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Competitiveness of smallholder snap Bean production in Kirinyaga county, Kenya
(2012)
Past studies have indicated that trade in snap beans is highly profitable. However, there is
limited information on costs and how value added benefits are shared by value chain
participants. The objective of this study ...
Socio-economic analysis of production and response of grain amaranth (amaranthus caudatus l.) to fertilizer application and intercropping with maize or beans in Kisumu West District, Kenya
(2010)
Protein malnutrition is widespread in developing countries due to prohibitive cost
and low availability of animal protein foods and limited purchasing power of
vulnerable groups. To ensure sufficient proteins for these ...
An economic analysis of the impact of gender and other factors on smallholder dairy productivity: the case of Embu District, Kenya)
(2001-11)
The problem of diminishing dairy productivity and thus dairy production in the face of rising
population density is not unique to Kenya, but is an issue of concern for sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of
affordable good quality ...
A description of the pastoral Camel production system in Moyale District, Kenya
(1999)
A description of the pastoral camel production system of the camel keeping pastoralists of Moyale
district is presented. The study focuses on herd management, identification of production constraints
and explores ...
The seroprevalence and risk factors of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia in the Northwestern area of Turkana District, Kenya i
(2009)
Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a severe respiratory disease affecting
cattle. The study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors
associated with the disease in North-western Turkana, ...
Estimation of runoff volumes and peak rates from rural catchments in Kenya
(1994)
The estimation of runoff volumes and peak rates of runoff
was carried out in two rural catchments in Kenya. The
catchments viz., Sambret (7.02 km2) and Lagan (5.44 km2) lie
in the headwaters of the lake victoria drainage ...
Development of pigeon pea population for marginal rainfall areas of Kenya
(2006)
Two population improvement methods. Stratified Mass Selection (SMS) and Mass Selection with Progeny Testing (MSPT) were used in the improvement of grain yields of pigeon pea composite populations under marginal rainfall ...
Feeding practices and nutritional status of Children 6-36 months in muslim and christian Households: a human rights perspective (a case study of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya)
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The right to adequate food and nutrition is a powerful tool to combat malnutrition and hunger
worldwide. Current thinking views integration of human rights into nutrition programming as an
essential component in which ...
Prevalence of malnutrition and its associated factors among children aged 6-59 months living in Kangemi and Gichagj Sub locations. Nairobi, Kenya.
(2004-12)
Malnutrition, which is a wide spread problem with devastating consequences, weakens
immune system and worsens illness. It is a factor in about half of the deaths that occur
among children under five years of age. ...
A survey of human Taeniosis/Bovine cysticercosis in Northern Turkana District,Kenya
(2008)
Bovine cysticercosis IS a zoonosis of socioeconomic and public health importance. A
survey was carried out in northern Turkana District to: 1) estimate the prevalence of bovine
cysticercosis using serology and meat ...