonotic disease of economic importance caused by a virus of the Phlebovirus genus, Bunyaviridae family. The disease occurs cyclically between 5 to 15 years which is associated with El ... -
Comparison of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease between Tanzania and Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012) -
2nd International Scientific Conference:Research And Training For Quality Health Care(June 19, 2013 – June 21, 2013)
(University of Nairobi, 2013-06) -
2nd international scientific conference, chs and kNH, 19th - 21st June 2013
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Farmer Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Attributes: An Analysis of Common Beliefs about Sweetpotato Production and Consumption
(2014)This paper interrogates some of the beliefs about production and consumption of sweet potato in general, and orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in particular, using both descriptive and exploratory factor analysis and ... -
Prevalence of rotaviruses in swine raised under small-scale production system in East Africa region
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The incid ence o f rotavirus (RV) infection i n nursing and weaned pigs on small - scale farms (n = 1 - 25 pigs per farm ) under different management systems was determined. A total of 2 51 fecal samples collected from ... -
Pod quality, pod yield and disease resistance of new bush snap bean lines in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study was conducted at Mwea and Embu where 20 F6.7 lines selected from 31 bulk populations were evaluated for reaction to diseases, pod quality and pod yield in on-farm trialsduring the 2013 long rain and short rain ... -
Selection for multiple disease resistance in bush snap bean lines developed in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Production of snap beans (French beans) in Kenya is severely constrained by diseases. Use of fungicides increases cost of production and reduces profitability of snap bean in domestic and export markets. Varieties with ... -
Detection and molecular characterization of selected swine enteric viruses in smallholder farms in Kenya and Uganda.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Virus induced enteritis is one of the serious problems accounting for maximum deaths in neonatal animals and human throughout the world. The absence of appropriate surveillance programs and laboratory facilities have ... -
Environment and security: perspectives on Kenya’s resources
(University of Nairobi, 2015) -
An assessment of high quality honeys with a potential for Geographical Indication (GI) labeling and initiatives that add value to the honey sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Kenya has unexploited potential for creating monetary value from original and unique honey. High quality and unique honeys can be labeled with Geographical Indication (GI). The study was a preliminary survey that aimed ... -
The potential effect of combining host resistance, soil amendments and biological control for management of root-knot nematodes in tomato ( Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill) in the coastal region of Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Maputo report on the 4th biennial ruforum conference
(University of Nairobi, 2014)