Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Extension Education And Farmers' Performance In Improved Crop Farming In Kakamega District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1985)Studies on the adoption of farm innovations have, especially in Kenya, focused on a single innovation, or a few innovations, but not for specific crops. This paper compares the extent to which the adoption of practices in ... -
Effect of Multi-Enzyme Mixtures on Performance and Nutrient Utilization in Broilers Fed Diets Containing Different Types of Cereals and Industrial By-Products
(2013)The effect of 3 multi-enzyme mixtures (MEM), A, B and C, having equivalent phytase activities but with different activities of carbohydrases (except invertase) and protease on growth performance and nutrient utilization ... -
Nutritional evaluation of indigenous foods with potential food-based solution to alleviate hunger and malnutrition in Kenya
(2013)Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the nutritional quality and key essential nutrients in indigenous foods consumed by vulnerable groups to identify practical applications for alleviation of hunger and malnutrition ... -
Response of microbial populations, soil available ,P and yield of Lupin(Lupinus albus L cv. Amiga) to application of Minjingu phosphate rock-A green house study
(2014)The objective of the current study was to determine soil fungal and bacterial populations, available P and uptake, and yield of white lupin (Lupinus albus) under varying P rates. The source of P was minjingu phosphate ... -
White Lupin (Lupinus albus L. cv. Amiga) Increases Solubility of Minjingu Phosphate Rock, Phosphorus Balances and Maize Yields in Njoro Kenya
(2014)Exudation of high amounts of citrate in white lupin (Lupinus albus L. cv. Amiga) has the advantage of being effective in mobilization of a wide range of sparingly soluble P sources. To improve cultivation system of maize, ... -
Mycophenolic Acid, Mycophenolate Mofetil, Mizoribine, Ribavirin, and 7-Nitroindole Inhibit Propagation of Babesia Parasites by Targeting Inosine 5'-Monophosphate Dehydrogenase
(2014)The resistance of Babesia parasites to current anti-babesiosis drugs is an issue of major concern. The inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) of Babesia gibsoni has been identified and characterized as a molecular ... -
Natural Hazards and Climate Change in Kenya: Minimizing the Impacts on Vulnerable Communities Through Early Warning Systems
(University of Nairobi, 2014-01)Disasters are an important cause of impoverishment in Africa, and Kenya is 1 of 11 countries in the world most at risk of disaster-induced poverty. In 2011 alone, 106 million people around the world were affected by floods: ... -
Determinants Of Poverty: Lessons From Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008-12)Poverty and food security are twin concerns of Kenya in a manner similar to many affected developing countries. It is characterized by the inability of the affected households in the country to acquire and retain sustainable ... -
Relative Preferences for Soil Conservation Incentives among Smallholder Farmers: Evidence from Malawi
(2014)This paper uses framed choice experiments to examine the preferences of smallholder farmers in Malawi regarding alternative policy-based incentives to adopt conservation practices that reduce soil erosion and increase ... -
Lithological Influences on Occurrence of High-Fluoride Waters in The Central Kenya Rift
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Within the East African rift, groundwater recharge results from the complex interplay of geology, land cover, geomorphology, climate and on going volcano-tectonic processes across a broad range of spatial and temporal ... -
Adaptation to droughts: Developing community based sand dams in Kitui, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2006)The ADAPTS program aims at finding local level adaptation strategies in water policies that, apart from alleviating impacts from climate change, also assure food production, sustain people’s livelihoods and ultimately ... -
Burying The Dead, Culture And Economics: An Assessment Of Two Kenyan Cases
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Physiological, Behavioral, and Dietary Characteristics Associated with Hypertension among Kenyan Defence Forces
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Background. Hypertensive disease is increasing in developing countries due to nutritional transition and westernization. Hypertensive disease among Kenya military may be lower because of health-focused recruitment, physical ... -
"Hidden hunger or knowledge hunger? Nutritional knowledge, diet diversity and micronutrient intake in Rwanda: The case of Vitamin A." (2013).
(2013)The problem of hidden hunger has emerged as one of the major development issues alongside food security. This problem highlights the likelihood of households having access to inadequate amount of key micronutrients in a ... -
A Brief Review of Some Animal Pathogens Causing Miscarriages in Women
(2013)Brucella melitensis, Brucella suis, Brucella canis and Brucella abortus, which normally infect various species of domestic animals, can infect humans through unpasteurized milk from infected animals or from contact with ... -
Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths and anthelmintic resistance on small-scale farms in Gauteng Province, South Africa
(2013)The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence and distribution of gastrointestinal helminths, to detect the presence of anthelmintic resistance in livestock from small-scale farms and to determine the level ... -
Rabbit breed characteristics, farmer objectives and preferences in Kenya: A correspondence analysis
(2013)Rabbit production is becoming important in Kenya not by young boys but as an economic undertaking. This may be due to decreasing per capita landholdings due to increasing human population density. However, there is little ... -
The Effects Of Exchange Rate Liberalization In Kenya On French Beans Exports
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The adoption of a floating exchange rate system in Kenya was an effort to make it more aligned to the market determined equilibrium rate. However, there is limited empirical evidence that success has since been achieved ...
