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Institutional and policy issues relevant to pastoral development in Kenya
(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 ...
Decomposition, Mineralization And Nitrogen Loss Following Application Of Different Rates Of Mucuna Green Biomass Under Field Conditions In Kenya
(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 ...
Statistics made alive
(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 ...
Policy Implementation And Its Economic Impact On Potato Marketing Value Chain In Kenya
(29-06-13)
Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) are second in importance after maize in Kenya as food crop. It is grown
mainly by small scale farmers in more than 100,000 ha country wide producing more than 1 million tonnes
annually. ...
The national park pilot process introducing new forms of governance in Danish nature politics
(University of Nairobi., 2009)
The present report constitutes part of the Danish contribution to the European research project
New Modes of Governance for Sustainable Forests in Europe (GoFOR). It builds on the
conceptual framework developed during ...
Conserve and screen premium value indigenous plant biodiversity and products on women smallholder farming systems of East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2010-09)
Various interventions for promoting the premium value of
indigenous plants (IPs) are being adopted to enhance their status
in the food sub sector. The project aims to enhance women
smallholder farmers’ capacity in target ...
The land suitability of the soils of Thai Model Vil lage Farm, Gikindu Location, Murang’a District
(University of Nairobi,, 2008-11)
The Thai Model Village Farm is located in Mirira Su
b-Location, Gikindu Location, Kiharu
Division, Murang’a District. The farm falls in agro
-climatic zone IV which is classified as semi-
humid to semi-arid. The mean ...
The dilemma of decentralized forest governance in a weak state: the case of Cambodia
(University of Nairobi., 2011)
Decentralisation, Small Farmers and Sustainability.
(University of Nairobi., 2003)
NTSP is a seed programme with advanced facilities and well-educated staff. It is decentralised when seen from above, it has centralised and decentralised
elements when seen from within. This set-up has resulted in an ...
Effect Of Root Rot Pathogens And Fungicide Seed Treatment On Nodulation In Food Grain Legumes
(29-06-13)
Greenhouse experiments were conducted over 2 cropping cycles to investigate the effect of fungicide seed treatment
and fungal root rot pathogens on nodulation and dry matter accumulation of selected food legumes. The ...