Research Papers: Recent submissions
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The Impact of Participatory Development on Local Community Projects in Kenya - A Social Work Perspective
(University of PuneDepartment of Sociology and Social Work, University of Nairobi, 1999) -
Community Empowerment and its Implications on Project Beneficiaries – A Study of CASP
(Bombay- India: Tata Institute of Social sciences, 1998) -
Testing alley cropping (contour hedgerows) in semi-arid areas on flat and sloping land: soil and water conservation, competition, yields and economic factors. Cas
(2004)Alley cropping tested by Mungai et al. on flat land, with prunings incorporated into the soil and one in every four rows of maize replaced by trees in the agroforestry plots, showed already in the late eighties/early ... -
Ascaricidal activity of Rhoicissus tridentata root-tuber ethanolic and water extracts
(2012)This study was conducted to determine in vitro ascaricidal activity of ethanolic and water extract of root tuber Rhoicissus tridentata against adult nematodes. Adult worm motility inhibition assay was conducted using Ascaris ... -
Mass Production Of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Using Silkworm (Bombyx Mori L.) For Management Of Key Agricultural Pests
(18-06-13)Entomopathogenic nematodes are biological control agents of arthropod pests that can be multiplied by in vivo and in vitro methods. They are effective when well marched with host arthropods but the major drawback to their ... -
Combining stated and revealed preference methods: A dairy adoption case study of western Kenya
(International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya,University of Nairobi, Department of Agricultural Economics, Nairobi. Kenya., 2004)The study was carried out in seven districts in western Kenya to determine factors influencing the adoption of dairy technologies. This paper looks at the complementarity in the analysis derived from the revealed preference ... -
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 ... -
A Micro-level Analysis of Agricultural Intensification in Kenya: The case of Food Staples
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2003) -
Some Social Work Implications In Emerging Approaches for Children’s Rights in Kenya
(International Social WorkDepartment of Sociology and Social Work, University of Nairobi, 2013) -
CPP 202: History of Ancient Philosophy
(Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007) -
CPP 101: an Introduction to Philosophy
(Nairobi: University of NairobiDepartment of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2006) -
A Baseline Survey on the Status of Human Rights and Human Rights Education in Kenya
(Nairobi: UNDP and the Royal Norwegian Embassy, 2013-10) -
The Impact of Agrobacterium tumefaciens and other soil borne diseases on productivity of roses in East African region
(Pest Control Products Board, Nairobi, Kenya.University of Nairobi College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection,, 2011) -
Zizphus spina-christi (L.) desf. in semi-arid Ethiopia: Implications for food security
(17-06-13)Quantitative ethnobotanical study of Ziziphus spina-christi was undertaken in six areas of east Shewa, Ethiopia. Both structured questionnaire and focus-group interviews were conducted with about 200 households. Arable ... -
Who Are The Real Gainers Of Trade Liberalization In Kenya’s Maize Sector?
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2010-09)In Kenya, trade policy reforms in the cereals sector were initiated as a key component of the economy-wide structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) during the mid 1980s. The SAPs were later strengthened and made irreversible ... -
Testing for Oligopoly Power in the Kenyan Seed Maize Processing Industry
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2006-08) -
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 ... -
Value added bean technologies for enhancing food security, nutrition, income and resilience to cope with climate change and variability challenges in Eastern Africa
(KARI-Katumani Research Centre. Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Machakos, KenyaEthiopian Institute of Agricultural Research. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi.Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, KenyaSelian Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) Arusha, TANZANIAInstitut des Sciences Agronomiques du Rwanda (ISAR), 2011)