Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions

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    • Impact of Agricultural Trade and Related Policy Reforms on Food Security in Kenya 

      Nyangito, H O; Nzuma, J; Ommeh, H; Mbithi, Mary (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004)
      Kenya’s agricultural sector has undergone various changes emanating from policy reforms over the years. These reforms, which occurred from the late 1980s to the early 1990s, were aimed at reducing government involvement ...

    • Economic Analysis of Crossbreeding Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Conceptual Framework and Kenyan Case Study 

      Karugia, J T; Mwai, O A; Kaitho, R; Drucker, A G; Wollny, C B A; Rege, J E O (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2001-12)
      Conventional economic evaluations of crossbreeding programmes have overestimated their benefits by ignoring subsidies, the increased costs of management such as veterinary support services, and the higher levels of risk ...

    • Effect of Postharvest Hot Air Treatments on Ripening and Soluble Sugars in Banana Fruits, Musa Spp. ‘Williams’ 

      Ambuko, J. L.; Sugaya, S.; Sekozawa, Y.; Gemma, H.; Zanol, G. (Laboratory of Pomology Graduate School Life and Environ. Sciences Tsukuba University, TsukubaDept. Plant Science & Crop Protection University of Nairobi, 2012)
      Postharvest hot air treatments have been traditionally used for disinfection and disinfestations of fruits and vegetables. Recently, high temperature preconditioning has been shown to have the potential to impart tolerance ...

    • Unrecorded cross-border trade betwen Kenya and Uganda: Implications for food security 

      Ackello-Ogutu, Chris (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 ...

    • Effects of dehydration and heat stress on food intake and dry matter digestibility in East African ruminants 

      Maloiy, GMO; Kanui, TI; Towett, PK; Wambugu, SN; Miaron, JO; Wanyoike, MM (2008)
      Comparative investigations were made between wild and domestic ruminants from arid and semi-arid regions and those species from non-arid areas in an attempt to evaluate the adaptations of these ruminants in terms of the ...

    • Fusarium and mycotoxin contamination in freshly harvested wheat grain in Kenya 

      Gathumbi, J. K.; Muthomi, J. W.; Ndung'u, J. K.; Chemining'wa, G. N. (1 Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection. Faculty of Agriculture. University of Nairobi'Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2005)
      A survey was carried out during the 2004 wheat-cropping season in 6 agro-ecclogical zones to determine fusarium contamination of freshly harvested wheat grain. This was done by plating in culture media. Contaminations with ...

    • Long-term challenges to food security and rural livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa 

      Ackello-Ogutu, Chris; Okoruwa, Victor; Bahal, Girish Nath (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012-06)
      Although there have been numerous concerted e orts aimed at halting the deterioration of the global food security situation, available evidence indicates only a modest level of success especially in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). ...

    • Effect of maturity stage and variety on the efficacy of 1-mcp treatments in mango fruits 

      Owino, W.O.; Gemma, H.; Hutchnison, M.J.; Githiga, R.W.; Ambuko, J. (2 Laboratory of Pomology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba3 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Food Science and Technology1 University of Nairobi, Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2012)
      1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) is one of the postharvest technologies employed in postharvest systems to extend the shelf life of perishable commodities and minimize postharvest losses. Efficacy of 1-MCP is affected by ...

    • Long-term challenges to food security and rural livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa 

      Ackello-Ogutu, Chris; Okoruwa, Victor; Bahal, Girish Nath (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
      This briefing paper is one of the 10-part Global Development Network (GDN) Agriculture Policy Series for its project, ‘Supporting Policy Research to Inform Agricultural Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia’. ...

    • Strategic Assessments and Development Pathways for Agriculture in the Semi-Arid Tropics 

      Freeman, H.Ade; Rohrbach, David D.; Ackello-Ogutu, Chris (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2002-12)
      The agricultural economies of Africa have witnessed three major changes during the past 10 to 15 years that justify a reassessment of agricultural research priorities. First, liberalization of macroeconomic and trade ...

    • Strategies for Adapting to Climate Change in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa 

      Nzuma, Jonathan Makau; Waithaka, Michael; Mulwa, Richard Mbithi; Kyotalimye, Miriam; Nelson, Gerald (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010-07)
      The ten ASARECA member countries (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda) have adopted, or are planning to adopt, a range of climate change adaptation ...

    • Decomposition, Mineralization And Nitrogen Loss Following Application Of Different Rates Of Mucuna Green Biomass Under Field Conditions In Kenya 

      Maobe, S.N.; Mburu, M.W.K.; Akundabweni, L.S.; Ndufa, J.K.; Mureithi, J.G.; Makini, F.; Okello, J.J. (2010)
      Knowledge on the relationship amongst mucuna green biomass application rate, decomposition pattern, mineralization and its distribution in rooting zone of maize is essential for efficient utilization of the legume as N ...

    • Determinants of farmers’ preference for alternative animal health service providers in Kenya: a proportional hazard application 

      Irungu, P; Omiti, J.M.; Mugunieri, L.G. (Department of Agricultural Economics, 2005)
      One hundred and eighty farmers in the semiarid Makueni district, Kenya, were surveyed using a structured questionnaire. The objective was to assess factors that influence farmers' preference for alternative veterinary ...

    • Institutional and policy issues relevant to pastoral development in Kenya 

      Omiti, John; Irungu, Patrick (Department of Agricultural Economics, 2002)
      Pastoral life is dependent upon and bound to livestock. Pastoralists operate in a fragile and precarious environment characterised, by long dry spells, interspersed with low and erratic rainfall. These factors, together ...

    • Social Protection and Agricultural Development in Kenya 

      Irungu, Patrick; Ndirangu, Lydia; Omiti, John (Department of Agricultural Economics, 2009)
      This paper focuses on social protection programs in Kenya’s agriculture. A case study approach was used where three cases were examined: (a) emergency seed distribution in the arid and semi-arid lands and remote areas ...