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Factors determining nutritional status of children in a child survival, protection and development (cspd) program area, Sengerema District, Tanzania.
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1996-09)This study examined household and maternal differential determinants of nutritional status of children aged 18-36 months in a Child Survival, Protection and Development programme area, Sengerema division, Tanzania. A ... -
Factors determining the economics of milk production in smallholder farms in Kenya highlands
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1981)Milk production from smallholder farms has gained inpo.us through various governmental policies. The -rost important measures that have been undertaken are the price incentives measures and creation of milk clera- w through ... -
Factors influencing access to Agricultural information by smallholder farmers through Ict channels in Deiya Location Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi,Department of Agricultural Economics,, 2013)This study was carried out to assess the influencing factors in accessing agricultural information through selected ICT channels. Systematic sampling technique was used to interview 217 sample population from Ndiuni sub ... -
Factors Influencing Adoption and Profitability of Returnable Plastic Crates as a Food Loss Reducing Technology Among Fresh Tomato Traders in Lagos State, Nigeria
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The tomato traders in Nigeria experience high levels of tomato postharvest losses, which could negatively affect their income and welfare. The Returnable Plastic Crates (RPCs) were introduced into the tomato industry in ... -
Factors Influencing Adoption of Artificial Insemination by Smallholder Livestock Farmers in Dryland Production Systems of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Increasing human population in recent decades has mounted pressure on food supply including livestock products. Livestock is the main source of livelihood to the poor households in the drylands of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ... -
Factors Influencing Adoption of Hermetic Storage Technology in Green Grams and Its Impact on Farmer’s Household Income in Kitui County, Kenya
(UON, 2021)Inadequate and poor post-harvest grain storage is a major constraint to green gram farmers in Kitui County. It has been identified as the key challenge for smallholder green gram growers because it has significantly reduced ... -
Factors Influencing Choice Of Irrigation Systems And Crop Water Requirement Of High Value Crops In Mwala, Machakos County, Kenyaong’Ina
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Selecting the best-suited irrigation system for a specific site considers a number of factors. These include initial and operating costs, labor and energy requirement, adaptability to farming operations, soil, climate and ... -
Factors influencing farm income in marginal areas of the lower cotton zone in Eastern Kenya (Machakos, Kitui and Mbere Division – Embu
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agriculture, 1975)In view of the emphasis given to improving farm productivity in the marginal areas, the main objective of the study was to determine those factors that influence farm incomes in these areas. other minor objectives were ... -
Factors influencing income of individual farmers in fish pond farming practices in Kakamega East Subcounty, Kakamega County, Kenya
(2018)Fish farming could be a source of good health, employment, income, and wealth. This study investigated factors influencing income of individual farmers in fish pond farming practices in Kakamega East sub county, Kakamega ... -
Factors Influencing Intensity Of Adoption Of Integrated Pest Management Package And Pesticide Misuse In The Control Of Mango Fruit Fly In Embu East Sub-County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-07)Mango (Mangifera indica) has been recognized as a fruit of economic and nutritional importance to Kenyan large and small scalefarmers. Production and marketing of this fruit is however, severely hampered by fruit fly ... -
Factors influencing Maasai cattle productivity in Kajiado District, Kenya
(Department of Animal Production, University of Nairobi, 1987-02)A study to quantify and to production and nutritional parameters, determine factors influencing productivity of cattle in a Maasai pastoral production system was conducted between June 1981 and October 1983. It ... -
Factors influencing Maize yield Gaps on Smallholder farms in Vihiga and Kakamega Counties of Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Despite decades of investment in new agricultural technologies, crop yields of main staple crops such as maize (Zea mays), rice (Oryza sativa) and wheat (Triticum aestivum) continue to stagnate in many parts of Sub Saharan ... -
Factors influencing modern family planning acceptance in a family health programme area, Bagamoyo District, Tanzania
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1994-09)The survey culminating in this thesis was carried out in a National Family Heal th Proj ect (NFHP) area, Bagamoyo district where a total of 240 randomly selected women of reproductive age, 15-49 years were studied. The ... -
Factors influencing nutritional status of school children (5-14 years) in Kibera location, Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Public Health, University of Nairobi, 2009)Malnutrition is a major public health problem in Kenya. Fifty four percent of the children under five years are malnourished out of which 30.6% are stunted, 4.8% are wasted, and 19.1% are underweight (CBS, MOH and aRC. ... -
Factors Influencing Performance Of Devolved Government Units In Kenya: A Case Of Department Of Agriculture, Meru County
(UoN, 2019)The international unresponsive approach by centralized governments to the social, cultural and economic needs of the citizenry at the grassroots did inform the devolution of both political and administrative powers to ... -
Factors Influencing Shift from Pastoralism to Irrigated Agriculture and its Impact on Soil Quality in Kajiado
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)Crop cultivation in the arid and semiarid ecosystems is mainly constrained by inadequate and unreliable rainfall. Smallholder irrigation in such areas is therefore necessary to supplement l rainfall to meet crop water ... -
Factors influencing the adoption of conservation tillage practices and their implication on profitability in maize- cowpea cropping systems - a case of Makueni district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009-08)In the semi arid areas of eastern Kenya, the farmers are faced with food insecurity and low farm incomes due to rainfall unreliability. The low soil moisture resulting from low rainfall cannot support productive agriculture ... -
Factors Influencing Uptake of Improved Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor) Technologies in Embu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Agricultural extension and technology transfer services play a vital role in disseminating research knowledge, skills and income generating strategies among the farming communities in Kenya. However, there exists a gap in ... -
Factors influencing urban agricultural practices in Kenya: a case of Nairobi county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Current global agricultural practices are recognized as unsustainable. The increase in overall human population as well as the global trend of rural to urban migration, partially as a result of historically and continual ...