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The Political Economy Of Food Price Policy: The Case Of Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2013)This paper evaluates Kenyas food price crisis over 2002.11 using a political economy approach. Kenya.s food prices have been high and volatile relative to world food prices. Moreover, domestic food markets are highly ... -
The political economy of timber governance in Ghana
(University of Nairobi,The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2012) -
Population stocking rates and distribution of wildlife and livestock on Mara and Loita plains
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1980-12) -
The potential of Community Based Natural Resource Management for benefiting local communities?
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2012) -
Poverty Dynamics In Rural Kenya
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Poverty dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004-10)DESPITE TWO DECADES OF MARKET-ORIENTED REFORMS throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, poverty rates increased, and the sense has spread that the “Washington Consensus” approach of getting macroeconomic policy and prices ... -
Preassessment report Denmark
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2005) -
The principle and practice of feeding diary cattle during gestation
(University of NairobiPlant Science and Crop Protection, 1988) -
Production and use of Rhizobial inoculants in Africa
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 31-01-11)Inoculation studies have been conducted in Africa since the 1950s and the benefits of inoculation of legumes with suitable rhizobial strains have been amply demonstrated. Despite the clear evidence of response to inoculation ... -
Produktudvikling i skovene – et idéhæfte. [Innovation in the forest – a collection of ideas].
(University of Nairobi,The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2008) -
A Region-based Histogram and Fusion Technique for Enhancing Backlit Images for Cell Phone Applications
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Many cell phone cameras perform poorly in backlighting situations due to low dynamic range, which then leads to the creation of low-quality pictures known as backlit images. Conventional image enhancement algorithms are ... -
Removal of barriers to energy conservation and energy efficiency in small and medium scale enterprises (Tea sub-sector) Global Environmental Facility (GEF)/Kenya Association of Manufacturers Nairobi
(University of Nairobi.Department of Food Science, Nutrition & technology, 2003) -
Research on bean rust in East and Central Africa: status and future directions
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2002) -
Responding to Food Price Crisis in Eastern and Southern Africa: Policy Options for National and Regional Action
(Karugia, J., Waithaka, M., Freeman, A., Prabhu, R., Shiferaw, B., Gbegbelegbe, S., Massawe, S., Kyotalimye, M., Wanjiku, J., Macharia, E, 2009)This paper addresses the magnitude and implications of food price changes in national and regional markets in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) with a view to provide the evidence base for effective policy action. Specifically, ... -
Results of a performance monitoring survey of Endao, Eldume and Sandai smallholder irrigation schemes in Marigat division of Baringo district [Kenya] - Analysis and synthesis for the Provincial Irrigation Unit - Nakuru
(1988)Presents the results of a monitoring programme of three smallholder irrigation schemes for field crops in Marigat division of Baringo district in Kenya. This was to ascertain the performance of the schemes from both technical ... -
Role of credit in the uptake and productivity of improved dairy technologies in Kenya
(ILRI, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)Department of Agricultural Economics, 1998)The potential for increasing marketable domestic milk production lives mainly in improving the technologies used as the smallholder farm sector. The other area of concern to complement technology improvement would be to ... -
The role of infrastructure and government policies in determining the efficiency of Kenya's maize marketing system in the post-liberalisation era
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Geography, Kenyatta University, 2003)Although Kenya has liberalized its agricultural market, it continues to experience frequent food shortages that greatly compromise the welfare of its citizens, especially the poor. In Kenya food shortages are synonymous ...