Browsing Faculty of Agriculture by Subject "Africa"

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Hygiene and health-seeking behaviours of households as predictors of nutritional insecurity among preschool children in urban slums in Ethiopia: the case of Addis Ababa

Abate, Gugsa; Kogi-Makau, Wambui; Muroki, Nelson M (Health and Medical Publishing GroupDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2001)

The objective of the study was to establish hygiene and health-seeking practices most likely to be predictors of nutritional insecurity among children living in slums. A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to ...
Production and use of Rhizobial inoculants in Africa

Bala, Abdullahi; Karanja, Nancy; Murwira, Mazvita; Lwimbi, Lloyd; Abaidoo, Robert; Giller, Ken (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 ...