Faculty of Agriculture: Recent submissions
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From Multilocational Testing and On-farm Trials to Growing Pigeonpea on Farmers' Fields
(National Dryland Farming Research Centre-Katumani, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Machakos, KenyaICR1SAT Pigeonpea Project, Nairobi, Kenya.Genetic Enhancement Division, ICRISAT Asia Center, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1994) -
Status of Pigeonpea Research in Kenya, and Future Prospects
(Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, KenyaNational Dryland Faring Research Centre, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARl), Machakos, Kenya.Eastern Africa Regional Cereals and Legumes ('ARCAL) Program, ICRISAT, P.O. Box 39063, Nairobi, Kenya, 1993) -
Selection of bean lines tolerant to low soil fertility conditions in Africa
(INERA, Centre de Recherche de Mulungu, B.P. 496 Bukavu, R.D. CongoDepartment of Crop Science, University of NairobiSelian Agricultural Research Institute, Arusha, TanzaniaFOFIFA, B.P. 230 Antsirabe 110, Madagascar;KARI, Kakamega, KenyaNAARI, Kampala, UgandaISAR-Rubona, B.P. 138 Butare, Rwanda, 2002) -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Should we design extended or straightforward questions for small stock when records are unavailable?
(Department of Animal Production, University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, 2012)Data from two closely related questions in a survey on rabbits is analyzed in order to determine whether results from these two groups of questions would yield similar results about numbers of rabbits kept by a household. ... -
Legume research network project: a sythensis report of phase 1 (1994-2000)
(Department of soil science, University of Nairobi, 2004)The Legume Research Network Project (LRNP) was started in 1994 (by then known as the Legume Screening Network) to evaluate suitable legume species for different agro-ecological environments and to subsequently incorporate ... -
Lost and reclaimed: A case study of gully rehabilitation in central Kenya highlands using low-cost measures
(Department of soil science, 2004)Gully control and reclamation activities using low-cost measures were carried out in early March 2001 at Gatanga division, Kenya. The study area was selected on the basis of previous work carried out in farmers fields by ... -
The linkages between land- use change, land degradation and biodiversity in Embu and Mbeere Districts, Kenya
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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
(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 ... -
The Tanzania Family Planning Training Program:The Impact of an Innovative Training Strategy on Reproductive and Child Health Service Performance of Health Attendants in Tanzania
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2001)This report is based on a study, implemented in Kasulu and Kibondo districts in Kigoma Region, Tanzania, to assess the impact of a health attendants’ pilot training strategy on reproductive and child health (RCH) services. ... -
Use of Lactobacillus strains to start cassava fermentations for Gari production
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008-12)Two Lactobacillus strains, Lactobacillus plantarum BFE 6710 and Lactobacillus fermentum BFE 6620, were used to start cassava fermentations in a pilot study under field production conditions in Kenya, to determine their ... -
Unrecorded Cross-Border Trade Between Kenya and Uganda Implications for Food Security
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997-07)Regional trade initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa have in the past encountered various kinds of difficulties but the countries have not been deterred from exploring new ways of fostering economic development through ... -
Impact of Agricultural Trade and Related Policy Reforms on Food Security in Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004)Kenya’s agricultural sector has undergone various changes emanating from policy reforms over the years. These reforms, which occurred from the late 1980s to the early 1990s, were aimed at reducing government involvement ... -
Economic Analysis of Crossbreeding Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Conceptual Framework and Kenyan Case Study
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2001-12)Conventional economic evaluations of crossbreeding programmes have overestimated their benefits by ignoring subsidies, the increased costs of management such as veterinary support services, and the higher levels of risk ... -
Effect of Postharvest Hot Air Treatments on Ripening and Soluble Sugars in Banana Fruits, Musa Spp. ‘Williams’
(Laboratory of Pomology Graduate School Life and Environ. Sciences Tsukuba University, TsukubaDept. Plant Science & Crop Protection University of Nairobi, 2012)Postharvest hot air treatments have been traditionally used for disinfection and disinfestations of fruits and vegetables. Recently, high temperature preconditioning has been shown to have the potential to impart tolerance ... -
Unrecorded cross-border trade betwen Kenya and Uganda: Implications for food security
(Amex International, IncDepartment of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997)Regional trade initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa have in the past encountered various kinds of difficulties but the countries have not been deterred from exploring new ways of fostering economic development through ... -
Fusarium and mycotoxin contamination in freshly harvested wheat grain in Kenya
(1 Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection. Faculty of Agriculture. University of Nairobi'Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi, 2005)A survey was carried out during the 2004 wheat-cropping season in 6 agro-ecclogical zones to determine fusarium contamination of freshly harvested wheat grain. This was done by plating in culture media. Contaminations with ... -
Long-term challenges to food security and rural livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012-06)Although there have been numerous concerted e orts aimed at halting the deterioration of the global food security situation, available evidence indicates only a modest level of success especially in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). ... -
Effect of maturity stage and variety on the efficacy of 1-mcp treatments in mango fruits
(2 Laboratory of Pomology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba3 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Food Science and Technology1 University of Nairobi, Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2012)1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) is one of the postharvest technologies employed in postharvest systems to extend the shelf life of perishable commodities and minimize postharvest losses. Efficacy of 1-MCP is affected by ...
