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The Pacific way: sustainability in higher education in the South Pacific Island nations
(University of NairobiThe Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2010)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to create an area profile of significant activity and possibility in higher education for sustainable development (ESD) in the island nations of the South Pacific Ocean. Design/m ... -
Palpable lingual cysts, a possible indicator of porcine cysticercosis, in Teso District, Western Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, 2006)To estimate the prevalence of palpable lingual cysts in pigs in Western Kenya, a possible indicator of porcine cysticercosis, and to study the potential risk factors associated with this clinical finding. During a ... -
Policy Implementation And Its Economic Impact On Potato Marketing Value Chain In Kenya
(29-06-13)Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) are second in importance after maize in Kenya as food crop. It is grown mainly by small scale farmers in more than 100,000 ha country wide producing more than 1 million tonnes annually. ... -
The Political Economy Of Food Price Policy: The Case Of Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2013)This paper evaluates Kenyas food price crisis over 2002.11 using a political economy approach. Kenya.s food prices have been high and volatile relative to world food prices. Moreover, domestic food markets are highly ... -
The political economy of timber governance in Ghana
(University of Nairobi,The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2012) -
Population stocking rates and distribution of wildlife and livestock on Mara and Loita plains
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 1980-12) -
The potential of Community Based Natural Resource Management for benefiting local communities?
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2012) -
Poverty Dynamics In Rural Kenya
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Poverty dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004-10)DESPITE TWO DECADES OF MARKET-ORIENTED REFORMS throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, poverty rates increased, and the sense has spread that the “Washington Consensus” approach of getting macroeconomic policy and prices ... -
Preassessment report Denmark
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2005) -
The principle and practice of feeding diary cattle during gestation
(University of NairobiPlant Science and Crop Protection, 1988) -
Production and use of Rhizobial inoculants in Africa
(College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, 31-01-11)Inoculation studies have been conducted in Africa since the 1950s and the benefits of inoculation of legumes with suitable rhizobial strains have been amply demonstrated. Despite the clear evidence of response to inoculation ... -
Produktudvikling i skovene – et idéhæfte. [Innovation in the forest – a collection of ideas].
(University of Nairobi,The Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2008) -
A Region-based Histogram and Fusion Technique for Enhancing Backlit Images for Cell Phone Applications
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Many cell phone cameras perform poorly in backlighting situations due to low dynamic range, which then leads to the creation of low-quality pictures known as backlit images. Conventional image enhancement algorithms are ... -
Removal of barriers to energy conservation and energy efficiency in small and medium scale enterprises (Tea sub-sector) Global Environmental Facility (GEF)/Kenya Association of Manufacturers Nairobi
(University of Nairobi.Department of Food Science, Nutrition & technology, 2003)