Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Why market institutions disfavor smallholder farmers’ compliance with international food safety standards: Evidence from Kenya, Zambia and Ethiopia
(2009)This paper examines the high value chains (HVC) for green bean exports from Africa to identify the critical points at which exporters exercise great caution in preventing produce contamination with pathogens and pesticide ... -
Stomatitis in calves caused by a virus antigentically similar to allerton virus
(University of Nairobi,College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1975) -
From a success story to a tale of daily struggle: The case of leafminer control and compliance with food safety standards in Kenya’s snowpea/horticultural industry
(International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)Kenyan horticultural industry has often been cited as success story because of the way it has successfully responded to pest challenges and notably the international food safety standards. However, the industry faces a ... -
Assessment of developing-country urban consumers’ willingness to pay for quality of leafy vegetables: The case of middle and high income consumers in Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics , University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, Swedish University of AgricultureDepartment of Land Management, Agricultural Resource and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2010)The improvement in income in developing countries has led to emergence of middle and high income consumers in urban centers. Improvement in income usually causes the shift to consumption of non-staples including leafy ... -
The effect of developed country pesticide standards on health and pesticide-induced morbidity of Kenya's green bean family farmers
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, 2006) -
Developing country family farmers' strategic response to developed country food safety standards: the case Kenyan green bean growers
(Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University,Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi,, 2006) -
Institutional Innovations for Smallholder Compliance with International Food Safety Standards: Experiences from Kenya, Ethiopian and Zambian Green Bean Growers
(Lecturer, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya,Research Fellow, Markets, Trade and Institutions Division (MTID), IFPRI,Postdoctoral Fellow, MTID, IFPRI, 2007)Many African countries have moved into the production of non-traditional agricultural products to diversify their exports and increase foreign currency earnings. Accessing developed country markets requires meeting ... -
Role of collective action and handling practices on aflatoxin contamination of groundnuts: evidence from Kenya
(2007)Groundnut is a major dietary component and a relatively cheap source of proteins for many people in western Kenya. In order to commercialize groundnut production, the government of Kenya, International Crops Research ... -
Factors of food insecurity in pastoral and agro-pastoral systems
(University of NairobiDepartment of Rangeland Ecology and Watershed, 07-03-01) -
Indigenous Knowledge and Dryland Resource Management. In: Community Involvement in Sustainable Development in the Drylands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi,College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences,, 1998) -
Characteristics Of Southwestern Marsabit Pastoral Production System And Prevailing Constraints To Young Stock Health. 9th Biennial Scientific Conference Kenya Agricultural Research
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Land Resource Management And Agricultural Technology, 2004) -
Effect of aphids and virus diseases on yield of seed potatoes in Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Crop protection, 2003)Experiments were conducted at 2 sites to determine the relationship between aphid populations, virus incidence and yields on 4 potato varieties (Solanum tuberosome). These varieties were planted at Tigoni and Kabete during ... -
Management Of Potato Viruses In Seed Potato Production Using Border Crops
(20-06-13)Field experiments were conducted over two croppi ng seasons to investigate the effectiveness of border crops in managing potato aphids and the associated viruses in seed potato production. Potato plots were surrounded ... -
Grain Storage
(University of NairobiPlant Science and Crop Protection, 1976) -
Assessment of Rice Based Feedstuffs for Poultry Production at Mwea Irrigation Scheme.
(University of Nairobi,Department of animal production,, 2005) -
Botanical composition of Dorper and Red Maasai sheep (Ovis aries Linnaus) diets in South-Central Savannah rangelands
(University of Nairobi,Department of animal production,, 2006) -
Worm Control Practices And 19 Implications For The Development Of Anthelmintic Resistance On Commercial Pig Herds In Thika District, Kenya
(University of NairobiVeterinary Entomology, 2001) -
The African Buffalo (syncerus Caffer): Gastro-intestinal Parasites With Special Reference To Toxocara Sp. In Kenya.
(University of NairobiVeterinary Entomology and Protozoology, 1999) -
Parasites And Microscopic Lesions In The Livers Of Slaughtered Wild Animals In Kenya".
(University of NairobiVeterinary EntomologyVeterinary Entomology, 1997) -
Suitability Of The Faecal Egg Sedimentation (fest) As A Quantitative Diagnostic Technique For Fasciolosis In Sheep.
(University of NairobiVeterinary Entomology, 1987)
