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Factors that affect implementation of information Communication technology in small holder Diary Cooperatives: A case study of Kabete In Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2013-04)Recent efforts to improve smallholder access to agricultural information have seen increased application of Information Communication Technology (lCT) in developing smallholder dairy initiatives. The purpose of this study ... -
Factors that influence the nutritional status of children in wet and dry seasons among the pastoralists in West Golis-Guban, Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2016-05)The nutritional situation of Somalia’s pastoral population remains vulnerable, the key causes of malnutrition are limited nutrient intake and high disease prevalence. This study set out to determine the key factors that ... -
Faecal Cortisol Metabolites as an Indicator of Stress in Captive Spotted Deer (Axis Axis) and Blackbuck (Antilope Cervicapra) in India.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Wildlife is currently facing a lot of challenges in their natural ecosystem such as negative effect of anthropogenic activities and climate change. Zoos play an important role in conservation and protection of wildlife ... -
Familial tendency and dietary association of goitre in Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Technology, 1998)A croa-seclional sludy which was descriplive and analylical in nalure was conducted in 1997 among elementary school children age 6-18 years and bolh their biological parenls in Kucha and Gofa-Zuria woredas. Came-Cola. ... -
Farm factors associated with milk rejection at dairy cooperatives in Peri-Urban Nairobi
(Department of clinical studies, University of Nairobi, 2009-04)Within the cooperative milk market chain, milk loss is estimated at between 1-5% on average, but can go up to 10% in the wet season when delivery rejections are common. In Kenya, most studies on milk losses have focused ... -
Farm production diversity and its association with dietary diversity among smallholder farmers in Kisii and Nyamira Counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Undernutrition and micronutrient malnutrition affect close to one billion people globally. Interventions such as biofortification, farm production diversity, and market linkages target to exploit farming and marketing ... -
Farm-level Practices and Costs of Disease in Poultry Farms Within Peri-urban Areas of Nairobi, Kenya
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Farmer Management Practices of Stink Bug (Bathycoelia Distincta) and Its Occurrence in Selected Macadamia Growing Areas in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Macadamia F. Muell. (Proteaceae) a nut bearing medium sized tree is steadily gaining global popularity because of its high nutritional value nut being used as a supreme dessert. Hence there is expansion in acreage to provide ... -
Farmer Perception and Soil Factors Influencing Tissue Culture Banana (Musa X Paradisiaca) Adoption and Production in Smallholder Farms in Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The rate of adoption of tissue-culture banana at smallholder farmer level in Uganda has been low since the technology was introduced over 20 years ago. This study assessed farmer perception, soil biotic and abiotic factors ... -
Farmer perceptions, use and profitability of biofix® on Soybean (glycine max) production in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Research on the use of Rhizobia inoculants to enhance BNF has been conducted in Africa since 1950's. It has demonstrated the benefit of the use of inoculation on legumes in relation to the use of nitrogenous fertilizers. ... -
Farmer Perceptions, Use And Profitability Of Biofix® On Soybean (glycine Max) Production In Western Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013)Research on the use of Rhizobia inoculants to enhance BNF has been conducted in Africa since 1950's. It has demonstrated the benefit of the use of inoculation on legumes in relation to the use of nitrogenous fertilizers. ... -
Farmers' perceptions and economic analysis of factors affecting farm-level maize enterprisee and adoption of agricultural technological innovations in semi-arid South Eastern Kenya
(The University of GuelphThe Faculty of Graduate Studies, 1993)This thesis investigates factors which influence maize enterprise performance and the adoption of an improved maize cultivar, Katumani Composite B (KCB), among subsistence farmers in Kenya's semi-arid south eastem region. ... -
Farmers’ Perceptions and Preferences for Commercial Insect-based Feed in Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Feed accounts for at least 70 percent of chicken production costs due to the expensive protein ingredients of soybean and fishmeal (SFM) that are key in commercial feed formulation. Expensive feed has seen chicken farmers ... -
Feasibility of integrating organic milk production into certified smallholder organic farms in Kiambu and Kajiado counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Organic livestock production can be considered as a system of production that better fulfils animal needs, promotes use of organic and biodegradable input for production and reduce the use of conventional veterinary ... -
Feasibility Of Small Scale Production Of Solar Dried Potato (solanum Tuberosum) Flour And Its Potential Food Uses In Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Agriculture, 1990)The main aim of this study was to develop a simple and low-cost process for production of an acceptable potato flour, and to identify its potential food uses in Kenya. Sulphited raw potato slices, sulphited blanched ... -
Feeding behaviour, survival and reproductive performance of glossina palpalis gambiensis infected with trypanosome (puttonella) vivax
(FAculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1988)A study was carried out to determine the effect of Trypanoso a (Duttonella) vivax Ziemann infection in Glossina palpalis gambiensis Vanderplank on the survival and reproductive performance. feeding behaviour, A colony ... -
The feeding ecology of giraffe (giraffa camelopardalis linnaeus) in nairobi national park, and the effect of browsing on their main food plants."
(Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 1969)The research described in this thesis was carried out between June 1968 and May , 1969 in an area of approximately 10.14 square kilometres in the plains of'Nairobi 'National Park. Of this area abo~~ 4074 square ... -
The feeding ecology of wildebeest, zebra and cattle in Kaputei plains
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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 NairobiDepartment of Applied Human Nutrition, 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 ...