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Should we design extended or straightforward questions for small stock when records are unavailable?
(Department of Animal Production, University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2012)Data from two closely related questions in a survey on rabbits is analyzed in order to determine whether results from these two groups of questions would yield similar results about numbers of rabbits kept by a household. ... -
Social Protection and Agricultural Development in Kenya
(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 ... -
Soil Management And Technical Efficiency Of Small-scale Maize Farmers In Northwestern Kenya
(22-07-13)This paper examined the technical efficiencies of two groups of smallholder maize farmers in Lugari and Trans Nzioa districts, one within the contact areas of soil management project and the other comprising the counterfactuals. ... -
Sources and Determinants of Agricultural Growth and Productivity in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of AgricultureOdhiambo Walter,Sources and Determinants of Agricultural Growth and Productivity in Kenya,2004KIPPRA Discussion Paper No. 34,, 2004-03)Agriculture is the most important sector in the Kenyan economy given its contribution to employment, foreign exchange, food, and its linkages with other sectors of the economy. Indeed, the sector’s performance directly ... -
Statistical determination of factors influencing customer satisfaction with research technologies in the Kenya sugar Industry, Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), 2006)The objectives of the Kenya Sugar Research Foundation (KESREF) are to generate and introduce new cane varieties, new or updated cane management policies and practices, and disseminate this information to relevant ... -
Statistics made alive
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2002)This paper examines briefly some of the problems of teaching statistics to agriculture students in the traditional manner. The current teaching has consisted of foundation courses on the statistical concepts at undergraduate ... -
Status and Trends of Agricultural and Rural Development Indicators in the COMESA Region
(2009)This report is divided into eight sections, section one provides an introduction about the COMESA region and the structure of the economy in the region. Section two presents trends of various socioeconomic indicators in ... -
Status of Pigeonpea Research in Kenya, and Future Prospects
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, KenyaNational Dryland Faring Research Centre, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARl), Machakos, Kenya.Eastern Africa Regional Cereals and Legumes ('ARCAL) Program, ICRISAT, P.O. Box 39063, Nairobi, Kenya, 1993) -
Strategic Assessments and Development Pathways for Agriculture in the Semi-Arid Tropics
(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
(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 ... -
Studies On Development Of Camel Milk Products Of High Hygienic Quality And Safety, Increasing The Income And Reducing Health Risks In Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food Science Nutrition and Technology, 2010) -
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 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 ...