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Sustainability in higher education in the Asia-Pacific: developments, challenges, and prospects
(University of NairobiThe Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2010)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the contributions of the Asia-Pacific region to leading practice in sustainability in higher education (HE), as prelude and orientation to this special issue ... -
Sustainable breeding programmes for tropical low-and medium input farming systems
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2011)This module discusses important factors to consider when designing sustainable genetic improvement programmes, especially under tropical conditions. Previous attempts to launch breeding programmes in developing countries ... -
Sustainable Land Management In Kiambindu, Kiarukungu, Kyeekolo And Kisioki Smallholder Irrigation Schemes
(University of Nairobi,College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences,, 2006-12)Kiambindu, Kiarukungu, Kyeekolo and Kisioki irrigat ion schemes are community based initiatives started at different dates between 1970’s and 2003 focusing on economic empowerment of their members through the utilization ... -
The Tanzania Family Planning Training Program:The Impact of an Innovative Training Strategy on Reproductive and Child Health Service Performance of Health Attendants in Tanzania
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2001)This report is based on a study, implemented in Kasulu and Kibondo districts in Kigoma Region, Tanzania, to assess the impact of a health attendants’ pilot training strategy on reproductive and child health (RCH) services. ... -
Tanzanian Legislation on Local Forest Management - What's in it for the local communities?
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Teaching Sustainability with the Earth Charter
(University of NairobiThe Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2002)This chapter introduces the Earth Charter and discusses its value as a tool for teaching about sustainable development in the university classroom. The chapter includes examples of how some U.S. faculty members are using ... -
Technical and economic models of milk collection and cooling centres handling 1,,000, 5,000 and 10,000 litres of milk per day (55 pp.).
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Technical and Environmental Assessment of Agrochemical and Food Company (ACFC)
(University of Nairobi.Department of Food Science, Nutrition & technology, 2010) -
Technical assessment of Agrochemical and Food Company (ACFC)
(University of Nairobi.Department of Food Science, Nutrition & technology, 2000) -
Technical Audit of Miwani Sugar Company (1989) Limited
(University of Nairobi.Department of Food Science, Nutrition & technology, 1999) -
Technical audit of Muhoroni Sugar Company (MUSCO).
(University of Nairobi.Department of Food Science, Nutrition & technology, 2000) -
Technical evaluation and assessment. Sony Sugar Company Limited, Sare-Awendo
(University of Nairobi.Department of Food Science, Nutrition & technology, 2002) -
Technical Evaluation of Aweil Irrigation Project: Rice Mill and Seed Processing/Treatment Plant. GTZ South Sudan
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Technology-Mediated Open and Distance Education (Tech-MODE) in Agricultural Education and Training in Kenya: Opportunities and Challenges
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2008)Open and distance learning (ODL) in Kenya, like in many other developing countries, is characterized by, and offered through, dual mode institutions. Most of these programmes are in humanities and social sciences. ... -
Testing alley cropping (contour hedgerows) in semi-arid areas on flat and sloping land: soil and water conservation, competition, yields and economic factors. Cas
(2004)Alley cropping tested by Mungai et al. on flat land, with prunings incorporated into the soil and one in every four rows of maize replaced by trees in the agroforestry plots, showed already in the late eighties/early ... -
Testing for Oligopoly Power in the Kenyan Seed Maize Processing Industry
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Training the trainers-An innovative and successful model for capacity building in animal genetic resource utilization in sub-saharan Africa and Asia
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Translating animal breeding research into the real world: use of the sustainable livelihoods framework
(University of Nairobi.Department of Animal Production, 2009)The objective of this paper is to introduce the sustainable livelihoods framework as a useful tool in translating animal breeding research into livelihood improvements for the world’s rural poor. This framework recognises ...