Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM): Recent submissions
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Development of a multi-disciplinary approach to improve the management of soil fertility by smallholder farmers: experience of the TSBF programme.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)This paper outlines the development of a new methodology to modify and improve the indigenous practices of soil fertility management in Eastern and Southern Africa and suggests requirements for involvement by collaborating ... -
Environmental and land-use consequences of sand harvesting in Masinga division.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)This paper examines the impact of sand harvesting from rivers on the environment, land use and social life in the Masinga Division, Machakos District, Kenya. Sand acts as a safe aquifer for water flowing below and through ... -
Land and water management for sustainable agricultural production.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)The constraints on land use and water resources for sustainable agricultural production in Kenya were assessed during May to September 1992 using questionnaires and personal interviews along with existing secondary data ... -
Minimizing hydrological impacts of smallholder drainage development
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)A review of available literature on the hydrologic impacts of drainage is presented and management practices that reduce such impacts are identified. Factors that influence the impact of drainage include land use, soil ... -
Use of soil survey information in soil and water management.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 2000)The results of soil surveys at the ICIPE research site at Ungoye, South Nyanza, and the Ngori Ngori toposequence in Narok, Kenya, are discussed to provide insight into the applicability of soil survey information to soil ... -
Gender, soil and water conservation in Machakos district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 2009)Gender mainstreaming is crucial in soil and water conservation initiatives. The existing technologies though, as designed, are expected to be gender neutral, lead to gender differences at the adoption stage. This was ... -
Effectiveness of three grass species as filter strips for soil conservation on cropland.
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 2000)The effectiveness of different grass spp. in reducing runoff and soil loss was studied at Kabete campus, University of Nairobi, Kenya. Half metre wide strips of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum), Nandi setaria (Setaria ... -
Assessment of changes in natural resources: a participatory approach
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 2010)This study analyzed changes in natural resources in Machakos District of Kenya using participatory approaches. The results show that natural resources have decreased since the ranch became a settlement scheme. Natural ... -
Riverbank protection and food security.
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 2000)This paper reflects on the role of root crops (cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta or C. antiquorum) as a case study in riverbank protection and food security in Kenya. Field performance, water erosion control, ecologically ... -
Some conceptions about sediment rating equations.
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 2000)This paper examines the anomalies in the sedimentation rating equations in terms of existing notions of statistical analysis and concludes that c=aqb is the preferred relationship. The method of estimating parameters a and ... -
Soil erosion and conservation activities on land affected by road drainage: a case study of Nyeri District.
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 2000)The existing soil erosion damage caused by water drained from minor roads in the Nyeri District of Kenya was assessed and the soil conservation works needed to stabilize the waterways and gullies along the roads are ... -
Quantifying the returns on soil conservation in Kitui and Machakos areas of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 1993)This paper presents some empirical estimates of the returns on conservation in a semi-arid region in Kenya. An approach based on cost-benefit is proposed, allowing available bio-physical and economic information to be ... -
Promotion of Marejea Cultivation in the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania: Experiences of the Catholic Missionaries at Peramiho Mission Centre
(University of Nairobi,Department of soil science,, 2004)The existing information on marejea (Crotalaria ochroleuca G. Don) work in the Ruvuma region of Tanzania indicates that the crop has the potential to improve soil fertility and control weeds. It can also be used for feeding ... -
Erosion and sedimentation problems in the arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1993)This paper examine past and present trends in the development of Kenyan water resources, and the status of Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands. It considers the parameters linked with soil erosion and sedimentation processes ... -
Vertebrates: Structures and Functions (a book).
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Development of a streamflow model for rural catchments in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,college of agriculture and veterinary sciences,, 1993)A stream flow model was developed for use in rural catchments in Kenya. In the model the physical environment was divided into three zones: the unsaturated zone (consists of multiple hydrological response units defined by ... -
Konfliktmægling
(University of Nairobi,Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2004) -
The Promises of Participatory Forest Management in Forest Conservation and Poverty Alleviation: The Case of Tanzania
(University of Nairobi,Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2006) -
Measuring Livelihoods and Environmental Dependence: Methods for Research and Fieldwork.
(University of Nairobi,Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2011)Thousands of surveys on rural livelihoods in developing countries are being done every year. Unfortunately, many suffer from weaknesses in methods and problems in implementation. Quantifying households' dependence on ... -
Livestock Marketing and Support to the Establishment of Disease Free Zones/Disease Free Export Zones in Kenya. Publishers
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi., 2005)