Faculty of Agriculture: Recent submissions
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Implementation of the Habitats Directive in a Governance Perspective
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2007) -
Decentralisation, Small Farmers and Sustainability.
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2003)NTSP is a seed programme with advanced facilities and well-educated staff. It is decentralised when seen from above, it has centralised and decentralised elements when seen from within. This set-up has resulted in an ... -
Elements of governance in the Danish national park process
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2007) -
Constructing and sustaining participatory forest management: lessons from Tanzania, Mozambique, Laos and Vietnam
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2007-09)The paper introduces an illustrative model, the ‘house model’, which contains a number of key elements for constructing and sustaining people’s participation in forest management. The model is used as a tool for analysing ... -
The national park pilot process introducing new forms of governance in Danish nature politics
(University of Nairobi.Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, 2009)The present report constitutes part of the Danish contribution to the European research project New Modes of Governance for Sustainable Forests in Europe (GoFOR). It builds on the conceptual framework developed during ... -
Effects of pit, dark and cold pre-storage treatments and their duration on dormancy breaking and sprouting of seed potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.)
(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, National Horticultural Research Center, Thika, KenyaPlant Science and Crop Protection Department, University of NairobiInternational Potato Centre, Sub-Sahara Region, Nairobi, KenyaKenya Agricultural Research Institute, National Potato Research Center, Limuru, Kenya, 2008)Potato is the second most important food crop after maize in Kenya. In the traditional areas of potato production with a bimodal rainfall pattern in the country, poor sprouting, due to seed tuber dormancy, is a major ... -
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. ... -
Effect Of Root Rot Pathogens And Fungicide Seed Treatment On Nodulation In Food Grain Legumes
(29-06-13)Greenhouse experiments were conducted over 2 cropping cycles to investigate the effect of fungicide seed treatment and fungal root rot pathogens on nodulation and dry matter accumulation of selected food legumes. The ... -
Integrated pest management for beans
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Sustainable Land Management In Kiambindu, Kiarukungu, Kyeekolo And Kisioki Smallholder Irrigation Schemes
(University of Nairobi,College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences,, 2006-12)Kiambindu, Kiarukungu, Kyeekolo and Kisioki irrigat ion schemes are community based initiatives started at different dates between 1970’s and 2003 focusing on economic empowerment of their members through the utilization ... -
The land suitability of the soils of Thai Model Vil lage Farm, Gikindu Location, Murang’a District
(University of Nairobi,College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences,, 2008-11)The Thai Model Village Farm is located in Mirira Su b-Location, Gikindu Location, Kiharu Division, Murang’a District. The farm falls in agro -climatic zone IV which is classified as semi- humid to semi-arid. The mean ... -
Farmers’ Perceptions of Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Yield Response in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 01-08-08)To develop soil fertility techniques that respond to farmers’ actual concerns, researchers and agricultural development practitioners in developing countries need to identify how farmers in those regions form perceptions ... -
Farmers’ Perceptions of Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Yield Response in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008)To develop soil fertility techniques that respond to farmers’ actual concerns, researchers and agricultural development practitioners in developing countries need to identify how farmers in those regions form perceptions ... -
Breeding bean cultivars resistant to angular leaf spot and root rots in Eastern and Central Africa
(University of NairobiAnimal Production and Clinical Studies, 2002) -
Land under pressure.
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This chapter presents and discusses the causes of land degradation, and ways of sustainable land development and agricultural productivity. The evidence presented here suggests several avenues for achieving a world without ... -
The Interplay Between Smallholder Farmers and Fragile Tropical Agroecosystems in the Kenyan Highlands
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 01-11-04)That farmers rely on the land for their livelihoods is obvious. The converse, that ecosystem services depend on farmers' behaviors, must also be recognized if agricultural productivity is to be improved. In sub Saharan ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Evaluation Of Technology Transfer In Dryland Agroforestry Research Project.
(University of NairobiAgricultural Economics, 1992) -
Drought Monitoring Systems Checking The Effect Of Livestock Production In The Northern Region Of Kenya:
(University of NairobiSchool of veterinary Science, 2002)
