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Exploring Improved Nutrient Options for Increased Rainfed Lowland Rice Production in Eastern and Northern Uganda
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Although rice is increasingly becoming an important crop in Uganda, yields continue to decline due to poor soil fertility, weed problems and intermittent rainfall. Poor soil fertility has been ranked as the most important ... -
Exploring Opportunities Of Information And Communication Technologies (icts) In Higher Agricultural Education Enrolment In Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 2011)This study explores the opportunities of information and communication technology on influencing potential university students in their choice to study or not study agriculture and related sciences in purposively selected ... -
The expression of O-endotoxins in generations of crosses of tropical inbred lines transformed with Bacillus thuringiensis genes
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2008)Maize (Zea mays L.) is the third most important cereal grain globally, after wheat and rice, and a significant contributor of food, feed and industrial uses. Infestation and damage by the spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus ... -
Expression of trypanotolerant quantitative trait loci in a Boran based backcross under natural tsetse challenge
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, 2010)African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) or Nagana is a transboundary disease with immense negative impact in Agricultural development across 37 African countries, with 60M livestock at risk. Utilization of trypanotolerant ... -
Extension and its effect on dairy cattle nutrition and productivity in smallholder dairy enterprises in Kiambu
(University of Nairobi, 2001)A cross-sectional survey covering 63 households (HH) in three administrative locations of Limuru Division in Kiambu District was carried out by means of a structured questionnaire. The three locations with high contact ... -
Extension of self life of fresh meat and selected meat products without refrigeration
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Factors affecting fertility in a flock of dorper sheep
(University of NairobiAnimal production, 1979-12)The present study was based on 1427 matings and lambing records of a flock of Dorper sheep kept at Ol'Magogo farm which is situated in the medium potential zone of Kenya. Genetic and non-genetic sources of variation in ... -
Factors affecting amount of water offered to dairy cattle in Kiambu district and their effects on productivity
(University of NairobiDepartment of animal production, 2000)To study the factors affecting amount of water offered to dairy cattle and their effects on productivity, 20 smallholder dairy farmers in Kiambu District were randomly selected. Data collected once fortnightly for 11 ... -
Factors Affecting Farm-level Efficiency in Irrigation Schemes: a Case of Turkana South Sub-county
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Irrigation is one of the long-term strategies towards enhancing productivity in agriculture. It offers an opportunity towards the achievement of the food security and poverty reduction. However, the potential of these ... -
Factors affecting honey production in south east Kenya Rangelands: a case study of Kibwezi Division, Makueni District
(Department of Range Management, University of Nairobi, 1998)A study on factors affecting honey production and indigenous knowledge of the Kibwezi Communities in honey production was conducted using formal and informal interviews by questionnaires between January and Sepicmber, ... -
Factors Affecting Household Participation In Non-Timber Forest Products Market In Eastern Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2017)It is recognized that non-timber forest products can contribute to poverty alleviation in areas with high poverty rate like Eastern Uganda. These products are particularly vital for the rural poor who collect them for ... -
Factors affecting loan repayment performance of smallholder farmers in Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The use of credit has been envisaged as one way of promoting technology transfer, while the use of reo om mended farm inputs is regarded as key to agricultural development. Credit repayment is also of paramount - importance ... -
Factors affecting pre and post-weaning growth of crossbred cattle genotypes at Songa Research Station in Rwanda
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, 2011-06)To assess the growth performance of the different cattle genotypes from birth to 18 month of age at Songa Research Station in Rwanda, this study was designed. Records of animals born between 1998 and 2008 were evaluated ... -
Factors affecting reproductive performance of range-fed beef cows at Athi River Ranch; Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1986)A study of breed and environmental factors, both internal and external, affecting calving interval of range-fed beef cattle was conducted at Athi River ranch in Kenya. Breeding females comprised the Boran, the small ... -
Factors affecting rhizobium legume specificity in rhizobium trifolii
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Factors affecting the adoption of soil organic carbon enhancement technologies and their spatial distribution among small-scale farmers in Kenya and Ethiopia.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Land degradation has poised great threats on food production and the sustainability of conservation areas. This has resulted from the depletion of soil organic carbon which forms the basis of soil fertility rendering ... -
Factors Affecting the Design of Integrated Strategies for the Control of Taenia Solium Infections in Kamuli and Hoima Districts, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Taenia (T.) solium is a zoonotic parasite causing three diseases: - Taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans and porcine cysticercosis in pigs.The life cycle is entirely dependent on the transmission between humans and pigs ... -
Factors Affecting The Economic Importance Of Zero Grazing On Dairy Farmers In Kericho County
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Factors affecting the live weight of some genotypes of beef cattle at thirty months of age at kiboko and buchuma range research stations (Kenya).
(University of NairobiAgriculture, 1980)The variation of body weights of 718 beef cattle was examined using data from 1969 to 1974 at Kiboko and Buchuma Range Research Stations which are located in the arid and semi-arid zone. The Least Squares Method of fitting ...