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A crisis in power
(2005)
Energy is not only a basic need in itself, but is required for services, such as transport, industrialization, education, health, water, and communications, that release people from time- and energy-consuming tasks and ...
Promoting the conservation and use of plant genetic resources by training and research: capabilities and capacities for plant genetic resources training in public universities and institutions in Eastern Africa
(2002)
Limited information is available on the pool of infrastructure, training curricula and capacity for concerted PGR training available at an eco-regional level in Eastern Africa. This report is the result of visits made in ...
Gender differentiation in the analysis of alternative farm mechanization choices on small farms in Kenya
(2007)
Using multinomial logit we analyze factors that influence the choice of mechanization technologies in Nyanza Province. The results show that farmers are aware of the attributes of the mechanization technologies, and that ...
Nutritional evaluation of the suitability of prosopis pods for livestock feed
(2009)
To study the suitability of prosopis pods flour as a feed ingredient in manufacture of animal feeds, prosopis pods were collected from four districts heavily affected by the invasive species. Pods were collected from trees ...
Use of soil survey information in soil and water management.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
The results of soil surveys at the ICIPE research site at Ungoye, South Nyanza, and the Ngori Ngori toposequence in Narok, Kenya, are discussed to provide insight into the applicability of soil survey information to soil ...
Minimizing hydrological impacts of smallholder drainage development
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
A review of available literature on the hydrologic impacts of drainage is presented and management practices that reduce such impacts are identified. Factors that influence the impact of drainage include land use, soil ...
Land and water management for sustainable agricultural production.
(University of Nairobi,, 2000)
The constraints on land use and water resources for sustainable agricultural production in Kenya were assessed during May to September 1992 using questionnaires and personal interviews along with existing secondary data ...
Gender, soil and water conservation in Machakos district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2009)
Gender mainstreaming is crucial in soil and water conservation initiatives. The existing technologies though, as designed,
are expected to be gender neutral, lead to gender differences at the adoption stage. This was ...