Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Title
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Assessment of Hygiene practices and Beef Carcass Quality of Small and Medium Enterprise Slaughterhouses in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Beef production highly contributes to food security, income and employment generation and improved livelihood for most communities in Kenya. It is a primary source of livelihoods for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in ... -
Assessment of Hygiene, Quality and Post-Harvest Losses in Small and Medium Enterprises Handling Meat in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The high perishability and post-harvest losses (up to 50%) of fresh meat handled by small and medium enterprises butcheries in Kenya, results in reduced profitability and contributes to the operators’ food insecurity. The ... -
Assessment of Impact of Climate Change Adaptation Interventions on Household Income: Case of Adoption of Improved Pigeon Peas Under Fanya Juu Terraces in Southeastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Climate change presents a formidable challenge to agricultural production in developing countries that largely depend on natural resources and agriculture for livelihood. For a long time, the integration of improved pigeon ... -
Assessment Of Information And Communication Tools (Icts) Used In The Diffusion Of Agricultural Innovations: A Case Study Of Cassava Production In Msambweni, Kwale County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In the coastal lowlands of Kenya, cassava is the second most important staple crop after maize. However, its productivity in the region is low due to various reasons which include the use of traditional low yielding ... -
Assessment of irrigation water use for Aguthi, Thome and Matanya smallholder irrigation schemes
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Assessment of Kenyan sorghum diversity using morphological characters and molecular techniques
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2009)Characterization of the available Kenyan sorghum genetic diversity is important to understand the dynamics of the genetic resources and to improve and sustain sorghum productivity. The main aim of this study was to assess ... -
Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices of trained community resource persons. the case study of the Mbooni community based nutrition programme
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2002-08)The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of the Community - Based Nutrition Programme's trained community resource persons (CRPs) in Mbooni and Kisau Divisions of Makueni District. ... -
Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices on Luo male child circumcision among parents/guardians in Bondo district
(University of Nairobi, 2010)In Kenya HIV prevalence rate has been consistently high in Nyanza Province, a province predominantly inhabited by the Luo community. Unlike most other communities in Kenya, the Luo community have very low rates of male ... -
Assessment Of Livestock Farmers’ Preferences For Integration Of Community-Owned Resource Persons And Interrelationships In Animal Trypanosomiasis Management Methods In Kwale County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Animal trypanosomiasis is a major constraint to livestock production and a threat to food security in most parts of sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). Smallholder cattle producers are particularly affected because access to veterinary ... -
Assessment of Low Head Drip Irrigation Systems Uniformity of Application
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Water application uniformity (EU) is an important performance criterion that must be considered in the design, operation and management of irrigation systems for increasing agricultural productivity. This research study ... -
Assessment of Magnitudes of Transaction Costs and Their Effect on Smallholder Farmer Profitability in Kiambu-nairobi Leafy Vegetable Supply Chains
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Increasing urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa has resulted in a high value supply chain that has attracted rural vegetable farmers to participate in it. In Nairobi, existence of transaction costs along this chain has led ... -
Assessment of Maize Grain Loss in Uasin Gishu County
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An assessment of mango farmers’ choice of marketing channels in Makueni, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Improving market access for small-holder farmers is important in helping towards raising rural incomes and reducing poverty. The Millennium development goal number one is to eradicate poverty. Most of the poor are small ... -
Assessment of milk quality and the potential of a quality based payment system in small holder farms in Limuru and Eldoret, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2012)The dairy sub-sector in Kenya accounts for 14% of the agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) and 3.5% of the national GDP. The sub-sector is mainly made up of small scale dairy farmers who are scattered in high and ... -
Assessment Of Nutrient Deficiency And Nutrient- Induced Yield Gaps In Soybean Production In Western Kenya
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Assessment of Nutrition Care, Food Service Quality, and Nutrition Status of Hospitalized Patients at Nakuru Level Five Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Hospital malnutrition is a significant problem in both developed and developing countries. Globally, 462 million adults are undernourished (World Health Organization, 2014) whereas, malnutrition among adult patients within ... -
Assessment of pesticide and heavy metal residues in tilapia fish from Machakos and Kiambu counties, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2013)Exposure to pesticides, heavy metals and other chemical residues cause harmful effects; they can cause injury to human health as well as to the environment. Humans take up these chemicals through skin absorption, respiration ... -
Assessment of phosphorus adsorption by acid soils in Kabete
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Phosphorus is an essential plant nutrient and is important in animal and human nutrition. The element exists in small quantities in soil due to its slow biogeochemical cycle. Adsorption is the adhesion of atoms, ions, ... -
Assessment of plant diversity and utilization of wild medicinal species by households proximate to Arabuko Sokoke forest in kilifi county of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Forests play fundamental roles in the provision of goods and services that are of utmost importance for the subsistence and commercial needs of the rural communities worldwide. However, there has been a reduction in the ... -
Assessment of plant nutrient levels and heavy metals content in irrigation water in Kibera slum and their level in kales (Brasiccaoleracea)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Pollution of the environment with toxic metals and radioactive waste poses a great harzard to humans, animals and ecosystems. The heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium, lead, arsenic, chromium, copper, and zinc are most ...