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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 ... -
Tribal clashes, healing and reconciliation: how and when
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Unrecorded Cross-Border Trade Between Kenya and Uganda Implications for Food Security
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997-07)Regional trade initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa have in the past encountered various kinds of difficulties but the countries have not been deterred from exploring new ways of fostering economic development through ... -
Unrecorded cross-border trade betwen Kenya and Uganda: Implications for food security
(Amex International, IncDepartment of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997)Regional trade initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa have in the past encountered various kinds of difficulties but the countries have not been deterred from exploring new ways of fostering economic development through ... -
Use of feed additives in Kenyan feeds
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 1997) -
Use of Lactobacillus strains to start cassava fermentations for Gari production
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008-12)Two Lactobacillus strains, Lactobacillus plantarum BFE 6710 and Lactobacillus fermentum BFE 6620, were used to start cassava fermentations in a pilot study under field production conditions in Kenya, to determine their ... -
Value added bean technologies for enhancing food security, nutrition, income and resilience to cope with climate change and variability challenges in Eastern Africa
(KARI-Katumani Research Centre. Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Machakos, KenyaEthiopian Institute of Agricultural Research. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi.Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, KenyaSelian Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) Arusha, TANZANIAInstitut des Sciences Agronomiques du Rwanda (ISAR), 2011) -
Value chain analysis of the Kenyan poultry industry: The case of Kiambu, Kilifi, Vihiga, and Nakuru Districts
(2010)The Kenyan poultry industry is characterized by dualism, comprised of both smallholder and large-scale poultry producers. The industry is characterized by two main production systems namely (i) the commercial hybrid poultry ... -
Verifying the premium value of selected African indigenous vegetables in target sites of the Lake Victoria basin
(University of NairobiDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture,University of NairobiDepartment of Food Technology and Nutrition, School of Food Technology, nutrition and Biosystems Engineering, Makerere University, 2012-09)The purpose of this research was to verify the premium value in terms of nutritional and economic potential of selected African indigenous vegetable plants (AIVPs) along the Lake Victoria basin. Partial findings of this ... -
Visiting scientists report
(1991)This report is divided into four parts. First part includes work done elsewhere but analysed and written up at ILCA, 2nd part presents work done at ILCA and written up at ILCA, 3rd part is a chapter to an ILCA sheep ... -
Voldelige konflikter og fattigdom går hånd i hånd [Violent conflict and poverty go hand in hand].
(University of Nairobi,The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2011-11) -
We work together: land rehabilitation and household dynamics in Chepareria Division, West Pokot District, Kenya
(Regional Land Management Unit (RELMAThe Center for Sustainable Dryland Ecosystems and Societies, University of Nairobi, 1999) -
When Human rights is the starting point for evaluation
(2012)Citizens are former colonial powers are often baffled as to why indigenous or colonized peoples seem to suffer disproportionately from alcoholism, homelessness, mental illness, disease, lethargy, fatalism, or dependency. ... -
When Theory Meets Reality – How To Do Forest Income Surveys In Practice
(University of Nairobi,The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2008) -
Who Are The Real Gainers Of Trade Liberalization In Kenya’s Maize Sector?
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2010-09)In Kenya, trade policy reforms in the cereals sector were initiated as a key component of the economy-wide structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) during the mid 1980s. The SAPs were later strengthened and made irreversible ... -
Wildlife Conservation and Management in Kenya: Towards a Co-management Approach
(2004)The co-management approach of managing natural resources has increasingly become popular among conservationists and development practitioners since it overcomes the shortcomings of both the centralised management and ...