Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Title
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Economic analysis of the factors that influence the beef cattle marketing behaviour in pastoral areas of Kenya: case study of the impact of livestock market information in Garissa and Isiolo districts.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2010)The pastoral areas of Kenya comprise over 80 % of the country's land area. These areas are inhabited by over 10 million people whose livelihoods mostly hinge on livestock. The area hosts over 70 percent of the national ... -
An economic analysis of the impact of gender and other factors on smallholder dairy productivity: the case of Embu District, Kenya)
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2001-11)The problem of diminishing dairy productivity and thus dairy production in the face of rising population density is not unique to Kenya, but is an issue of concern for sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of affordable good quality ... -
An economic analysis of the impacts of trade liberalization on Kenya’s maize sector
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 2007)Kenya like most other developing countries has been reforming her staple grain markets since 1986. In these sectors, market reforms were initiated as a key component of the economy-wide structural adjustment programmes ... -
Economic analysis of the major factors influencing exports of french beans from Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty Of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1989, 1989) -
An Economic Analysis Of The Small-scale Coffee-banana Holdings In Moshi Rural. District, Tanzania
(University of NairobiAgricultural Economics Department, 1979)This study was undertaken with the major objectives of assessing resource availability and resource use by small-scale farmers in Moshi rural district of Tanzania, with the view to identifying the critical constraints ... -
Economic analysis of urban farming by households from low income areas of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2005)In Kenya. as in other urban cities 111 sub-Saharan Africa. urbanization IS characterised by increasing number of people who are food insecure. unemployed and poor. They live in unplanned. overcrowded structures in slum ... -
Economic and political aspects of decentralised forest management in Tanzania
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Economic Assessment of Different Management Approaches of Kakamega Forest in Kenya: Cost-benefit and Local Community Satisfaction Analysis
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 2007)Kakamega forest, the only tropical rainforest in Kenya is divided into three different parts each under a distinct management approach: a state-led incentive-based approach of the Forest department (FD), a privately-owned ... -
Economic assessment of leafminer invasion and control strategies in Kenya's snowpea industry: the case of Nyeri North and South Imenti Districts
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)Kenya's horticultural industry is confronted with an emergmg challenge of quarantined mvasrve leafminer, which has recently become a pest of economic importance in Kenya. Quarantine pests are a leading cause of Kenya's ... -
Economic assessment of losses due to fruit fly infestation in mango and the willingness to pay for an integrated pest management package in Embu district, Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Mango production is a major form of income generation for Kenyan large and small-scale farmers. However, it is confronted with the major threat of fruit fly infestation which causes reduction of quality and quantity of ... -
An economic assessment of the factors influencing smallholder farmers' access to formal credit: a case study of Rwamagana district, Rwanda
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2012-08)Farm credit enhances productivity and promotes standard of living by breaking vicious cycle of poverty of small scale farmers. It is usually considered as an essential input to increase agricultural productivity. ... -
An Economic Assessment of the Factors That Influence Smallholder Farmer Participation in Export Markets as a Case of High Value Mango Markets in Southern Ghana
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Market participation is critical to the development of smallholder agricultural production because it stimulates increased productivity and enhances poverty alleviation. The levels of access to and participation in high ... -
Economic Assessment Of The Non-marketed Benefits Of Cattle Among Households In The Agro-pastoral System Of Mozambique
(University of Nairobi.Department of Agricultural Economics, 2010)In sub-Saharan Africa agriculture is the main source of livelihoods to majority of households. This is because it account for about 30 percent of the region gross domestic product, 20 percent of merchandise export and ... -
Economic efficiency of smallholder coffee production in Mathira district, Kenya
(Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, 2011)Coffee is the third most important agricultural commodity to the Kenyan economy after horticulture and tea in terms of contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employment creation in the agricultural sector. The ... -
Economic evaluation of alternative livestock disease control methods in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Veterinery medicine, 1992-12)Economic analysis is an important prerequisite ill the development of new technologies before they are transferred to farmers for adoption. In Africa, new technologies are being developed-for the control of East Coast ... -
Economic Evaluation of Competing Land- Use Options and Their Drivers in Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Determining an appropriate allocation of land between alternative competing uses is a fun-damental problem that continues to be a challenge in many developing countries. Amboseli Ecosystem, one of Kenya’s rangelands has ... -
Economic evaluation of consumer awareness, attitudes and willingness to pay for genetically modified foods in kenya: The case of maize meal in Nairobi
(Department of Agricultural Economics, 2004)In light of the proposed introduction of Bt maize in Kenya, a consumer survey was conducted with 604 urban respondents in Nairobi, Kenya, in November and December 2003 to determine consumers' awareness, attitudes and ... -
Economic evaluation of marketing channels and the impact of transaction costs: a case study of green pigeon pea marketing in Makueni district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Economics, 2003)The agricultural sector dominates the economies of most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa by providing food, employment, income and foreign exchange. The liberalization of domestic markets and globalization have provided ... -
Economic evaluation of soil and water management practices on farmlands adjacent to riding mountain national park, Manitoba
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agriculture, 1994-05)This study evaluates on-farm economic impacts of soil and water management practices on farmlands adjacent to Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba. Linear programming and Universal Soil Loss Equation are used to ... -
Economic evaluation of the competitiveness and trade-offs of enterprises in the intensification of market oriented smallholder dairying in Central Kenya Highlands
(University of Nairobi, Department of agriculture, 2007)The study examines the nature of trade-offs that the smallholder farmers make while making decisions about the alternative enterprises. The purpose of the study was to develop and evaluate a framework for guiding choices ...