Faculty of Agriculture: Recent submissions
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Agricultural sector development
(University of Nairobi,Department of Plant Science & Crop Production, 1993) -
Rural households’ response to Fuelwood scarcity around Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
(24-07-13)The debate on forest degradation in Kenya is mainly concerned with the utilization and exploitation of forest resources. Of particular interest is fuelwood, whose scarcity is a major forest degradation concern. Fuelwood ... -
Agronomic, Socio - Economic and Environmental Benefits of Biological Nitrogen - Fixing Systems in Africa.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, 1995) -
Achievements and impact of NERICA on sustainable rice production in sub - Saharan Africa.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, 2006)In terms of production, rice is the fourth most important cereal (after sorghum, maize and millet) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It occupies 10 percent of the total land under cereal production and accounts for 15 percent ... -
Wildlife Conservation and Management in Kenya: Towards a Co-management Approach
(2004)The co-management approach of managing natural resources has increasingly become popular among conservationists and development practitioners since it overcomes the shortcomings of both the centralised management and ... -
Analysis of Farmers' Willingness to Conserve Traditional Rice Varieties in the Western Ghats of South India
(2013)Conservation of crop genetic resources is a major preoccupation of the Indian government in particular and the international community at large. Drawing on a random sample of 228 farm households from two regions in the ... -
Screening of goats for Contagious Caprine Plueropneumonia caused by Mycoplasma capricolum subspecies capripneumoniae (biotype F38) in ranches with potential for export
(23-07-13)Contagious Caprine Plueropneumonia (CCPP) caused by Mycoplasma capricolum subspecies capripneumoniae (M. capripneumoniae, biotype F38) is the most contagious and virulent type of pneumonia in goats. It is an important trade ... -
Dissemination and adoption of improved pigeon pea technologies among dryland communities in Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2002) -
FAO/SAA.(2008)
(University of Nairobi,Department of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, 2008) -
Formalisation of Village Peace Committees in the Karamoja Cluster A Consultancy Report
(2001)Nomadic livestock production is the backbone of the economy of pastoral communities in the Karamoja cluster. However, widespread and uncontrolled livestock raiding is currently threatening the success of this enterprise. ... -
Agricultural sector development
(University of Nairobi,Department of Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology, 1993) -
Cattle Keeping Practices Of The Orma People A Household Survey In Tana River District, Kenya
(2000)Trypanosomosis, a disease mainly transmitted by tsetse flies, is widespread throughout the humid and sub-humid areas of Africa. For centuries the disease has taken its toll on cattle and people living in tsetse-infested ... -
Animal Health Service Delivery Systems in Kenya s Marginal Areas under Market Liberalization: A Case for Community-Based Animal Health Workers
(2002)This brief is based on the results of a research project funded under the competitive grants program of the 2020 Vision Network for East Africa. A research report bearing the same title has been published by the Network ... -
Distribution and densities of livestock and wildlife herbivores in the rangelands of Kenya 1977 and 1978
(University of NairobiFaculty of Agriculture,University of Nairobi, 1981-03)
